At the beginning of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge scolds his nephew Fred for celebrating Christmas, insisting he does not profit from the holiday. In response, Fred articulates what Christmas means to him:

“I have always thought of Christmas time…as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!” 

Though Fred does not profit in the material sense, his heart and spirit gain much. He experiences Christmas as a time of renewed generosity and compassion for his fellow man. We journey with Scrooge as he learns this lesson for himself and witness the walls around his heart crumble away. Perhaps we can imagine what our own Ghosts of Past, Present, and Future would reveal to us, and like Scrooge, receive the gift of knowing this:   

Change is possible.

It is never too late. 

New paths will unfold themselves to you, if only you have the courage to take them.

- Sarah Van Deusen, Director of A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge
Nicholas Piper*

Bob Cratchit/Phantom #5/Oliver/Will/Poulterer
Sam McCalla*

Fred/Phantom #4/Dick Wilkins/Peter Cratchit
James Hendley

Solicitor #1/Phantom #1/Mrs. Dawkins/Fan/Partygoer/Clara/Belinda/Kitty
Kailey Kyle

Solicitor #2/Phantom #2/Mr. Drake/Partygoer/Charles/Topper
Zacchaeus Kimbrell*

Beggar Woman/Nancy/Mrs. Cratchit/Caroline
Ashley Campos*

Jacob Marley/Fezziwig/Nicholas/Joe
Vince McGill*

Christmas Past/Martha Cratchit/Want
Libby Zabit*

Mr. Dawkins/Partygoer/Christmas Present/Christmas Yet to Come
Sean Maximo Campos*

Phantom #3/Mrs. Wemmick/Mrs. Fezziwig/Madeline/Mrs. Tetterby
Paris Bradstreet*

Belle/Elizabeth/Mrs. Dilber
Zoë Velling

Tiny Tim/Ignorance/Thomas/Boy
Alice Hollingsworth, Harper Mensch

*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States.

Director
Sarah Van Deusen

Scenic Designer
Derek Smith

Costume Designer
Lee Alexander Martin

Lighting Designer
Sarah Elliott

Sound Designer
Brandon Reed⁺

Music Director & Arrangements
Dishon Smith

Choreographer
Ashley Campos

Dialect Coach
Zacchaeus Kimbrell

Violonist
Bethany Dawson

Assistant Stage Manager
Brady Willis

Stage Manager
Megan Ward*

Producing Artistic Director of Barter Theatre
Katy Brown

*Denotes members of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States.

⁺member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829 of the IATSE.

Madison Ferris - Audio Visual Supervisor

Harper Fulmer - Gilliam Stage Electrician

Eli Hancock - Stagehand

Beks Knost - Gilliam Stage Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor

Lizzie Komosa - Production Assistant

Sarah-Parker Martin - Production Assistant

Emily Murray - Gilliam Stage Wardrobe Supervisor

Jacob Nuti - Youth Supervisor

Holly O'Brien - Production Assistant

Sarahgrace Triplett - Stagehand

Samuel Wright - Gilliam Stage Carpenter

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