Executive Director Kevin Moriarty on A Christmas Carol
In 1843 – when Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol as a “ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an idea” – Victorian London was a profoundly unjust society, built on the backs of workers toiling in appalling conditions of poverty and abuse.
Children – both boys and girls – began work in shipyards, nail factories, and iron and coal mines at age five and generally died before they were twenty-five. Many factory workers worked twelve-hour days, six days a week...often including Christmas day.
Dickens was horrified at these conditions.
In October of 1843 he gave a speech to promote the “understanding that the relations between the employer and his employee involves a mutual duty and responsibility.” But he was determined to do more to affect change in individuals and society at large. He set out to write a pamphlet about caring for the needy, but instead was inspired to write a story that he hoped would hit his readers over the head, “like a sledgehammer.”
Our production – set in a Victorian factory – hopes to honor Dickens’ passion and concerns in telling this miraculous story of community, social responsibility, and spiritual redemption. It seeks to connect the world of 19th century England to our own lives today through a shared understanding that , as the poet John Donne wrote, “No Man Is an Island.”
We hope to provoke, delight and move you as you join us in taking Ebenezer Scrooge on a magical (and at times scary!) journey from a cold, lonely place of darkness and selfishness to a warm world of light and hope. We aspire to honor Dickens’ vision of Christmas as a time of kindness and generosity by inviting you to join us in remembering those in need at this holy time of the year. And we hope that this beloved story of love, community and family will fill you and your loved ones with comfort and joy.
As Tiny Tim would say: “God bless us, everyone!”
I’ll see you in the lobby.
DALLAS THEATER CENTER
Kevin Moriarty, Executive Director
Jonathan Norton, Interim Artistic Director
PRESENTS
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens | Adapted and Originally Directed by Kevin Moriarty
Christina Austin Lopez Lucas Bierrenbach | Emma Gervasi | Vivian Martin Olivia Meredith |
SCENIC DESIGN | PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER | PRODUCTION MANAGER | ||
COSTUME DESIGN | ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS | DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Andrew J. Brown | ||
LIGHTING DESIGN | CASTING | |||
SOUND DESIGN | ||||
HAIR, WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN Valerie Gladstone |
Musical Direction By
Cody Dry
Original Choreography By
Joel Ferrell
Rehearsal Choreography By
Christina Austin Lopez
Directed By
Alex Organ+
IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Bob Cratchit | .......... | Ivan Jasso* |
Tiny Tim | .......... | Vivian Martin/Luna Echo Rodriguez |
Scrooge | .......... | Bob Hess*+ |
Fred | .......... | Zachary J. Willis*+ |
Charitable Woman / Mrs. Fezziwig | .......... | Liz Mikel*+ |
Charitable Gent / Mr. Fezziwig | .......... | Randy Pearlman* |
Mrs. Dilber / Party Guest | .......... | Kally Duncan^ |
Marley / Old Joe | .......... | Sally Nystuen Vahle*+ |
Ghost of Christmas Past / Sister | .......... | Sarah Gay* |
Boy Scrooge / Turkey Boy | .......... | Wyatt Hartz/Reece Turley |
Fan/Ghost of Christmas Present | .......... | Nicolette James Gosselin/Olivia Meredith |
Young Scrooge | .......... | Esteban Vilchez*+ |
Young Marley / Laundress | .......... | Natassia Dominique* |
Belle / Lucy | .......... | Christina Austin Lopez*+ |
Mrs. Cratchit | .......... | Rachel Nicole Poole* |
Belinda Cratchit | .......... | Victoria N. Gomez/Juniper Pirro |
Martha Cratchit | .......... | Chloe Cromley/Winter Duncan |
Peter Cratchit | .......... | Lucas Bierrenbach/Skylar Johnson |
Undertakers Man / Ensemble / Keys / Guitar/Drums | .......... | Sam Henderson* |
Topper / Ensemble / Keys / Guitar / Bass/Euphonium | .......... | Benjamin Taylor Brown* |
Party Guest / Ensemble/Fiddle | .......... | Emma Gervasi |
UNDERSTUDIES
Scrooge / Mr. Fezziwig | .......... | Brian Gonzales* |
Fred / Young Scrooge/Bob Cratchit | .......... | Michael Leadbetter |
Mrs. Cratchit / Mrs. Fezziwig / Charitable Woman / Mrs. Dilber | .......... | Sarah Comley Caldwell |
Topper/Undertakers Man / Party Guest / Fiddle | .......... | Cody Dry |
Marley & Old Joe | .......... | Sarah Gay* |
Lucy / Belle / Young Marley / Laundress / Ghost of Christmas Past / Sister in Law | .......... | Gena Loe |
A Christmas Carol will be performed without an intermission.
Setting: London, December 24 and 25, 1843
Assoc. Director | .......... | Sasha Maya Ada |
Asst. Music Director | .......... | Benjamin Taylor Brown |
Asst. Rehearsal Choreographer | .......... | Gena Loe |
Dance Captain | .......... | Christina Austin Lopez |
Scenic & Props Coordinator | .......... | John Slauson |
Assoc. Costume Design | .......... | Micheal Heath Willhelm-Waid |
Assoc. Lighting Design | .......... | Nicole Iannaccone |
Asst. Lighting Design | .......... | Troy Carrico |
Original Composition | .......... | Aaron Meicht |
Sound Design Consultant & Addt'l Composition | .......... | Brian McDonald |
Assoc. Sound Design | .......... | Paula Garcia |
Production Assistant | .......... | Brianna Ballow |
Child Supervisor | .......... | Maddie Collins |
Asst. Child Supervisor | .......... | Lexi Salmon |
Carpenters | .......... | Kianna Chavez, Eduardo Gallardo, Collin Hancock, Jerry Ingram, Alexander McKissick, Evelyn Medrano, Danelle Morrow, Wyatt Niemietz, Emir Price, Sean Price Bratton, Rose Tharp |
Stage Ops Manager | .......... | Squeak Henderson |
Deck Crew | .......... | Lucas Barnes, Craig Elam, Avery James Evans, Colin Hancock, Lindsey Hertel |
Painter | .......... | John Slauson |
Wardrobe Supervisor | .......... | Rebecca Holt |
Dressers | .......... | Olivia Andrade, Catherine Garrett, Rebecca Litsey, Karina Sanchez, Tabitha Thompson, Gabrielle Treviño |
Wigs, Hair, & Makeup Supervisor | .......... | Nick Lynch-Voris |
Wigs, Hair, & Makeup Technicians | .......... | Maggie Donald, Alexis Pouncy, Levi Richey |
Light Board Operator | .......... | Dalyn Kvapil |
Spotlight Operators | .......... | Allie Cianelli, Wesley Martinez |
Electricians | .......... | Dean Coburn, Vinchenzon Locasio, CaitLyne Martin, Candice Miears |
A1 Audio Engineer | .......... | Amadeo Fonseca |
A2 Audio Engineer | .......... | Jesse Humphreys |
A3 Audio Engineer | .......... | Charles Seals |
Audio Technician | .......... | Marc-Claude Kidwell |
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
+ Member of Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company.
^ Student, SMU Meadows School of the Arts
This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Dallas Theater Center is a member of the League of Resident Theaters; a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the nonprofit professional theater; and Visit Dallas.
The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union
The scenic, costume, lighting, sound and projection designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
Dallas Theater Center’s Production staff is responsible for the sets, costumes, lighting, props, furniture, scenic painting, sound, special effects and wigs in this production.