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Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol
November 16, 2023 - December 24, 2023
Artists

MANUAL CINEMA'S CHRISTMAS CAROL

 

A MANUAL CINEMA PRODUCTION

ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEL BY CHARLES DICKENS

DEVISED BY MANUAL CINEMA

ADDITIONAL WRITING BY NATE MARSHALL

 

FEATURING

Nora Barton, LaKecia Harris, Ben Kauffman*, Lucy Little, Felix Mayes, Jeffrey Paschal, and Kevin Michael Wesson.

 

UNDERSTUDIES

Kaylah Crosby and Josh Bernaski 

 

PRODUCTION TEAM
Storyboards and Puppet Design Drew Dir*
Original Score and Sound Design Ben Kauffman* & Kyle Vegter*
Lighting Design Trey Brazeal
Associate Lighting Design Hannah Wien
Costume Design Julia Miller*
Properties Design Rae WatsonPuppet Build Assistants Julia Miller* & Lizi Breit
Stage Manager Natalie CohenCostume Supervisor Darcy Hofer
Audio and Video Supervisor Amanda Hosking
Lighting Supervisor Raphael Grimes
Lighting Programmer Molly Garrison
Light Board Operator Karen Thompson
Sound Engineer Devan Castle

Additional Puppet Design and Fabrication by the Chicago Puppet Studio artists, Caitlin McLeod, Jackie Kelsey, Sion Silvio and Tom Lee

 

Special Thanks to Sarah Heberlein

 

*Denotes Co-Artistic Director of Manual Cinema

₸Denotes Members of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. 

Meet the Artists
Season Sponsors
LEAD SPONSOR
$50,000+
MAJOR SPONSOR
$30,000-$49,999
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Pam Conant 
Gillian & Ellis Goodman
Russ & Anne Mayerfeld
Mary Winton Green
Lloyd Morgan
Gail & Tom Hodges 
Gary Neilson & Trudy Havens
Alexandra C. & John* D. Nichols 
Linda & Craig Umans
Laurie & Michael Petersen
Anonymous 
Christopher S. Pfaff & Sara Pfaff 
 
The Shubert Foundation
 
Mary Pat Studdert 
 
Elaine & Richard Tinberg
 

 

ARTISTS COUNCIL SPONSOR
$15,000-$24,999
VISIONARY SPONSOR
$10,000-$14,999
Allstate
Steven & Susan Baird Foundation
Susan & Don Belgrad
Abe & Ida Cooper Foundation
Ann & Richard Carr
Karen & Bill Davis 
Sara & Dan Cohan
Karen & Jim Frank
Fran & John Edwardson
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund 
Village of Glencoe
Michael Charles Litt
Bruce & Laureen Grieve
Michael & Kathy Paleczny
Emily & Christopher N. Knight
Debbie & Jeff Ross
Liz & Eric Lefkofsky
Stephanie & Bill Sick
Jennifer & Alec Litowitz
Patti & Bob Smietana
Modestus Bauer Foundation
Lois Steans
Jennifer & Boris Rapoport
Gregory & Anne Taubeneck
Judy & Jim Rauh
David & Donna Tropp
Robin & Sandy Stuart
 
Thys & Kendra Nichols Wallace
 
Anonymous
 
 
 
*In Memoriam
 

 

SEASON SPONSOR MAJOR CORPORATE SPONSOR

   

 

 

         

 

We are deeply grateful to the following foundations and individuals whose extraordinary generosity continues to aid our recovery and safeguards intimate live theatre in our community. Their invaluable recent support is deeply appreciated.

Thank you for your unwavering dedication to Writers Theatre and investment in our future.

 

Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation 
$1,000,000+ 

Gillian & Ellis Goodman 
Mary Pat & Andy Studdert
$250,000-$499,999

   
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation
Anonymous
$500,000-$999,999
Marilynn & Carl Thoma 
Linda & Craig Umans 
$100,000-$249,999

 

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