There is no tale that captures the magic and the true message of Christmas more than Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL. The story of the cold, grasping, squeezing, unfeeling Ebeneezer Scrooge, haunted by three spirits who teach him charity towards his fellow man, is full of the colourfully vibrant life of Victorian England. Yet. Scrooge, Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim have survived their own age with undiminished power. bringing tears and laughter to readers for almost one hundred and fifty years.
The University of Waterloo Drama Department brought the spell of Dicken's unearthly tale to the Humanities Theatre. The characters of A CHRISTMAS CAROL seem almost to demand to meet us face to face, confronting Scrooge and opening his closed mind and frozen heart before our very eyes and ears. Dickens was the most dramatic of nineteenth-century writers. His creations are as much at home on the stage as they are on the page, or in the hearts of those who know and love his story of redemption and good will.
Fall 1986 Production
By Charles Dickens
Adapted for the stage by Duncan McGregor
Directed by: Al Anderson
Performance: November 19 & 22, 1986
Venue: Humanities Theatre, Hagey Hall
Cast
Stewart Easun – Bob Cratchit
Bruce Beaton – Scrooge
Danny Miller – Fred, Dick
Eldon Friezon – 1st Gentleman, 1st Man, Voice of Brian
Gary Lenz – Ghost of Marley, Old Joe
Doug Abel * - Ghost of Christmas Past, Present & Future
Gordon Hartlieb – Scrooge as a Child, Ignorance, Caroller
Deborah Drakeford – Fan, Niece (Fred’s Wife, Lucy), Guest at Fezziwig (Jane)
Dan Donaldson – Mr. Fezziwig
Sean Saunders – Scrooge as a Young Man, Caroller, Voice of Alistair
Lisa Swarbrick – Mrs. Fezziwig, Mrs. Diber, Caroller
Jennifer Abel – Boy of Fezziwig’s, Boy, Want, Caroller
Susan Hadfield – Alice, Caroller
Ian Allen – 2nd Gentleman, Old Man at Fezziwig’s, 2nd Man, Voice of Len
Lisa Valcic – Fred’s Sister (Mary), Selena
Tony Verbruggen – Topper, Voice of Bill, Caroller, Older Boy at Fezziwig’s
Annette Stokes-Harris – Mrs. Cratchit, Caroller
Christine Brubaker – Martha, Helen
Steve G. Kuleshnyk – Peter, Guest at Fezziwig’s
Robert Abel – Tiny Tim
Jake Willms (Dean of Arts) & Celebration Choir
*By permission of Canadian Actors Equity Assoc.
Creative Team
Director – Al Anderson
Design – Ned Dickens
Costumes – Susan J. Schmidt
Lighting – James Milburn
Production
Production Manager – Adam Qualter
Stage Manager – Laura Astwood
Technical Director – Ed Martin
Publicity – Marjorie Bruce
Master Carpenter – Cathi Rainville
Master Electrician – John McGuire
Master Flyman – Gord Snider
Props Master – John Sellens
Wardrobe Coordinator – Barb Gosling-Gray
Wardrobe Mistress – Carissa Cameron
Sound – Corinne Richards
Assistant Production Manager – Dianne Ingram
Assistant Stage Managers – Sue Hallworth, Carla Bernachi
Assistant Technical Director – Dave Manning
Assistant Publicist – Steve G. Kuleshnyk
Props Assistant - Alwyn Huigens
Assistant to the Lighting Designer, Board Operator – Mike MacDonald
Running Crew – Lisa Bryan, John McGuire
Technical Support – Drama 243, Martin Harris, Mark Mullaly, Andrea Ottley, Drew Richmond
Special Thanks
Heritage Bridal House, Waterloo
Shaw Festival Theatre
Collins House of Formals
Jake Willms & Carolers
Colene Morrison
UW Arts Centre Box Office Staff
The Boys at Central Stores
Carousel Players
Ross Gibaut
Kathy Cosby
Alex Kordics
Brad
Brock Centre for the Arts
The Arts Student Union
Richard Clinton
K-W Record
E.W. Stieler
Fine Arts Guild
Lisa Vespi
Rachel Grantham
Zehrs Market, Waterloo Town Square, Beech Wood
Brubacher Bus Lines. Inc
Arnold Bros.
Jeff Tiffin
Neil Wiffen
Rhonda Ritchie
Andrea Whitehead
Tammi Bruce