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A CHRISTMAS CAROL WHEN: December 4–29, 2024. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and select Sundays at 7:30 p.m.; Thursdays Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, and select Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.; Student Matinees on select weekdays at 10:00 a.m. (contact the box office for dates)
WHERE: The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the campus of Drew University, 36 Madison Ave., Madison
TICKETS: range from $49 to $87, with preview performances beginning at $49 and regular performances beginning at $77. The Theatre offers a variety of cost-saving opportunities, including $15 student tickets with a valid student ID and a limited number of Pay What You Will tickets for every performance on a first-come, first-serve basis. STNJ also has a $30 Under 30 ticket option, which offers $30 tickets for patrons aged 30 and under, with valid ID. Other available discounts include subscription discounts, and a 10% discount for members of PBS/Thirteen, Active Military, Madison Loyalty Club card holders, and AAA members. STNJ also honors the Family First Discovery Pass for families receiving benefits through SNAP, WIC, or Work First New Jersey as well as card holders for libraries within the Main Library Alliance. Special student matinee performances are also available. Tickets for A Christmas Carol are on sale now through The Shakespeare Theatre's website, ShakespeareNJ.org, or by calling the box office at (973) 408-5600. Gather the family and rediscover the joy and magic of Charles
Dickens’ classic tale this holiday season as A Christmas Carol
returns to the Main Stage of the acclaimed Shakespeare Theatre of New
Jersey (STNJ).
Scrooge’s
iconic journey from miser to humanitarian appears fresh and new in Neil
Bartlett’s bold and highly-theatrical adaptation. “I’ve worked on and
seen many Carols over the years, and Bartlett’s script remains
my hands-down favorite,” says Artistic Director Brian B.
Crowe. “Using the story’s rich language and an ensemble of
wonderful actors, the vast inhabitants of Dickens’ iconic world spring
to life (animate and inanimate alike) like you’ve never seen before —
everything from the merry Fezziwigs to Scrooge’s complaining
lightbulb.” This inventive production is sure to capture the
imaginations of the entire family and fill audiences with the magical
spirit of the season.
Anthony
Marble (The Book of Will, The Rose Tattoo) returns to The
Shakespeare Theatre as the miserly Ebenezor Scrooge. Joining him
are a cast of STNJ favorites including Jeffrey M. Bender (As You
Like It) as Mr. Fezziwig/Ghost of Christmas Present, Emily S. Chang
(As You Like It, A Midwinter Night’s Dream) as The Ghost of
Christmas Past, Celeste Ciulla (The Rose Tattoo) as Marley’s
Ghost/Mrs. Dilber, Ty Lane (A Man for All Seasons) as Young
Scrooge, Andy Paterson (A Child’s Christmas in Wales, The Velveteen
Rabbit) as Bob Cratchit, and Fionna Roberson (A Midwinter
Night’s Dream) as Belle. Gina Lamparella makes her STNJ premiere as
Mrs. Cratchit. The ensemble takes on all the roles in the story.
Longtime
company member Paul Mullins (A Man for All Seasons, The Caretaker)
directs this production. The creative team includes scenic designer
Charlie Calvert, costume designer Kristin Isola, lighting designer
Michael Giannitti, sound designer Liam Bellman-Sharpe, with music
direction by Robert John Long and dialect coach Julie Foh. A
Christmas Carol is sponsored in part by Provident Bank and Beacon
Trust.
About The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Known for its
consistently compelling and dynamic productions, The Shakespeare
Theatre of New Jersey is one of the leading Shakespeare theatres in the
nation, serving nearly 40,000 adults and children annually. Through its
productions and education programs the company strives to illuminate
the universal relevance of Shakespeare's canon and other classic
masterworks in fresh and engaging ways for today’s audiences.
For
more information and to purchase tickets, visit ShakespeareNJ.org.
The
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s programs are made possible, in
part, by funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a
partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional major
support is received from the F.M. Kirby Foundation, The Shubert
Foundation, The Edward T. Cone Foundation, The Blanche and Irving
Laurie Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, CTW Foundation,
The Samuel H. Scripps Foundation, Union Foundation, E.J. Grassmann
Trust, Hyde, and Watson Foundation, Jack K. Ayre and Frank Ayre Lee
Theatre Foundation, The John R. Eckel Jr. Foundation, Turrell Fund, The
Merrill G. and Emita E. Hastings Foundation, and the Howard Gilman
Foundation, as well as contributions from numerous other foundations,
corporations, government agencies, and individuals.
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