A Christmas Carol, 1991

In 1991 we did a production of A Christmas Carol which turned out to be the first of three productions the show over the next five years.

It was a big production with 40 members in the cast and both a choir and chorus of 25 each listed in the program.

To be honest I do not remember what the choir and chorus did, I think we had some singers backstage, but not 50 people.

The cast had many college students plus a mixture of faculty, staff, alumni and young children.

There was also several musicians who walked about the stage playing during the show.

The set was a bit abstract with several levels of platforms and panels from Stamping, Shouting & Singing Home modified and reused.

Program Cover

To the translucent panels 1 inch strips of 1/4 " ply were added every few inches.

There was some special effects for this show but not as many that would be used two years later in the next production of A Christmas Carol.

There was at least one funny moment during tech when some of the effects did not work and it left Dick St. George, who was playing Scrooge, just standing there looking silly.

From the tech table we all laughed and yelled out "Just look scared Dick and it will be all right".

We did the 6 regular performances plus 3 school matinees of the show and made a ton of money, so much that we decided to do it again two years later.

I do not remember anything else special about this production but the one in 1993 would offer many more challenges and stories I will share as I move forward in my Blog.

If any of my readers worked on this or any other productions described in this Blog have any special memories or stories please share them in the comment box.

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