SC MAINSTAGE • NOVEMBER 24 THROUGH DECEMBER 24, 2001 So u h o t eper o David Emmes Martin Benson Producing Artistic Director Artistic Director presents CHARLES DICKENS’ adapted by JERRY PATCH Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design CLIFF FAULKNER DWIGHT RICHARD ODLE DONNA AND TOM RUZIKA Sound Design Music Director Choreographer GARTH HEMPHILL DENNIS CASTELLANO LINDA KOSTALIK Assistant Director Production Manager Stage Manager SHEILA HILLINGER JEFF GIFFORD *SCOTT HARRISON Directed by JOHN-DAVID KELLER PAUL, DARANNE AND COURTNEY FOLINO and BANK OF AMERICA, Honorary Producers PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK / SOUTH COAST REPERTORY SCR -1 CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance) LENA, a vendor of second-hand goods .................................................................................. *Julia Coffey JOE, a cider salesman and a receiver of stolen goods .......................................................... *Art Koustik TOY LADY .......................................................................................................................... *Hisa Takakuwa PUPPETEER .................................................................................................................... Jonathan Mariott UNDERTAKER ............................................................................................................. *Jonathan Del Arco CHIMNEY SWEEP ....................................................................................................... *Timothy Landfield ELIZABETH SHELLY ..................................................................................................... Paula Christensen THOMAS SHELLY, a vendor of second-hand goods ........................................................... Jesse Jimenez OLIVER SHELLY .............................................................................................. Neil Aronson, ▲Grant Levy EBENEZER SCROOGE, a grasping covetous old man ................................................... *Hal Landon Jr. RICH WOMAN .................................................................................................................. *Devon Raymond GIRL ABOUT TOWN ...................................................................... Alexandra Duffy, ▲Natasha Swanson CONSTABLE ............................................................................................................................ Travis Vaden BOB CRATCHIT, clerk to Scrooge ..................................................................................... *David Whalen FRED, nephew to Ebenezer ....................................................................................... *Howard Shangraw SOLICITORS ............................................................................ *John-David Keller, *Martha McFarland WREATH SELLER ................................................................................................................... Travis Vaden JACOB MARLEY’S GHOST, a spectre of Ebenezer’s former partner in business ................. *Don Took THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST, a phantom showing things past ........................... *Richard Doyle EBENEZER AS A BOY ..................................................................................... Neil Aronson, ▲Grant Levy FAN, the sister of Ebenezer ............................................................ Eden Routledge, ▲Allison Metchikoff MRS. FEZZIWIG .......................................................................................................... *Martha McFarland MR. FEZZIWIG, a kind hearted, jovial old merchant ............................................................ *Art Koustik JACOB MARLEY AS A YOUNG MAN ...................................................................................... Travis Vaden EBENEZER AS A YOUNG MAN .................................................................................. *Jonathan Del Arco BELLE, an old sweetheart of Ebenezer ................................................................................ *Julia Coffey THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, a spirit of a kind, earthy and generous nature .................................................................................. *Timothy Landfield “TINY” TIM CRATCHIT ......................................................................... Kelsey Kraft, ▲Gregory Swanson MRS. CRATCHIT ............................................................................................................. *Devon Raymond BELINDA CRATCHIT .............................................................................. Kaitlyn Smith, ▲Kelsey Schuetz PETER CRATCHIT .............................................................................. Gary Iacobucci, ▲Hayes Thornton MARTHA CRATCHIT ........................................................................... Lisa Ackerman, ▲Katey Maynard MR. TOPPER, a bachelor ................................................................................................ Jonathan Mariott PURSUED MAIDEN ........................................................................................................ Paula Christensen SALLY, the wife of Fred .................................................................................................... *Hisa Takakuwa THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS YET-TO-COME, an apparition showing the shadows of things which may yet happen ....................................................... *Don Took WANT .............................................................................................. Alexandra Duffy, ▲Natasha Swanson IGNORANCE ..................................................................................................... Neil Aronson, ▲Grant Levy GENTLEMEN ON THE STREET ............... *Richard Doyle, *John-David Keller, *Howard Shangraw THE SCAVENGERS ............................................ *Martha McFarland, *Hisa Takakuwa, *Julia Coffey BOY ON THE STREET ....................................................................... Josh Wasbin, ▲Alexander Swanson POULTERER ............................................................................................................................ Travis Vaden Please Note: Children’s roles are double cast. Actors with ▲ appear Tuesday, Thursday, Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at noon. Others appear in balance of performances. * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. Official Airline SCR - 2 SOUTH COAST REPERTORY / PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK SETTING: London, 1843 LENGTH: Two hours, including one 15 minute intermission PRODUCTION STAFF Assistant Stage Manager ..................................................................................................... Dara Crane Casting Director ............................................................................................................. Joanne DeNaut Stage Management Intern ........................................................................................... Collin Morrison Deck Crew ....................................................... Jeff Ham, Bobby Weeks, Robert Harrison, James Ray Follow Spot Operators ......................................................................... Christi Vadovic, Kari Thatcher Child Wrangler .......................................................................................................... Lisamarie Goodell Costume Shop Assistants ............ April Amaya, Su Lin Chen, Tracy Gray, Amanda McLaughlin, Stacey Nezda, Peg Oquist, Cynthia Schaffer, Leon Wiebers Cellular phones, beepers and watch alarms should be turned off or set to non-audible mode during the performance. Please refrain from unwrapping candy or making other noises that may disturb surrounding patrons. The use of cameras and recorders in the theatre is prohibited. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the theatre. Media Partner Media Partner PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK / SOUTH COAST REPERTORY SCR - 3 Who was Charles Dickens? He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering and the the writing or publication of a major work. In 1837, with the oppressed; and by his death, one of England’s greatest writ- birth of his first son, Charles Jr., came Oliver Twist. In 1838, ers is lost to the world. with the arrival of Mary, Nicholas Nickleby was begun. In Inscription on Dickens’ tombstone at 1843, just prior to the birth of Francis Jeffrey, A Christmas Poet’s Corner, Westminster Abbey Carol was created. The first of his Christmas books, A Christ- he eldest son of John and Eliz- mas Carol quickly became a favorite of the abeth Dickens, Charles Huffman people. These would be followed by The TDickens was born in Landport Chimes, Dombey and Son and (now part of Portsmouth), Eng- Christmas Stories. land, February 7, 1812. In Shortly after the publi- 1824, he was given his first cation of A Christmas position in business in Carol, Dickens moved his the employ of Warren’s family from their Lon- Blacking Factory, don home to settle, Chatham. For six briefly, in Genoa, months, the young Italy, and later Dickens adhered moved on to labels to contain- Switzerland and ers of blacking, Paris. During and perhaps un- these years knowingly, col- away from Lon- lected material don, his best for what would known works become world included Crick- famous por- et on the trayals of Vic- Hearth, The torian Eng- Battle of Life land’s working and the first in- class. stallations of At 15, he David Copper- entered the pro- field. fessions, taking a Once again position as clerk at back in England, Ellis