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Don Gibbs, as Fred, Scrooge's nephew, left, with Tom Stokes, who plays Scrooge in the upcoming "Christmas Carol" at the Bradley Playhouse. Courtesy photo.
'Christmas Carol'
begins Dec. 3
PUTNAM --- The Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut at the Bradley Playhouse on Rt. 44, downtown, will present the classic tale of greed and want, goodness and evil in Charles Dicken’s "A Christmas Carol." The show opens at 8 p.m. Dec. 3, and runs for three weekends, at 8 p.m. Dec. 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 5, 12 and 19. Tickets are available at Wonderland Books and Victoria Station Café, downtown. Tickets are $16 for adults and $13 for seniors and students. Reservations may be made with a major credit card online at www.bradleyplayhouse.org, or by calling 860-928-7887. Tickets may also be available at the door.
Adapted for stage by local playwrights Victor and Claire Gregoire, and directed by Jon Carpentier, who is assisted by Carole Hayes, the infamous tale begins on Christmas Eve. Scrooge is played by Tom Stokes. After being warned by Marley’s ghost, portrayed by Mike Leferve, to change his ways, Scrooge is visited by three additional ghosts, who eventually prompt him to vow that he will change his ways in hopes of changing these “shadows of what may be.”
In the final scenes, Scrooge awakens Christmas morning with joy and love in his heart. Scrooge has become a different man overnight, and now treats his fellow men with kindness, generosity, and compassion, gaining a reputation as a man who embodies the spirit of Christmas. The story closes with the narrator, portrayed by Gene Waterman, confirms the permanence of Scrooge’s transformation.