The cast has been preparing for their roles since mid-October.
Photo courtesy of Merrie Dawkins
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond Community Theatre will perform the radio-play version Dickens’ A Christmas Carol just in time for the holiday season.
The 1940’s radio play will be performed in under an hour, plus a 15 minute intermission between the two acts.
“The actors are fantastic and the crew is great,” said theatre director Merrie Dawkins. “People can come in and enjoy the play and be home before they know it.”
All of the familiar characters from the classic A Christmas Carol will be appearing in this iteration. The Richmond Community Theatre has performed this play three times before in its storied history.
Auditions began in mid-October for this play.
There is a cast of 15 people for the production. Each cast member plays other characters besides their main role.
“I was looking for a Christmas play to do and wanted to do something that people would be familiar with,” Dawkins said. “This is a perfect story for the whole family that is just done a bit differently.”
Previous plays typically start at 7:30 p.m., but this play will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Dickens’ A Christmas Carol will premiere on Dec. 9-11 and Dec 16-18. All Friday and Saturday performances will begin at 7:00 p.m. Sunday performances will begin at 3:00 p.m.
The Cast:
Bill Cleveland — Scrooge
Lance Barber — Announcer
Dean Jenks — Bob Crachett
Darla Lovin — Mrs. Crachett
Anna Sulyma — Belle
Cleve Baxley — Marley
Alex Hill — Ghost of Christmas Past
Gavin Applewhite — Ghost of Christmas Present
Aidan Davis — Tiny Tim
Doug Smith — Feezewig
Emily Westcott — Widow Krook
Lily Wilson — Fan
Denise Vickers Lynch — Fred’s Wife
Sam Arnold — Charity Man
Autumn Shepherd — Sound Effects
Noah Goodman — Music Director
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