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- November 14, 2005
ISU Theatre presents faithful "Christmas Carol"
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Charles Dickens' classic story of the miser Ebenezer Scrooge is brought
to life on the stage by Iowa State University Theatre this December.
"A Christmas Carol" will be performed Dec. 1-3, 9-10 at 7:30
p.m., along with matinee performances on Sunday, Dec. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m.
All performances will be held in the Fisher Theater on the Iowa State
campus.
Adapted by Jane Cox, associate professor of music at Iowa State, from
the Dickens' novel, "A Christmas Carol" is the story of the
miser Ebenezer Scrooge and those he has known in his lifetime. Visited
by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, Scrooge is brought
to redemption by his nephew, Fred, who will not give up on his uncle and
an employee, Bob Cratchit, and his family who show more compassion than
Scrooge deserves.
"Many people think 'I've seen this before and why should I go again?'
As a person who has seen it at least 25 times, I can honestly say that
anyone can still learn something from 'A Christmas Carol,'" Cox said.
"It's a story of redemption and of how human beings can change. It
talks about the importance of family and how our memories encourage us
to care for our fellow human beings.
"We all know how important these are but we have to be reminded every
now and then," she continued. "After spending a couple of hours
with Scrooge, it encourages us to act upon those things."
Cox says this version of "A Christmas Carol" is faithful to
the Dickens original. The adaptation utilizes four narrators who also
take roles in the play. The two men (Brendan Dunphy and Nathan Zobel)
and two women (Genevieve Henricks and Malary Harris) appear as street
vendors, thieves, party guests and parents.
This enables Cox to continue to utilize some of the more famous lines
from the Dickens classic.
"So many of the most quotable lines from ‘A Christmas Carol' were not
spoken by a character," Cox said. "By employing narrators in the show,
the audience gets to hear those lines."
Kevin Geiken is Scrooge in this production. Geiken was one of the three
ISU Theatre students who performed at the international Edinburgh Festival
in Scotland this summer.
Jordan Whalen plays Bob Cratchit, while the ghosts are portrayed by Ian
Mostrom, Melanie Richter and Chris Ubben. Brad Dell is the nephew Fred
and Jackson Weiland is Tiny Tim.
Admission is $13 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and $7 for students.
Tickets can be purchased at the Iowa State Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster
locations, or by calling 515-233-1888.
Jordon Whalen and Jackson Wieland as Bob Cratchit and Tiny
Tim
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