It's Christmas, Carol!
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It's Christmas, Carol!

November 23, 2021 – January 2, 2022 Angus Bowmer Theatre

Dickens, the Marx Brothers, Shakespeare, and . . . dinosaurs?

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Join us for this silly, song-filled joketacular from the minds of Mark Bedard, Brent Hinkley, and John Tufts (The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers)—OSF’s first-ever holiday special!

On Christmas Eve, three ghosts take miserly businesswoman Carol Scroogenhouse through time and space to reckon with how she’s abandoned humanity for hollow capitalism. Whisked to a Shakespearean theatre, prehistoric holiday celebrations, and a Zombie future, will Carol find her soul with the help of these apparitions? From the twisted minds of your favorite OSF clowns—featuring hilarious songs—Carol! promises to be a fun and uplifting way to mark the holidays and celebrate OSF’s return to live indoor performance.


Run Time: About 2 hours, 30 minutes, including one intermission. Due to Covid safety guidelines, concessions will not be served.


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Director’s Notes

As we slowly make our way back to live and in-person theatrical performance, I know I’ve realized how profoundly I missed the spirit of community and connection engendered by this art form. It’s Christmas, Carol! epitomizes that sense of communal joy while harnessing the power of theatre through spectacle, song, dance, and the athleticism and virtuosity of performers of the highest caliber working at the top of their abilities to bring it all to life.
On a more personal note, as an Iranian-American director, it is of special meaning to me to direct a holiday show that is for everyone, that democratizes the tradition such that people of all backgrounds can feel seen, heard, and represented. That is my personal mission in the work I create, and it feels particularly paramount during a time of year when I hope we can celebrate and cherish our shared humanity.

—Pirronne Yousefzadeh

A New Holiday Tradition!

Join us for winter in Ashland! Live in the Angus Bowmer Theatre, It’s Christmas, Carol! rings in a new holiday tradition for OSF—a hilarious, uproarious show with family-friendly start times, leaving plenty of the day to enjoy all that Ashland has to offer.

 

Notes to Audience

Strobe lights and loud noises are used in this production.

Safety Measures
  • All audience members, including children, must present proof of complete COVID-19 vaccination at least 14 days prior to performance date, OR a negative PCR COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the performance time, OR a negative rapid antigen test taken within 6 hours. (A photocopy or digital photo is fine.)
  • Audience members 16 years and older must present a photo ID or school ID at the door. (Note: Children under six years of age are not admitted to any ticketed event.)
  • All audience members must wear masks.
Please visit our 2021 Reopening page for details.

Cast

Ensemble: Mark Bedard*, Lisa Birnbaum*, Armando Durán*, Safiya Fredericks*, Brent Hinkley*, Amy Lizardo*, Kate Mulligan*, Benjamin Pelteson*, Lynette Rathnam*, James Ryen*, John Tufts* 

* Member of Actors' Equity Association (AEA)
** AEA Professional Theatre Intern

Creative Team

* Member of Actors' Equity Association (AEA)
** AEA Professional Theatre Intern

Understudies

* Member of Actors' Equity Association (AEA)
** AEA Professional Theatre Intern
Suitability
It’s Christmas, Carol! is a treat for the entire family. While packed with slapstick physicality, sparkling verbal wit, music and mayhem, the rapid-fire dialogue does contain occasional innuendo.

Thank you to our 2021 Sponsors