Experience the spirit of the season with ‘A Christmas Carol’
Witness Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation from a bitter, selfish man to a joyous, generous person in “A Christmas Carol” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine.
Since 1979, the Nebraska Theatre Caravan, the professional touring wing of the Omaha Community Playhouse, has been performing Charles Jones’ adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “ghostly little book.” Jones moves the time of the story forward 40 years to 1886, when secular English Christmas customs were established. His adaptation also weaves traditional Christmas carols — including “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and “Away in a Manger” — throughout the narrative.
Each year, the Nebraska Theatre Caravan cast performs this lively, colorful, music-filled version of Dickens’ enduring tale for more than 100,000 people in more than 60 cities across the country. Quirk Auto is the local sponsor of the show, which features 23 performers, a host of musicians and Broadway-style scenery and costumes.
Tickets are $25 and $30 for the general public and $20 for K–12 students, plus a $4 facility fee. More information and tickets are available online. Also, for tickets and to request a disability accommodation, call 581.1755. Orders that include student tickets must be purchased in person or by phone and picked up at the box office the night of the show.