by Tom Mula

a play for the entire family
about the true spirit of giving

December 11-16, 2008
December 18-23, 2008
Monday, Tuesday @ 7 pm
No Wednesday performances
Thursday, Friday & Saturday @ 7 pm
Sunday @ 2 pm

Download Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol Poster (jpg - 460Kb)

FREE Sneak Preview:

Dramatic reading at Crossroads Conference - Iowa 2008
December 3, 2008 @ 7:15 pm
Fourth Street Theatre
214 4th St - DSM
learn more at www.crossroadsiowa.com
(this replaces originally scheduled performance for that time)

Buy the script on amazon.com: Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol

Performances

Venue

Grand View University Viking Theatre
2811 E 14th St
Des Moines, IA 50316
(Directions & Parking)

Tickets

• $12 General admission
• $10 Seniors (age 55 and over)
• $10 Students (age 17 and under)

Tickets available on IowaTIX.com soon. Also, all tickets are available at the door, however box office is ‘cash and check only’ (box office opens no later than 1 hour before performance).

The cast and crew

Actor 1 (Jacob Marley, others)	Michael Cornelison
Actor 2 (Bogle - an imp, others)	Kyle Chizek
Actor 3 (Scrooge, others)	John Butz
Actor 4 (Bob Cratchit, others)	Nick Cornelison
Directors	Thatcher Williams Sam Tuomi Δ

Δ denotes CHANGE debut

About the show

Bring your entire family and change your view on the true spirit of giving and Christmas through this wonderful retelling of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic.

Just what did Jacob Marley do to earn his chains and shackles? Where was he while the three spirits of Christmas visited Ebenezer Scrooge? And what fate finally awaits his soul?

“Scrooge? I have to redeem old Scrooge? The one man I knew who was worse than I was? Impossible!”

So begins the real story behind Dickens’ A Christmas Carol — the story of Jacob Marley’s heroic behind-the-scenes efforts to save old Scrooge’s soul. Aided by Bogle, a malicious little imp with an agenda of his own, their hilarious journey takes them from the Jaws of Death to the Depths of Despair — and beyond! This irreverent, funny, and ultimately, deeply moving story retells Dickens’ classic with warmth and infectious zest.

Award-winning actor and playwright Tom Mula brings the ghost of Jacob Marley out of the shadows and into the spotlight. Take a fanciful tour of Marley’s afterlife and his assignment to redeem Scrooge - and himself - in this delightful gem.

(cast photo: foreground - Michael Cornelison, in background l-to-r - Nick Cornelison, John Butz, Kyle Chizek)