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A new twist on a TTC holiday tradition - join us for a spirited reading of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol is the story of the bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his chance for redemption one fateful Christmas Eve. Through the visitation of three timely ghosts and a partner from the past, who learned his lesson too late, Scrooge travels through time to see how he became the man he is and what his future holds if he continues down that path. With dramatic interpretations by TTC's cast, the world of Scrooge, Tiny Tim and old England comes alive, igniting the holiday spirit for young and old alike. A perfect holiday treat for the whole family. |
Performances: December 16, 17 & 18, 2009 at 7:30pm The Hoboken Historical Museum -1301 Hudson St Hoboken, NJ Click here for more directions & information. Tickets: $15 general admission $10 students & seniors Refreshments included with purchase of ticket. Tickets are available for purchase in advance at the Hoboken Historical Museum or at the door. Donations to The Hoboken Shelter: As with each season of this production, TTC will be collecting monetary donations at each reading to benefit The Hoboken Shelter. We truly believe in the good work that the people of the Shleter provide and we hope that you will open your hearts (and wallets) to them as well. For more information on The Hoboken Shelter, click here. |
TTC is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. |
Written & Directed by Clara Barton Green |
Who is Who Abel Alvarez (Fred, Young Scrooge, Peter, First Businessman) is currently a mechanical engineering student at Stevens and happy to be working with The Theater Company for the first time. Usually an actor with the Stevens Dramatic Society, his credits include Importance of Being Earnest (Chasuble), Copenhagen (Ethereal Heisenberg), and Much Ado about Nothing (Benedick). He has also performed in the DeBaun/SDS One Act Festival in Lucky as the titular character. |
Michael Stephen Clay (Scrooge) is very happy to be working with Clara and The Theatre Company again in A Christmas Carol, having performed the role of Marley’s Ghost in the 2008 production. He has performed in productions of Romeo and Juliet (Friar Lawrence) and Antony and Cleopatra (Philo/Maecenas), as well as productions with the Attic Ensemble in Jersey City and off-off Broadway in Three Sisters. He thanks his family and friends for their continued support and encouragement. |
Ben Dellabella (Child Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Turkey Boy) is thrilled to be working with Clara and The Theatre Company again in A Christmas Carol. Ben is currently enrolled in classes at the Paper Mill Playhouse, where he will perform the lead role, Aesop, as well as Woodcutter, in Aesop's Fable Factory this spring. His past performances include the production of Peter Pan at Bayonne High School, A Christmas Carol with TTC and Jungle Book at The Arts Factory. Ben is a sixth grade student at PS #14 in Bayonne who loves singing and acting. Ben wishes all of you a very Merry Christmas. God Bless Us, Every One! |
William Estes (Bob Cratchit, Marley, Fezziwig, Second Businessman, Joe) is a senior at Stevens Institute of Technology, majoring in physics. A longtime member of the Stevens Dramatic Society, this is his first time acting with The Theater Company. To some degree he has participated in nearly every facet of the performing arts at Stevens. Despite that, he still managed to recently be inducted into the Sigma Pi Sigma National Honor Society. After graduating in the spring, he intends to develop his skills in musical composition and performance in the hope of making a career as a musician. |
Ashley Gorham Johnson (First Portly Gentleperson, Christmas Past, Mrs. Cratchit, Fred's wife, Charwoman) is happy to celebrate the Christmas season as a part of The Theater Company’s cast of A Christmas Carol. Ashley is a trained classical singer and graduate of Boston University and has also trained as an actor at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. She has appeared regionally in musical theater as Marian/The Music Man, Maria/ The Sound of Music, Electra/ Gypsy and The Girl/The Fantastics and has appeared in previous productions of The Theater Company’s A Christmas Carol and as Heidi/Patrick and Lisa’s Wedding as part of the Hudson County One-Acts Festival 2008. She is also a recitalist and cabaret performer and is currently singing Gilbert and Sullivan as a member of the Blue Hill Troupe in NYC. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! Wassail! |
Courtney Kochuba (Second Portly Gentleperson, Fan, Belle, Christmas Present) is delighted to be working with The Theater Company once again! Recently, she appeared in the Off-Off Broadway premiere of Ask Someone Else, God at the Looking Glass Theatre. Other credits include: Bartholomew Fair, NJ (TTC), Goldilocks & The Three Bears (Hudson Theatre Ensemble), and Comic Potential (H.T.E.). An alum of Carnegie Mellon University (B.A. Creative Writing), she has also performed with Adam Roebuck Productions, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, Rauh Conservatory Theater Company and Scotch’n’Soda Theatre. To find out which eyebrow Courtney can raise (and other legitimate info), check out www.courtk.com. She wishes you a very merry holiday, filled with joy and, of course, a Smoking Bishop or two. |
Dylan Lupo (Fred, Young Scrooge, Peter, First Businessman) continues his work on stage with the Theater Company after participating in the One Act Festival last September - he has been working backstage at DeBaun Auditorium with The Theater Company for the past three years. Dylan takes voice lessons with Bethany Reeves and sings with the Stevens Choir in addition to playing Bassoon with the Stevens Concert Band. He is currently a senior at Stevens Institute of Technology studying Civil Engineering. |
Clara Barton Green (Director/Playwright) is thrilled to be returning to TTC for a third time to direct A Christmas Carol, having had the opportunity to do personal research on Scrooge's world during a visit to London this past fall. As a director, she has helmed acclaimed productions of such plays as Agnes of God, Sleeping in Tomorrow, Vanities and Three Questions, winner of the 2003 Sam French Off-Off Broadway Festival. As an actor, she has worked with Hinton Battle and Mark Hollman, and performed such roles as Sheila in Hair, Rosalind in As You Like It, Helen in The Trojan Women, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Viola in Twelfth Night and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. She also appeared as Calliope in Duncan Pflasters's Eternity: Time Without End, for which she was awarded the Spotlight On Award for Best Actress in a Full-Length Production. Clara hails from Virginia and has a degree in English and music from Sweet Briar College. Merry Christmas! www.ClaraBartonGreen.com |