Character Descriptions for A Christmas Carol: Sensory-Friendly Performance, Lecture notes of Theatre

Download Character Descriptions for A Christmas Carol: Sensory-Friendly Performance and more Lecture notes Theatre in PDF only on Docsity! The Characters of A Christmas Carol Sensory-Friendly Performance Photo of the cast by Carol Rosegg. Character Descriptions SOLICITORS Two men who ask for holiday donations for the poor. People often give money to charities during the holiday season. EBENEZER SCROOGE A selfish, bitter, cold-hearted man who hates Christmas. He values money above everything else. He thinks kindness and charity are a waste of time and money. Photo of Michael Bunce and Da’Von T. Moody by Carol Rosegg. Photo of Craig Wallace by Carol Rosegg. BOB CRATCHIT A kind, hardworking man. He has worked for Scrooge for many years. He makes barely enough money to support his large family. He loves his family, especially his youngest child, Tiny Tim, very much. Photo of Gregory Maheu by Carol Rosegg. BOY SCROOGE Ebenezer Scrooge as a child. He has been sent to boarding school and misses his family. He does not have very many friends. He loves to read stories about magic and adventure. Photo of Ravi Mampara by Carol Rosegg. Character Descriptions GHOST OF JACOB MARLEY Jacob Marley was Scrooge’s friend and business partner. He died seven years ago on Christmas Eve. Marley cared only about money, like Scrooge. He visits Scrooge to warn him. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST A young, bright spirit who can fly. She is not frightening. She represents every Christmas that has happened in the past. She shows Scrooge moments from his childhood and from his young adulthood. She makes Scrooge remember things he would prefer to forget. Photo of Stephen F. Schmidt by Scott Suchman. Photo of Justine “Icy” Moral by Scott Suchman. YOUNG SCROOGE Ebenezer Scrooge as a young man. He is poor but determined. He works very hard. He wants to become successful and rich, even at the cost of his friendships. Photo of Bueka Uwemedimo by Carol Rosegg. Character Descriptions FAN Scrooge’s beloved sister. She is always kind and loving to Scrooge and everyone around her. MR. AND MRS. FEZZIWIG Mr. Fezziwig is Scrooge’s first employer. He and his wife are joyful, good businesspeople who treat their workers well. Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig throw a wonderful Christmas party every year. Photo of Keyla Niederstrasser by Carol Rosegg. Rick Hammerly and Maria Egler. Also pictured, Jonathan Atkinson. Photo by Scott Suchman. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT A loud, joyful spirit who represents the current Christmas. She celebrates living in the moment. She shows Scrooge the current Christmas day and how other people celebrate it. Photo of Rayanne Gonzales by Carol Rosegg. Character Descriptions YOUNG JACOB MARLEY Jacob Marley as a young man. Marley and Scrooge worked together at their first job, called an apprenticeship. BELLE A beautiful, young woman whom Scrooge loves very much. When they first met, they were both poor and imagined building a life together. Belle does not value money in the same way that Scrooge does, and it comes between them. Photo of Emily Zickler by Carol Rosegg. Photo of Jonathan Atkinson by Carol Rosegg. TURKEY BOY A child whom Scrooge hires on Christmas morning to fetch a giant turkey from the butcher. PEOPLE OF LONDON Men and women, rich and poor, bustling around the streets of London at Christmastime. Photo of Ravi Mampara by Carol Rosegg. Photo of the 2019 cast by Carol Rosegg. Character Descriptions OLD JOE A thief who makes money buying and selling stolen goods. Photo of Stephen F. Schmidt by Scott Suchman. A CHRISTMAS CAROL CHARACTERS – CREDITS All stage photos are from the Ford’s Theatre production of A Christmas Carol. The pre-visit materials were developed by: Ford’s Theatre Access Committee Designer: Carolina Dulcey Ford’s Theatre would like to extend special thanks to Roger Ideishi and Diane Nutting for their support, expertise and assistance. Ford’s Theatre accessibility programs are supported by the Liberty Mutual Foundation.