Overview
Charles Dickens’s ghost arranges for a high school production of A Christmas Carol to be broadcast on TV. The cast is ecstatic, until they learn their performance must be cut to one hour. At the TV studio, they discover it must be cut to 40 minutes for commercials. Just before they go on-air, an overtime football game forces them to cut again. When all that’s left is 5 minutes, they perform a hilariously fast holiday classic.
Casting & Production
Casting
3 Stage Crew Members — Any
Charles Dickens — M
Chastity Karioke — W
Megan McCandless — W
Production Assistant — Any
Marley & Merchant #1 — W
Fred and Mr. Fezziwig — M
Bob Cratchit — M
Mrs. Cratchit — W
Young Scrooge and Topper — M
Mrs. Fezziwig — W
2 Fezziwig Daughters — W
Character Woman (Many roles) — W
Seminola — W
Mister Slick — M
Thanatos — Any
Mo Moscatoni (Truck Driver) — W
Past, Present, Future Ghosts — W
Merchant #2 — W
Merchant #3 — M
Turkey Boy — Any
Tiny Tim — M
Setting
Place
Various locations at Slowdance High School and the production studio at KCAT TV.
Time
The time is the present.
