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A Christmas Carol

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Gather 'Round the Theater for 'A Christmas Carol'

The Chatham Community Players' put on their biennial production of the musical based on Charles Dickens' holiday story.

The Chatham Community Players bring some of Charles Dickens' most beloved characters to life in their biennial production of "A Christmas Carol" beginning Friday. The musical by Philip Wm. McKinley and Suzanne Buhrer features the author, Dickens himself, as the narrator and a character in the play who guides the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge through a journey of discovery and wonder in Christmases past, present and future. Chris Furlong, the executive producer for the Chatham Community Players, said the story has become a traditional holiday activity within northern New Jersey. "While the script remains true to the original story, the playwright also pulled from letters that Dickens wrote to family and friends," Furlong wrote in a press …

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Chatham Players Hold Auditions for 'Christmas Carol'

Male and female actors and singers needed.

The Chatham Community Players will hold open auditions for their biennial Christmas play, "A Christmas Carol" by Philip Wm. McKinley, beginning Sunday. Director Jeffery Fiorello and Choreographer Megan Ferentinos need a large cast of various types and ages, all of whom must be able to sing and move well. Auditions will take place at the Chatham Playhouse on the following dates: Those who wish to audition should bring their own sheet music in the appropriate key and marked with chord changes for the accompanist. Child actors without previous audition experience or material can choose a traditional holiday or non-rock song. Production dates are Dec. 7 to 23. Major roles for the production include: Additional cast members are: Various other …

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