ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Theatre to stage new adaptation of "A Christmas Carol"
ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Theatre continues its 2021-2022 live season with a Christmas classic: A Christmas Carol. This adaptation of Charles Dickens' beloved story was written and will be directed by ºÚÁϳԹÏ's own Elliot Wasserman, Professor of Theatre. The production runs from November 18-21 in the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Performance Center located in University Center East on ºÚÁϳԹÏ's campus.
A quartet of ghosts take the stage to deliver old Ebenezer Scrooge a transformative lesson about charity, love and forgiveness on the eve of the holiday that encourages all of us to take stock of ourselves and know that true blessings in this life are meant to be shared. First and foremost, this play is for children --and for the child who survives in all of us every day, still alert for miracles, and always wanting to be good.
Wasserman will be joined by a design team including ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï faculty member Paul Weimer as scenic designer; ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï staff members Joshua Stallings as sound and lighting designer and Andy Hammond as technical designer; and ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students Annabelle Gladding as costume designer and Livi Posey as production stage manager.
The cast of A Christmas Carol includes ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students Nolan Kirby, Chloe Kummer, Easton Crisp, Tristen Kendle, Blake Whitehouse, Olivia Wagner, Dakota Smith, Alex Seifert, Amelia Schmitz, Avery Yates, Abby Brown, Noah Harrison, Madalyn Cottrell, and Bladen Allbright. Evansville community members joining the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students on stage are Starling Blaylock, Brady Gough, and Claire Flahardy.
Tickets are $2 for ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students, $10 for ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï employees and alumni, $4 for non-ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students (student ID required), $10 seniors (60+), and $12 for adults. Tickets are FREE to ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students with ID one hour before the show begins based on availability. Shows start at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. for the Sunday matinee. To purchase tickets or for more information visit ºÚÁϳԹÏ.edu/liberal-arts/usi-theatre or call the box office at 812-465-7110. Follow us on Facebook at and Instagram for updates and photos.
Tickets are also now on sale for the rest of the 2021-22 season. Join us for the first show of the spring semester, Stop Kiss by Diana Son, directed by Eric Altheide, running from February 17-20, 2022. Our final show of the season will be William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, which will run from April 21-24, 2022. For more information on the remainder of the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Theatre season visit ºÚÁϳԹÏ.edu/liberal-arts/usi-theatre or call 812-465-7110.