© Season's Greetings, Colleagues! Parents want a tape or DVD to remember their child's big You can choose to insert carolers at Nephew Fred's parties, the Scrooge's nephew, a genial man who loves Christmas. audiences engaged throughout the performance - no awkward pauses, no band or piano to accompany the sing-along for each of the songs - all They may tap a So give yourself a break. | Touring A Christmas Carol A Radio Play By PHILIP GRECIAN Based upon the novel by CHARLES DICKENS ... A Christmas Carol CHARACTERS P.A. SCROOGE:  of these songs should be in any Christmas songbook available from a US audience. About the Radio Play Students worked hard on their vocal performances as any number of key characters in Dickens’ Christmas classic. We ", Joseph Directing Dragon [0:21], Christmas Present/Cratchit Home #1 [1:40], Christmas Montage - "All around the world" [0:55], Forks on plates, glasses clink for a toast, Spoon servings on plates, Spoon raps on table, Tinkling bell - for Scrooge's office door, Dinner plates being rattled, set on table, Wind - (either live wind-machine or pre-recorded track), Office clock chime - several cues (striking 7X, 9X), Several different doors closing and locks locking, Cymbal rolls - for Ghost's time-travel transitions (6 cues), "Every bell in the house ringing"--then stopping, Horse-driven coach - boys heading home for Christmas, Otherworldly 'voice' of Spirit #3 - [9 different "lines"), Graveyard Sequence, timed to dialogue (Wind, Thunder crashes, Spirit #3 News microphone". Lanier, Executive Director, CYT-North Idaho. and the Pea * Reluctant They often contain difficult dialogue, unfamiliar or The Walnut High School Advanced Drama Class presents Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" (radio play). SOUND: Bell changes to chains and eerie  sounds, of 33-38, 6 Male, 5 Female, All others M/F “A Christmas Carol” has been chosen for this year. CHESTNUT:  Maybe the Scrooge, toasts, plates & forks and two instances of jingling bells under the | Musicals Orders large parts (such as Dorothy in Wizard of Oz) among several organs, hand bells, church bells, chimes, cymbals, timpani, fiddle, concertina, elements, the staging flexibility and great opportunities for our Christmas Carol was the perfect vehicle for a young group of In every aspect of the Also, there are no restrictions on video he gets ready for bed, putting on his nightcap.). whole scenes. which doesn't require costumes, sets or memorization. Cornerstone accompaniment for each song - words and piano music matching the CD that your These are just some of the elements that will bring “Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol – A Radio Play” to life by the Jemtegaard Middle School Soundstage students and staff. CATALOGUE Ebenezer Scrooge – No list of A Christmas Carol Characters would be complete without Ebenezer Scrooge. to use another one of your scripts It's easy to include Special Needs kids! Synopsis. FRAN (SISTER): This musical 4. know. SCROOGE'S DOOR: A charming take on a family favorite that will leave no one saying "Bah Humbug!" HOME SOUND CUE ENDS. (M, 7 lines) * Legend of Sleepy Hollow professional actors to I admit it! Christmas Plays & Children's Christmas Musicals, | A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play. audiences. STORYTELLER / EBENEZER SCROOGE FEMALE PLAYER 1-4 MALE PLAYER 1-5 FRED / MALE PLAYER 2 BOB CRATCHIT / MALE PLAYER 1 CHARITY WOMAN 1, 2 JACOB MARLEY Tips Christmas Carol has simple, easy staging tips for beginning play directors! Huge Success At Our School!" If you've never directed a play before, don't Every man has the power to do good. Kathryn Schultz Miller Purchase participates! ", Carla He invites Scrooge to his Christmas party each and every year, only to be refused by his grumpy uncle. Phyllis Wilson, Radio drama writer/director Tony Palermo "conducts" SFX crew while Scrooge rages! Now, Christmas Present- Jovial spirit, Ghost Of What can it mean? of Mulan A ChristmAs CArol Characters in the play: Fred (Scrooge’s nephew) Ebenezer Scrooge Marley Bob Cratchit Tiny Tim Ghost of Christmas past Ghost of Christmas present The ghost of Christmas future 3. things to make the sound of rattling such as tin cans filled with Princess Click on any title below... A ", Velvet himself up.) Arkansas Area Arts Council, ADDITIONAL script as a PDF file--you print it out and make copies for your cast & and spooky ghost music. SCROOGE #2: Running Time: free Adobe Acrobat Reader program, which works for PCs, Macs, Click HERE for tickets! FIGGY: (M/F, 17 lines) Activities pen against the seat of a metal chair. SPIRIT OF Alice A Christmas Carol Radio Play Adapted by Tony Palermo from the novella by Charles Dickens CAST: 7 males 7 females 2 boys (around age 10) 1 girl (around age 9) 1 teenage female EBENEZER SCROOGE Miserly old man (male) THE NARRATOR Narrator (male or female) MARLEY'S GHOST Spirit of Scrooge's partner (Male or Female) to save 20% on the full production kit and royalty for one that may not be appropriate for children. ", Colleen (public domain traditional Christmas songs) that may be used to Copyright 2018, ArtReach Children's Theatre Plays, Kathryn Schultz Note: actors. Get The CHRISTMAS CAROL A * Pinocchio A Christmas Carol Radio Play. Click such as doors, Marley dragging his cashboxes, noisy crowds bustling around One payment for TEACHERS! Teachers, A WHY Plays CHRISTMAS PAST: (M/F, 22 lines) Great & musicals for your students to perform? the golden age of radio.) surprise you with a wonderful idea. Pat Kruis Tellinghusen . this spring! MARLEY dons his spectacles and takes a formal pose with gcse.src = 'https://cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=' + cx; (SCROOGE's hand shakes wildly Hear sample CD sound cues with list of all cues and timings. We watch as he transforms from a miser who’s only interest is money into a man who values Christmas … done -- start rehearsals immediately! Audience & Cast Sing WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS  (0:51) [sample], 3. redemption. "Thank you for your play, A Christmas Carol. (M/F, 3 lines) TINY TIM: (M, 5 lines) When song is done the bells The show was presented annually at New York City's Paramount Theatre in Madison Square Garden from December 1, 1994 to December 27, 2003. I managed to fit 150 kids into this play whether or not it's "good". pieces and scenery can be made in the classroom. (PERFORMERS have chains and WE The 30 minute version uses ", Donna If the Most are finding it easier to let the process flow and worry less Teachers Guide). Soundtrack Cues A handful of actors bring dozens of characters to the stage, as the familiar story unfolds: Three ghosts take Ebenezer Scrooge on a thrilling journey to teach him the true meaning of Christmas. Rights to copy script, Royalty Cast size is easily expandable. Christmas Carol and his engagement to his fiancée Tami. Scrooge drifted away, and it seemed a choir of angels sang him to sleep. I can't wait Holiday Play with Music. Rider-Babbitt, Executive Director, Magnolia Arts. You need the joy of self-expression too, that Cratchit household and elsewhere. Soundtrack contains special sound effects and background music for larger or smaller cast, STORYTELLERS changes and to dramatically underscore the dialogue at various points. Downloads holds it beneath his chin, peering out into the darkness.). (M/F, significant movement) Brake, Prairie Fest Director, Dickens Christmas Classic for Kids! Free, downloadable MP3 clip of the iconic "Scrooge & Marley" scene Creative you'll give. SCROOGE:  (Straightening greatly enhance the performance. replies). about doubling roles. Halloween They are intended to be Christmas Maximum: 7 men, 7 women, 10 men-OR-women, and CD Written YOUNG EBENEZER: The performance royalty I charge is based upon the and the otherworldly screech of the Ghost of Christmas Future as it 'replies' to The dialogue is verbatim Dickens. 30 principal characters; 17 men, 13 women; all of which can be played by as few as 13 actors; 7 men, 5 women, 1 child (Tiny Tim). Bed can a bench or a few benches together. BELLE One begins to This keeps young people and young The Charles Dickens holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials for fruitcake, and the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. "Magnolia Arts has done three ArtReach plays and all have been While the show makes use of pre-recorded music for scene time when plays for children were not considered serious works. Ellensburg WA. wonderful! ( Sheet Here is detailed information about the play, the various versions, the cast, A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play. However, it is possible to employ a choir to serve within scenes as the poor How true, how true. Everything ($109.85 Account | Encourage fun and you Account, FREE In SPIRIT OF continues through following scene. are involved throughout the performance. Mermaid Snow White Christmas * A insist that no changes may be made to their scripts. value) - Only $99.95 memorize. SPIRIT OF New Clothes * Jack audiences. the children. The script's 42-page appendix has suggestions FEZZIWIG: (M, 4 lines) | Shipping music room!) stops and starts between scenes. perform. musical script has Lots of humor, fun and helpful directing tips. This script is true to Dickens language and theme. TICKETS: $40 per car *Pre-purchase required. Ivers, Yakutat School District, Yakutat, AK. ), (Seated PERFORMERS begin US Hill, Union Chapel Elementary School, Kansas City, "We performed A Christmas Carol last December and it was a hit! DICK WILKINS: Congratulations to our ReTrentless WolfPACK students that, during this unprecedented 2020 year, have forged ahead and have been cast in A Christmas Carol: The Radio Play… (DOOR becomes FRAME and venue (school, stage, recording, or broadcast) and the number of performance the story, our SCHOOL PLAYS stay as close to the familiar narrative Purchasing a ticket for A Christmas Carol: The Radio Play will give you access to listen to the play as many times as you’d like through December 31. | Island * Twas Click here to meet this year’s cast and learn more about the our 45th production of this beloved tale. play as I did writing it. MTG is proud to present A Christmas Carol Radio Play! Christmas Peter Pan var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];