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A Christmas Carol

A christmas Carol at ford's theatre

Members/Group Pre-Sale: August 15, 2011, at 10 a.m.
Public Sale: August 29, 2011, at 10 a.m.

A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Michael Wilson
Directed by Michael Baron
November 18-December 31, 2011

A must-see holiday tradition!

Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption. Originally conceived by Michael Baron, this music-infused production captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic. Acclaimed Washington stage actor Edward Gero returns to play Scrooge.

The Washington Post proclaims “musically high-spirited” and “infectiously jolly.”

“The transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge from cruel and miserly to kind and generous continues to move me year after year. During these tumultuous economic times, the play’s message of charity is a clarion call urging us to make mankind our business, to show mercy and benevolence to all. At the end of the play, it is said of Scrooge: ‘He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew.’ May that be said of all of us.” -Paul R. Tetreault, Director, Ford’s Theatre

Recommended for ages 5 and up. Performance is two hours (including a 15-minute intermission).

Our 2011 Local Charity: Miriam’s Kitchen
Each year, the cast of A Christmas Carol partners with a local charity. This year, the cast will be raising funds on behalf of Miriam’s Kitchen, a local non-profit serving the area’s homeless men and women.

Lead Sponsor: AT&T
Sponsors:
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Southern Company, General Motors and Sunoco, Inc.

2010 Christmas Carol Videos
Videos
2010 Christmas Carol Photos
Photos
2010 Christmas Carol Photos
Press

Edward Gero as Scrooge and Anne Stone as the Ghost of Christmas Present with the cast of the 2010 Ford’s Theatre production of A Christmas Carol. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.

Please note: The December 3 performance at 1 p.m. is a private performance.

Dates

  • Friday, November 18, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Friday, November 25, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Friday, November 25, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Saturday, November 26, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Saturday, November 26, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Sunday, November 27, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Sunday, November 27, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 12:00pm
  • Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 12:00pm
  • Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Friday, December 2, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 1:00pm
  • Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Sunday, December 4, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Sunday, December 4, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 12:00pm
  • Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 12:00pm
  • Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Friday, December 9, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Sunday, December 11, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Sunday, December 11, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Monday, December 12, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 12:00pm
  • Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 12:00pm
  • Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Friday, December 16, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Monday, December 19, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Friday, December 23, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Friday, December 23, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Monday, December 26, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Monday, December 26, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Friday, December 30, 2011 - 2:00pm
  • Friday, December 30, 2011 - 7:30pm
  • Saturday, December 31, 2011 - 2:00pm