“A Christmas Carol,” adapted for the stage by Joe Landry, will have performances on November 18-20 and December 1-4 at Lewis University’s Philip Lynch Theatre.
The first weekend performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday. The second-weekend performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Saturday and Sunday. Ticket purchases are $13 for an adult and $12 for students and seniors. Lewis students pay $3 with an ID. The running time of the show is approximately 75 minutes.
The Philip Lynch Theatre production will be a radio play adaptation of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.” The Holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials and the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. 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 meaning of Christmas. A charming take on a family favorite that will leave no one saying, “Bah Humbug!”
The Christmas Carol cast features the following Lewis University students: Katelyn L. Butt, Andrew Dills, Brianna Hall, Justin (Juice) McCarthy, Gwen Pasowicz, Chloe Sheppard, Brendan Roark, Lukas Roy, Mac Maher and Alex Schedel with Courtney Mason as the understudy/swing.
Justin McCarthy of Joliet (60435) is studying Computer Science at Lewis
Brendan Roark of Plainfield (60586) is studying Biology at Lewis
Mackenzie Maher of Joliet (60435) is studying Theatre BA at Lewis