In collaboration with Norfolk State University, Virginia Stage Company’s beloved holiday classic returns in a new small cast rendition to bring some much needed holiday cheer. Follow Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey through time with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future as he learns about redemption, kindness, and compassion. Filled with music and mirth, this timeless play is recommended for all ages and is fun for the whole family to enjoy. 

In order to adhere to health and safety guidelines, this production will include a small cast of VSC favorites playing multiple roles and will be performed live to a limited group of people at the Wells Theatre in Downtown Norfolk. 

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Now through DECEMBER 31, 2020

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Thanks to the generosity of PNC, tickets are free to the general public but seats will be assigned at the box office’s discretion to adhere to socially-distanced protocols. Reservations for the free tickets are mandatory and there will be a flat fee charged for any unclaimed reservations. Face coverings will be required for all in-person attendees and a pre-performance health questionnaire will be provided.

OUR CAST

RYAN CLEMENS (Bob/Ensemble) is proud to work with VSC on the main stage and in the Education Department's touring shows, classes, and workshops. Patrons may remember Ryan from various VSC productions: Mr. Wormwood in Matilda; Trinculo in The Tempest; Lieutenant Brannigan in Guys & Dolls; Vinnie in The Odd Couple; Mortimer in The Fantasticks; Bob Cratchit, Old Joe, Charity Man or Fezziwig in previous years' versions of A Christmas Carol; or as his famous relative Sam Clemens in his one-man show Meet Mark Twain. Originally from Wyoming, Ryan began his career in a travelling Wild West show. He has worked at theaters around the country, including several seasons locally with the Virginia Shakespeare Festival and Tidewater Stage Company, and he regularly performs with Plan B Comedy at Zeider's American Dream Theatre. Ryan holds a BA in Theatre from Western Washington University and an MFA in Acting from Regent University. He also teaches at ODU. (Many thanks and a huge heap of love to his wonderful wife.) www.clemensistwain.com

TREZURE COLES (Tiny Tim/Ensemble/Choreographer) is a senior Drama and Theater student at Norfolk State University. This will be her second time doing the production of A Christmas Carol with VSC. Some of her other works include, The Color Purple, Eclipsed, Once on This Island, Gem of The Ocean, and Motown the Musical. In 2020, she received an award for best actress in a musical for the musical Motown.

Jo’Siah Shan  (Musician/Ensemble/Music Director) is a rising senior at Norfolk State University where he will graduate this upcoming May with a degree in Drama & Theatre. During his time at Norfolk State, he has had the privilege to serve as Music Director for such productions as Once on this Island, The Color Purple, A Tribute to Motown, and many other productions for which he has been awarded Excellence in Music Direction. Under the direction of Professor Anthony Stockard, he recently had the pleasure to serve as the first Student Director of the theatre company's annual hit musical Black Nativity. In addition, he has performed as Headmaster Marrow in Choir Boy at the historic Attucks Theatre for the inaugural Norfolk Theatre Festival. Tyree is no stranger to the Virginia Stage Company. He has served as a musician for The Tempest, A Starry Night Gala, and Santaland Diaries, and most recently in Beneath the Surface at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens. He is so ecstatic to be a part of this annual production of A Christmas Carol and he wishes everyone a wonderful holiday season and New Year! God Bless us! Everyone! 

PATRICK MULLINS (Scrooge/Adapter/Director) is the Director of Public Works at Virginia Stage Company. Recent directing and adaptation projects include The Tempest with music by Jake Hull and puppetry by Paperhand Puppet Intervention;  The Taming of the Shrew, a synth-pop fantasia mixing Shakespeare’s text with the music of Jacki Paolella; Beneath the Surface, an immersive performance event at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens; The Tempest with music by Jean Sibelius performed with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra at Chrysler Hall; Swingtime Salute, a 1940's music revue on the deck of the USS Wisconsin; and Midsummer Fantasy Festival – an immersive Shakespearean festival/visual art installation/performance event in Town Point Park.  Patrick has directed work across the country, is a professor at Old Dominion University, and is a frequent collaborator with Norfolk State University Theatre Company. He holds an MFA in acting from the University of South Carolina.  pmull.com

MEREDITH NOËL (Fred/Ensemble) Regional: For Colored Girls (lady in yellow) (KC Rep), Crowns (Jeanette), A Christmas Carol (Mrs. Crachit) The Parchman Hour (Mimi Real), The Wiz (Addaperle), Oliver Twist (Nancy), The Hampton Years (Samella Sanders) (Virginia Stage Company) Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Billie Holiday) (Zeiders American Dream Theatre) For Colored Girls…(Lady in Red) (National Black Theatre Festival) University Theatre: The Color Purple (Shug Avery), Ruined (Salima), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Dussie Mae), A Raisin in the Sun (Ruth Younger), Jitney (Rena), Tambourines to Glory (Laura), Black Nativity (Mary), Fences (Rose) (Norfolk State University), Discovering Hamlet (Marcellus, Clown, Hamlet), Experience Othello (Othello) ( UMKC Theatre). Education: BA in English with concentration in Theatre Norfolk State University, current third year MFA Acting candidate, University of Missouri Kansas City. EMC