a Merry Little Christmas Carol
by Mark Shanahan
Adapted from the novella by charles dickens
directed and choreographed by jordan setzer
December 8 - December 23, 2024
Running in rep with A sherlock carol
The time-honored holiday tradition returns to the Wells to bring a heartfelt holiday to Hampton Roads once again! Dance and sing your way with Scrooge as he journeys through his life alongside the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future to find the real Christmas spirit that he’s always been missing…his own. Join the thousands of Hampton Roads families and friends who make the Wells their home for the holidays!
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Run Time
2 hours with one 15 minute intermissionAudience Recommendation: A show for all ages, but most highly recommended for audiences above the age of 6.
Content Advisory: The ghosts can be spooky for younger audiences. This production contains use of haze and fog.
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December 8 at 2:00PM | Opening Performance
December 8 + 15 | Post-Show Talkbacks
December 21 @ 3PM | Audio Description & Open Captioning*
December 21 at 7:30PM | ASL Performance*
December 15 @ 2pm | Theatre for Everyone*Seating for Audio Description & Open Captioning is provided in the Orchestra Left. Please use promo code “AccessVA” on checkout for proper booking.
*Seating for ASL is provided in the Orchestra Left side of the House. Please use promo code “ASL” on checkout for proper booking.
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Directed and Choreographed by JORDAN SETZER
Scenic Designer DAHLIA AL-HABIELI
Costume Designer JENI SCHAEFER
Lighting & Projections Designer MARANDA DEBUSK
Sound Designer STEVEN ALLEGRETTO
Music Director REFIYE TAPPAN
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
† Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers Inc., an independent labor union.
What Does ‘In Rep’ Mean?
Rep, short for repertory, means that one company of actors performs multiple plays in the same period of time, allowing multiple productions to be performed in the same week. Often sets and other production elements will be shared between the productions.
We are celebrating the holidays in 2024 with two fantastic productions produced in rep - A Merry Little Christmas Carol and A Sherlock Carol - both written by Mark Shanahan. We are the first theatre in the country to put these two plays in Rep, and they are made for each other! Sherlock Carol takes place several years after the events in Christmas Carol, and in many ways is Christmas Carol Part 2. Tiny Tim has grown up, and Sherlock Holmes is coming out of retirement to investigate the murder of Ebenezer Scrooge! The two productions feature the same design team and several actors will appear in both plays. There are lots of fun connections between the two productions. While we encourage you to attend both shows, you do not need to see one to enjoy the other. Check the performance schedule to see when each production will be performed.
Both shows will take place on The Wells Theatre stage!
