Join us for a first-of-its-kind, audio Advent Calendar, as Charles Dickens reads A Christmas Carol in England, 1843.
It’s Christmas Eve in London, 1843! Charles Dickens will be reading his latest work, A Christmas Carol, for the first time. Everyone is rushing to the Royal Victoria Theater to listen to the story. If you hurry, dear listener, you might just make it!
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Old Man - Stephen Lee Rich
Boy - Ellis Torrence Myers
Presenter - Alan Ball
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Jacob Marley's death was mourned by only one person - his succeeding partner, Ebenezer Scrooge. Yet even Scrooge is hardly fazed, and he continues business as usual.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Fred - Gabriel Fries
Clergyman - Elliott Brotherhood
Cabby - Shawn Procter
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Scrooge’s nephew, Fred, attempts to spread Christmas cheer to his uncle, but Scrooge is not so easily overtaken by the joyous holiday.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Fred - Gabriel Fries
Bob Cratchit - Andrew Lachlan Cawley
Boy - Ellis Torrence Myers
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
When two portly gentlemen enter Scrooge’s office to entreat him to donate to their charity, they are greeted less warmly than they had hoped for.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Fred - Gabriel Fries
Bob Cratchit - Andrew Lachlan Cawley
First Portly Gentleman - Shawn Procter
Second Portly Gentleman - Josh Cahn
Boy Caroler - Ellis Torrence Myers
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Scrooge returns home from work, surprised to find something amiss about his own front door. What was once an ordinary door knocker takes on a new and frightening appearance, one familiar to Ebenezer Scrooge.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Bob Cratchit - Andrew Lachlan Cawley
Cab Driver - Elliott Brotherhood
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Scrooge has just settled in for the night when he is frightened by some strange noises. Scrooge blames his hallucinations on illness, until he realizes that he is not alone, and he is not hallucinating.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Jacob Marley, now deceased seven years, beseeches Scrooge to believe he is a real ghost. Scrooge, however, is not so easily convinced.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Jacob Marley - Maurice McNicholas
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Jacob Marley bears unfortunate news for a stubborn Scrooge. If Scrooge is to avoid a fate similar to that of his old friend, then he must be visited by three more Ghosts.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Jacob Marley - Maurice McNicholas
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
The Ghost of Jacob Marley departs from Scrooge, leaving him alone to await the next Spirit. In his fright, Scrooge decides to stay awake until the next Spirit arrives.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Jacob Marley - Maurice McNicholas
Mother - Michaela Elise Fox
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
The Ghost of Christmas Past arrives as promised. He and Scrooge then depart on a journey to the past, but it’s not just any past. It’s Scrooge’s past.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Ghost of Christmas Past - Rick Lamers
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Scrooge encounters some familiar faces on his journey to Christmases past. The first is his very own. The second is his late sister, Fan.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Ghost of Christmas Past - Rick Lamers
Fan - Jorianne Zvonek
Youth Scrooge - Brayden Andrew Eaton
Schoolmaster - Andrew Lachlan Cawley
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Scrooge's heart lightens when the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him to a happier memory. His old master, Mr. Fezziwig, is throwing a Christmas party. Scrooge has attended in the past, and, to his pleasant surprise, he is attending again.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Ghost of Christmas Past - Rick Lamers
Mr. Fezziwig - Alan Ball
Mrs. Fezziwig - Anita Silvert
Young Scrooge - Gabriel Fries
Richard Wilkins - Josh Cahn
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to see his younger self and an old love. Unfortunately, the conversation he witnesses is one he has often tried to forget.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Ghost of Christmas Past - Rick Lamers
Belle - Lydia Hanman
Adult Scrooge - Gabriel Fries
Husband - Elliott Brotherhood
Children - Austin Bourne, Brayden Andrew Eaton, Audrey Edwards, Ellis Torrence Myers, and Jorianne Zvonek
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Scrooge is awakened by the clock tolling one, just in time for his second visitor. The Ghost of Christmas Present has arrived as predicted to take Scrooge on yet another journey.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Ghost of Christmas Present - Aaron Veach
Man - Peter Atkinson
Woman - Michaela Elise Fox
Writing and Adaptation - Peter Atkinson and Buzz McLaughlin
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Bob Cratchit and family are preparing for Christmas, and the Ghost of Christmas Present brings Scrooge along to witness the festivities.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Ghost of Christmas Present - Aaron Veach
Bob Cratchit - Andrew Lachlan Cawley
Mrs. Cratchit - Sarah Simmons
Tiny Tim - Austin Bourne
Peter Cratchit - Brayden Andrew Eaton
Martha Cratchit - Audrey Edwards
Belinda Cratchit - Jorianne Zvonek
Edward Cratchit - Ellis Torrence Myers
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
As Scrooge watches the Cratchit family's Christmas festivities, he learns of a sad fate for one of the Cratchit children.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Ghost of Christmas Present - Aaron Veach
Bob Cratchit - Andrew Lachlan Cawley
Mrs. Cratchit - Sarah Simmons
Tiny Tim - Austin Bourne
Peter Cratchit - Brayden Andrew Eaton
Martha Cratchit - Audrey Edwards
Belinda Cratchit - Jorianne Zvonek
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
The Ghost of Christmas Present and Scrooge journey across England to witness the joys and the spirit of Christmas, alive in all people.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Ghost of Christmas Present - Aaron Veach
Fred - Gabriel Fries
Old Miner - Stephen Lee Rich
Light Man One - Shawn Procter
Light Man Two - Maurice J McNicholas
Sailor One - Shawn Procter
Sailor Two - Peter Atkinson
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Scrooge has the privilege of enjoying Fred’s Christmas party after all,
but only for a little while.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Ghost of Christmas Present - Aaron Veach
Fred - Gabriel Fries
Mary - Michaela Elise Fox
Topper - Elliott Brotherhood
Jane - Naomi Atkinson
Party Goer One - Shawn Procter
Party Goer Two - Josh Cahn
Party Goer Three - Peter Atkinson
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
The Ghost of Christmas Present departs from Scrooge, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come soon arrives. Quiet and dark, he is the most frightening of all the spirits Scrooge has met.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Ghost of Christmas Present - Aaron Veach
Gentleman One - Maurice J McNicholas
Gentleman Two - Stephen Lee Rich
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come has Scrooge listen to the conversations of some fellow businessmen, before bringing him to an ignoble pawn shop.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Ghost of Christmas Present - Aaron Veach
Charwoman - Sarah Simmons
Mrs. Dilber - Anita Silvert
Old Joe - Stephen Lee Rich
Undertaker - Alan Ball
Gentleman One - Maurice J McNicholas
Gentleman Two - Stephen Lee Rich
Gentleman Three - Peter Atkinson
Wealthy Man One - Shawn Procter
Wealthy Man Two - Josh Cahn
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Scrooge witnesses the disturbing exchange of a dead man’s belongings at a pawn shop.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Charwoman - Sarah Simmons
Mrs. Dilber - Anita Silvert
Old Joe - Stephen Lee Rich
Undertaker - Alan Ball
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Scrooge shares in the heartbreak of the Cratchit family, as he watches them mourn the loss of their innocent son.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Bob Cratchit - Andrew Lachlan Cawley
Mrs. Cratchit - Sarah Simmons
Peter Cratchit - Brayden Andrew Eaton
Martha Cratchit - Audrey Edwards
Belinda Cratchit - Jorianne Zvonek
Edward Cratchit - Ellis Torrence Myers
Caroline - Lydia Hanman
James - Elliott Brotherhood
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come brings Scrooge to a gravesite, where the identity of the wretched man is revealed.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come disappears, leaving Scrooge to enjoy the wonder of Christmas Day.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Boy Two - Austin Bourne
Butcher - Peter Atkinson
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
Scrooge endeavors to amend the broken spirits of those he rudely dismissed in days prior.
Narrator - Peter Atkinson
Charles Dickens - Zeuben Painter-Edington
Ebenezer Scrooge - Scott Lynch Giddings
Fred - Gabriel Fries
Mary - Michaela Elise Fox
Bob Cratchit - Andrew Lachlan Cawley
Topper - Elliott Brotherhood
Portly Gentleman One - Shawn Procter
Portly Gentleman Two - Josh Cahn
Fred’s Daughter - Audrey Edwards
Sound Design - Theresa Ambat and Kevin Conroy
Sound Engineering - Kevin Conroy
Casting and Production - Peter Atkinson and Michaela Elise Fox
Singing was provided by the Lincolnshire Relevant Radio Staff, the choir of St. Peter’s in Volo, and The Merry Beggars Ensemble.
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