The Cast
From the Dec 15, 2012 show
at Gunn Memorial Library
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The Cast From the Dec 15, 2012 show at Gunn Memorial Library (Right)
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After the November 29th Christmas Carol Rehearsal (above)
| Music/ Ghost of Christmas Present | Justyn Zitnay |
| Ernest Chappel, Fezziwig, Sound Effects | Peter Tavino |
| Narrator (Orson Welles) | Bill Savoia |
| Bob Cratchit | David Wilson |
| Scrooge (Lionel Barrymore) | Jim Stedronsky |
| Child/Boy on Street | Thomas Wilson |
| Fred | John Endicott |
| Gentleman | Howard Kerpelman |
| Jacob Marley | Ed Doyle |
| Ghost of Christmas Past | Father Robert Tucker |
| Belle | Kate Baldwin |
| Young Scrooge | Nathaniel Breg |
| Belle’s Husband, Funeral Man | Alan Cohen |
| Mrs. Cratchit | Anna Marie Wilson |
| Martha | Elizabeth Wilson |
| Tiny Tim | Brendan Wilson |
Many members this year starred in last year's It's a Wonderful Life.
Proposed introduction at Oliver Wolcott Library:
Good evening, I'm Heather Wilder,
Technology Coordinator and Development assistant at the Oliver Wolcott Library
In the library tradition of bringing you free staged radio plays such as last year's It's a Wonderful Life,
The Maltese Falcon and The Shadow,
we welcome you tonight to Charles Dickens' 1843 classic A Christmas Carol.
Because of Friday's tragedy in Sandy Hook, we pondered canceling this show,
but ultimately decided to bring it to you now because of its important message.
Thank you for taking the time to be with us here tonight.
In 1934, this staged radio play first aired across America, and continued again each Christmas Eve until 1939,
when it was performed by The Campbell Soup Playhouse, exactly as you will hear it this evening.
It starred Lionel Barrymore as Ebenezer Scrooge and was narrated by Orson Welles.
We will be recording this sound track as a Library podcast, for you to hear again whenever you like,
so please turn your cell phones off.
But sing along with the adult choir, not the children's choir, if you know the words to the carols.
Tonight's music will be provided for you by Justin Zitnay at his keyboard.
In order of appearance are local actors and actresses:
| Bill Savoia | as | Orson Welles |
| David Wilson | as | Bob Cratchit |
| Jim Stedronsky | as | Scrooge (Lionel Barrymore) |
| Thomas Wilson | as | The Boy on the Street & Peter Cratchit |
| John Endicott | as | Fred |
| Howard Kerpelman | as | The Gentleman |
| Ed Doyle | as | Jacob Marley |
| Father Robert Tucker | as | The Ghost of Christmas Past |
| Kate Baldwin | as | Belle |
| Nathaniel Breg | as | Young Scrooge |
| Alan Cohen | as | Belle’s Husband & the Funeral Man |
| Anna Marie Wilson | as | Mrs. Cratchit |
| Elizabeth Wilson | as | Martha Cratchit |
| Brendan Wilson | as | Tiny Tim |
| and Peter Tavino | as | Ernest Chappell & Sound Effects |
With the cast of 15 still standing Brendan Wilson will say:
Welcome to our old time radio play.
We are dedicating this performance to Newtown
And now a moment of silence.
(30 seconds)
Let us begin:
Ernest Chappel: The Makers of Campbell Soups present The Campbell Playhouse. Orson Wells producer.
At the end of Bill Savoia's reading Bill will say:
And now in memory of Sandy Hook, we offer up this song.
Introduction
at Gunn Memorial Library:
Good afternoon everyone. I'm Susan Newbury, Program Director at the Gunn Memorial Library.
(same as Heather's script)