Family Guide

It is Christmas Eve, and Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly owner of a successful counting house, spends yet another Christmas season ignorant to the true meaning of the season. This day before Christmas finds Scrooge ignoring well-wishers, specifically his nephew, and begrudgingly allowing his underpaid clerk, Bob Cratchit, one day off for Christmas.

At home, Scrooge receives a visit from the ghost of his long-dead business partner, Jacob Marley. The ghost explains to Scrooge that Marley is condemned to restless wandering because he did nothing good for humankind while he was alive. He tells Scrooge that there is still time to save himself from the same fate, but Scrooge won't listen.

In an attempt to convince Scrooge to change while there is still time, Marley sends the spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come. Each Spirit takes Scrooge on a journey of his missed opportunities to ease the suffering of man kind until Scrooges own, terrifying and lonely end is depicted. These chilling scenes of the future finally spur Scrooge to action. He awakes from his "dream" in the morning and begins to celebrate life. Overflowing with his newfound Christmas cheer, Scrooge demonstrates that even he can change and make his life more meaningful. Old English Carols have been interspersed through out the performance to add to this classic holiday tale.

Violence/Scariness

Ghosts appear in spooky costumes, accompanied by scary or eerie light and sound effects and fog, as they work to accomplish their main goal of knocking some sense into Scrooge.  There is no violence in the show.

Adult Language

There is no off color language used in A Christmas Carol.

Sexual references/ Adult themes

There are no sexual references and the adult themes revolve around morality and kindness to fellow human kind.

Alcohol/drugs

A few characters appear mildly intoxicated in the spirit of an old English holiday celebration.