A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas Tickets

Step into a holiday tradition with A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas, a solo stage adaptation originally conceived and staged by Paul Morella. This performance features a single actor portraying 40–50 characters, using Charles Dickens’s text for the vast majority of narration. The show travels to Olney Theatre Center in Maryland and to Hartford Stage in Connecticut, delivering a faithful, intimate retelling that feels like a story told by a trusted friend.

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About the performer and production: A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas originated as a solo rendition by Paul Morella, renowned for his ability to embody dozens of roles with vocal nuance and careful physical storytelling. The 2025 Olney Theatre Center run at Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab stars Michael Russotto, continuing the tradition of a single performer guiding the audience through Dickens’s beloved narrative with remarkable fidelity to the original text. The show has become a holiday staple at Olney since around 2010, earning praise as a must-see seasonal production.

Upcoming engagements in 2025 include:

• Olney Theatre Center (Olney, MD) – November 28 to December 28, 2025
• Hartford Stage (Hartford, CT) – November 22 to December 28, 2025

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