Second in line for Liberty Theater Workshop’s spirited season, “A Christmas Carol” will hit the stage November 21st, 22nd, and 23rd.
For those uncultured swine unfamiliar with the literary classic, the story follows the greedy Ebenezer Scrooge, who gets a visit from an old friend and is guided by others to change his ways just in time for the holidays.
“The rehearsals have been great so far,” said Morgan Childs ’27. “I have lots of freshmen eager to work on props and I can’t wait to bring them aboard.”
The props department isn’t the only way freshmen are working themselves in, though. Some have found set crew to be their calling and others are taking to the stage.
“I’m trying my best to dabble in working on the set and acting,” said Quinn Naugle ’29. “I don’t have any huge roles which leaves a lot of time in rehearsals for me to lend a hand elsewhere.”
Some Freshman, however, have already struck gold. Or, a close second at least.
“This is one of the shows in a while I’ve done where my mom isn’t directing,” said Paxton Longoria ’29, who’s playing the role of a young Charles Dickens. “It’s gonna be weird not being the prodigal son on set, landing all the roles he wants.”
This year’s seniors, similar to this year’s fresh meat, are also adjusting. But nonetheless, they’re looking toward going out in a bang.
“After landing Beetlejuice and Scrooge so far, I feel unstoppable,” Brenden Carrion ’26 said. “It’s gonna be my year, I can feel it. If only we could figure something out for the senior show.”
No need to focus on the future, that’s the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come’s problem. Speaking of, a problem faced with this show was plenty of casting restraints.
“We have a significantly smaller group than last year,” Chloe Bordignon ’27 said. “And with tons of large group scenes, there was no other choice but to cast people in two, three, even four different roles.”
That’s gonna be one busy program, best of luck to the publicity crew. One of the backstage crews that’s going to really make the show is the costume crew, they’ll have to balance the proper amount of Victorian England elegance, seriousness, and still enough light tones to make it feel like high school play and not Christopher Nolan’s next oscar-baiting box office smash.
“I’m having a lot of fun with costumes,” said Charlotte Barth ’28. “We’re working as a group of three and I feel that by discussing our individual visions, we can come to some great conclusions that will ensure a beautiful show.”
