Every year since 2009, before the Thanksgiving dishes are even dry, audiences have flocked to Olney Theatre Center to see award-winner Paul Morella in his bravura one-person performance of A Christmas Carol. What separates Paul Morella’s version from all others is its faith in Dickens’ singular genius, by sticking to his original text for 99% of this acclaimed solo performance. That’s why our audiences have made this Ghost Story of Christmas an Olney tradition now in its 15th year.
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By Charles Dickens
Adapted and Performed by Paul Morella
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Reviews and Press
- Broadway World: "Morella is a master storyteller"
- MD Theatre Guide: "phenomenal and entertaining, making a familiar story fresh and sticking true to the central heart of the narrative..."
- The Washington Post: Be his guest: Morella’s solo ‘Christmas Carol’ is an inviting ghost story (2015)
- DC Metro Theater Arts: "A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas" at Olney Theatre Center
- MD Theatre Guide: 'A Christmas Carol' at Olney Theatre Center
- The Washington Post: Three Scrooges: Area actors reflect on playing the Christmas curmudgeon
- Baltimore Post Examiner: A Christmas Carol: A Ghost of a Story told the olde fashioned way
- The Washington Post: Scrooge Summit
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A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
November 29 - December 29 2024
Available as a Classic Membership Add-on