Meyers' rendition of 'A Christmas Carol' is true to Dickens
<p>The Ghost of Christmas Present, aka Rick Ball, left, takes Scrooge to the Cratchit home. Ebenezer Scrooge, aka, Keith Meyers, inquires about Tiny Tim’s fate.</p>
<p>Scrooge rejects the invitation of his nephew, Freddie, to come to Christmas dinner as Bob Cratchit scribes away.</p>
Scrooge His Nephew
Scrooge Scrooge Pleads
Scrooge Ghost of Past 2
Scrooge Ghost of Marley
Scrooge Ghost of Yet to Come
Hooray for the Pitiful Players’ rendition of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol!”
The Keith Meyers-led Players did the Dickens classic of Victorian England proud with their performance Friday evening at Troy’s Lincoln Theater.
Simply, this production is no Christmas humbug!
And, the best part is, the Players will perform this weekend at the Little Theatre in Libby, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. There is no charge for admission, but the troupe does take donations, so, a 10 schilling or even a crown is worth the price of this performance.
Improvising as all live stage performances do for the limited availability of stage space at the historic Lincoln, the Players’ interpretation of “A Christmas Carol” is a wonderful elixir for the holidays. We can only imagine how the troupe will perform on the larger stage of the Libby venue.
The 65-minute performance Friday, which was attended by 100-plus people on a snowy night, was right on, true to Victorian-era English dialect that had the audience fixed on the performance of Meyers as the unbelieving Ebenezer Scrooge into the transformed benefactor of the Cratchit family and more.
The small cast, in which nearly everyone has dual roles, is laden with great acting talent from Meyers and Logan Anderson, who does an excellent portrayal of Jacob Marley, the ghost of Scrooge’s business partner, to the littlest actress of Sophia Kim.
Libby residents will see some familiar names and faces in this one from Jolee and Keeley Holder, to John Thurmond, Kaylee and Sophia Kim and Makana Shriner to Rick Ball, our own Libby Librarian.
Other cast members, and none the least, include Raymond Miller, Arianna Willis and Gabee Deleo. Also, you really don’t see her, but Susan James is the one who keeps all the chains rattling, the smoke rolling, the props working and the sound coordinated.
If you’re looking for something special to do Friday or Saturday night, take in “A Christmas Carol.” It just might restore that Christmas glow this holiday.