A Christmas Carol in July
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It’s (a) Christmas (Carol) in July! Join us on Saturday, July 25 from 3-6 p.m. for A Christmas Carol In July, a staged reading of The Civic’s 2026 holiday show, A Christmas Carol: A Play with Music.
Hosted by Dave Schlenker, this will be the first public reading of the script, brought to life by some of your favorite Civic actors. This stage adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic is by OCT Executive & Artistic Director Greg Thompson and includes favorite songs of the season. It offers a fresh theatrical take on Dickens’ timeless classic while remaining faithful to the heart and spirit of the beloved story.
The house opens at 2:30 p.m. and the festivities commence at 3 p.m. The audience will be seated onstage for this festive, family-friendly event. There will be a 10-minute intermission. You’ll also meet the playwright and participate in a post-reading discussion to help put the finishing touches on The Civic’s new family-friendly holiday tradition.
Apple cider and gingerbread cookies will be provided to get you in the holiday spirit, and a cash bar backstage will offer selected libations. Christmas music and decorations will arrive early this year to provide (out-of-season) seasonal ambiance. Scrooge’s cold and miserly heart will offer extra cooling for relief in the summer heat. Chills also provided by the four ghosts.
Despite Scrooge’s strong objections, this event is free if you wish. Or, to humor him, you may name your own price and pay what you like. (Charitable contributions are, as always, welcome and appreciated during the holiday season, whenever it may fall.)
Don’t say bah, humbug – join us for Christmas in July and be among the first to experience this exciting new work! RSVP by July 21 to https://ocalacivictheatre.ludus.com/show_page.php?show_id=200536381
THE CAST
EBENEZER SCROOGE: Scott Fitzgerald
BOB CRATCHIT: Daniel Roscoe
FREDERICK HOLYWELL: Janik Buranosky
GENTLEMAN #1/JACOB MARLEY: Greg Doss
CHRISTMAS PAST/LILY HOLYWELL: Katarina Shaner
GENTLEMAN #2/MR. FEZZIWIG: Sebastian Lombardo
GEORGE/CHRISTMAS YET TO COME: Tom Ferreira
CHRISTMAS PRESENT: John Anderson Jr.
MOURNER/MRS. CRATCHIT: Lizzie McDonald
YOUNG MARLEY/PETER CRATCHIT: Isaac Jovel
SCHOOLBOY/TINY TIM CRATCHIT: Lane Leedy
GABRIEL GRUBB/YOUNG SCROOGE: Alan Hickey
MRS. FEZZIWIG/MRS. BRIGGS: Kiara Feliciano
FAN/BELINDA CRATCHIT: Kyleigh Wilkinson
BELLE/MARTHA CRATCHIT: Adrienne Hebert
BOY SCROOGE/SCHOOL BOY/BOY #2: Ryan Ejaz
CATHERINE/MRS. HAWKINS: Iyanna Skinner
SCHOOLBOY/BOY #1: Liam Ortiz
Hosted by Dave Schlenker, this will be the first public reading of the script, brought to life by some of your favorite Civic actors. This stage adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic is by OCT Executive & Artistic Director Greg Thompson and includes favorite songs of the season. It offers a fresh theatrical take on Dickens’ timeless classic while remaining faithful to the heart and spirit of the beloved story.
The house opens at 2:30 p.m. and the festivities commence at 3 p.m. The audience will be seated onstage for this festive, family-friendly event. There will be a 10-minute intermission. You’ll also meet the playwright and participate in a post-reading discussion to help put the finishing touches on The Civic’s new family-friendly holiday tradition.
Apple cider and gingerbread cookies will be provided to get you in the holiday spirit, and a cash bar backstage will offer selected libations. Christmas music and decorations will arrive early this year to provide (out-of-season) seasonal ambiance. Scrooge’s cold and miserly heart will offer extra cooling for relief in the summer heat. Chills also provided by the four ghosts.
Despite Scrooge’s strong objections, this event is free if you wish. Or, to humor him, you may name your own price and pay what you like. (Charitable contributions are, as always, welcome and appreciated during the holiday season, whenever it may fall.)
Don’t say bah, humbug – join us for Christmas in July and be among the first to experience this exciting new work! RSVP by July 21 to https://ocalacivictheatre.ludus.com/show_page.php?show_id=200536381
THE CAST
EBENEZER SCROOGE: Scott Fitzgerald
BOB CRATCHIT: Daniel Roscoe
FREDERICK HOLYWELL: Janik Buranosky
GENTLEMAN #1/JACOB MARLEY: Greg Doss
CHRISTMAS PAST/LILY HOLYWELL: Katarina Shaner
GENTLEMAN #2/MR. FEZZIWIG: Sebastian Lombardo
GEORGE/CHRISTMAS YET TO COME: Tom Ferreira
CHRISTMAS PRESENT: John Anderson Jr.
MOURNER/MRS. CRATCHIT: Lizzie McDonald
YOUNG MARLEY/PETER CRATCHIT: Isaac Jovel
SCHOOLBOY/TINY TIM CRATCHIT: Lane Leedy
GABRIEL GRUBB/YOUNG SCROOGE: Alan Hickey
MRS. FEZZIWIG/MRS. BRIGGS: Kiara Feliciano
FAN/BELINDA CRATCHIT: Kyleigh Wilkinson
BELLE/MARTHA CRATCHIT: Adrienne Hebert
BOY SCROOGE/SCHOOL BOY/BOY #2: Ryan Ejaz
CATHERINE/MRS. HAWKINS: Iyanna Skinner
SCHOOLBOY/BOY #1: Liam Ortiz
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Where is it happening?
4337 E Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34470, 4337 E Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, FL 34470-5001, United States, Silver Springs
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