"Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol," an irreverent and moving take on Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale, will run at the Burien Little Theatre from Nov. 28 to Dec. 31.
All performances are at the Burien Community Center, 437 S.W. 144th St.
Opening night will feature The Dickens Carolers in the lobby before curtain call.
Tickets are $5-$18. A performance schedule including dates, times and ticket prices are available at www.burienlittletheatre.com or by calling the ticket office at 206-242-5180.
This modern comedy, written by award winning playwright and actor Tom Mula, tells the story of Jacob Marley's heroic behind-the-scenes efforts to save Scrooge's soul-and redeem his own.
"Scrooge? I have to redeem old Scrooge? The one man I knew who was worse than I was? Impossible!"
So begins the real story behind the traditional Dickens' version. The play opens seven years after Marley's death on Christmas Eve and he is in Hell.
Marley finds himself burdened with the chains of his miserly existence on Earth as Scrooge's business partner. An imp, Bogle, offers Marley a contract that could release him from his suffering and Marley signs without reading it. Only then does he discover that his only way out of Hell is to change Scrooge's heart.
Tom Mula has been a Chicago actor, director, and playwright for more than 30 years. Mula's novel "Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol" was published in 1995 by Adams Media.
The audio version was broadcast nationwide on National Public Radio for six seasons; the play received the Cunningham Prize from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul.
Burien Little Theatre and the City of Burien Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department in partnership with the White Center Food Bank and the Highline Area Food Bank will hold a food drive during the four-week performance run.
Audience members are asked to bring nonperishable food items.
Donations will also be accepted on nonperformance days at the Parks office located in the community center.
M. Elizabeth Eller directs the production.
Actors Melissa Malloy, John Mallory, Steve Scheide, Hannah Schnabel, Eric Hamlin, and Allison Wooldridge are featured.
