'A Christmas Carol' - Sunday at The Barnacle

Jeffries Thaiss and Eric Scott Anthony.
Photo by VIVIAN WANG

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, "a play with music," is being presented at The Barnacle on Sunday, December 8. 

This two-man production features Dickens’ original language supported by familiar Christmas songs and old-fashioned sound effects, all performed live.

The show is designed to not need a set. The Barnacle is the set.

Jeffries Thaiss and his co-adapter and co-performer, veteran Broadway actor/musician Eric Scott Anthony, present the story in 75 minutes “without modernizing or watering-down” Dickens’ original language. Thaiss plays all the roles, from Scrooge to the Ghosts and more than 20 others. Anthony underscores the action on guitar, singing traditional Christmas carols while creating sound effects one might have heard in the 1800s.

Purchase tickets on Eventbrite or at the gate beginning at 6:30 pm for a performance beginning at 7:30 pm. Admission is $20 for ages 11 and up, $15 for members of The Barnacle Society, $10 for ages 6 to 10, $5 for ages 3 to 5, and free for children under 6. The performance is out back on the big lawn. Bring folding chairs and a rolling cooler and arrive early to choose the best spot for a picnic with friends.

The Branacle is at 3485 Main Highway.