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Poster & Playbill Design  ....................................... Sharon McHugh

Sound Design .............................................................. Bryan Hebert​

Child ........................................................................... Emma Keating​

Laundress .................................................................... Sonia Kibbee​

Ghost of Christmas Present ................................. Matthew Axsom​

Jacob Marley  ................................................................... Rich Booth​

Cast in Order of Appearance​

and to you our theatre patrons and sponsors.

The return of our Holiday Music program (Directed by Traci Booth and Music Directed by Walt Sayre ) with all new contemporary music as well as some old favorites. This year we have the return of some performers from previous Holiday show and welcome new ones to our Small Pond family.

Martha Cratchit ........................................................... Sarah Flower​

Tiny Tim ........................................................................ Oliver Gillard​

Production Crew​

Set Construction ............................... Small Pond Board & Friends

Music Director  ................................................................ Walt Sayre​

Lighting Design ...................................................... Sharon McHugh​

Special Thanks 

Janet .......................................................................... Sarah Manning​

Mrs. Cratchit ............................................................... Lisa Perreault​

Mrs. Ernest Stanley ....................... Lisa Perreault Miss Preen ....................................... Sonia Kibbee Richard Stanley ............................... Bryan Hebert June Stanley ........................... Cassandra Schmitt John ....................................................David Chase  Sarah .................................................... Sue Wilbur Mrs. Dexter ...................................... Teri Boucher Mrs. McCutcheon .................................. Sue Silver Mr. Stanley ................................... Mark Brosseau Maggie Cutler ......................................Tara Gillard Dr. Bradley ..................................... Ray Mahoney  Sheridan Whiteside ............................ Rich Booth Harriet Stanley  .................................. Traci Booth Bert Jefferson ........................................ Ren Doyle Professor Metz ..............................Paul Teitelman Luncheon Guests ...... Matt Axsom, David Chase Mr. Baker ................................... Matthew Axsom  Expressman ...................................Paul Perreault 

Lorraine Sheldon ................................... PJ Cooke Beverly Carlton ................................John Sansone Westcott .............,....................... Matthew Axsom Radio Technicians ........................... David Chase  Choir Girl ......................................... Olivia Gillard Banjo ............................................ Paul Teitelman  Michelson ................................. Matthew Axsom

Old Joe ........................................................................... David Chase​

Small Pond is bringing back our favorite show, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but with a new spin! This time it's being presented as a 1940's radio broadcast, from WSPP in Marlborough, underscored with the wonderful music of Jon Ripley O'Brien to whom we are dedicating this production. 

Bob Cratchit ................................................................ John Sansone​

Gentleman ..................................................................... Rich Clough​

Scrooge ........................................................................ Ray Mahoney​

 Director .......................................................................... Traci Booth​

 “Portly Sheridan Whiteside, critic, lecturer, wit, radio orator, intimate friend of the great and near great, met his Waterloo in the shape of a small piece of ice on the doorstep of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley, of Mesalia, Ohio, while trekking across the country on his annual lecture tours. Result: the idol of the air waves rests until further notice in the home of the surprised Mr. and Mrs, Stanley. Possibility: Christmas may be postponed this year.”

So runs the lead article in the Christmas 1939 issue of Time magazine. Whiteside turns the Stanley household upside down, forcing everyone in town to cater to his egotistical demands. Meanwhile, his beloved secretary has given her notice after falling in love with a local reporter, and Whiteside must engage every weapon in his considerable arsenal of guile and manipulation to keep her in his employ—including blackmail, deceit, and the intervention of the fading sexpot actress Lorraine Sheldon and the elegant British wit of playwright Beverly Carlton. A three-ring circus of machinations and celebrity appearances ensues.

B & J Lighting, Mark Brosseau, Community House of Marlborough

Back Row: David Chase, Mark Brosseau, Paul Perreault, Matthew Axsom, Sue Silver, Teri Boucher,  Ray Mahoney, Sue Wilbur, Mummy, Ren Doyle, Olivia Gillard, Melanie Doyle, Rich Booth and Tara Gillard.

Middle Row: Bryan Hebert, Paul Teitelman, Pamela Cooke and John Sansone.

​Front Row: Cassandra Schmitt, Lisa Perreault, Sonia Kibbee and Traci Booth

Lighting Technician ................................................... Melanie Doyle​

Young Scrooge  ........................................................... Bryan Hebert​

Undertaker/Maid ..............................................................Deb Zilske​

Cast

Carlene Travis .............................. Sue Wilbur Nita Mooney ............................. Sonia Kibbee Mavis Flowers ............................ Lauri Blouin Crystal Hart ................................... Carin Torp Sugar Lee Thompkins ................. Traci Booth Bunny Sutherland ................. Sarah Manning Bobby Wayne Dillahunt .......... Ray Mahoney Porter Padgett .......................... John Sansone  Maizy  Praline ....................................... herself

THE STORY AS DESCRIBED BY DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE: Hilarity abounds when the feisty females of Eden Falls, Georgia, decide to shake up their lives. The action in this rollicking Southern comedy takes place in SPA-DEE-DAH!, the abandoned church-turned-day-spa where this group of friends gathers every Friday afternoon. After the loss of a dear friend, the women realize time is precious, and if they’re going to change their lives and achieve their dreams, they have to get on it now! But Sugar Lee, their high-spirited, determined leader, has her hands full keeping the women motivated. Carlene’s given up on romance, having buried three husbands. Nita’s a nervous wreck from running interference between her problematic son and his probation officer. Mavis’ marriage is so stagnant she’s wondering how she can fake her own death to get out of it. And sweet, simple Crystal entertains them all, singing Christmas carols with her own hilarious lyrics. The comic tension mounts when a sexy ex-boyfriend shows up unexpectedly, a marriage proposal comes from an unlikely suitor and Sugar Lee’s archrival vows she’ll stop at nothing to steal the spa away from her. By the time the women rally together to overcome these obstacles and launch their new, improved lives, you’ve got a side-splitting, joyful comedy that will make you laugh out loud and shout “Hallelujah!"

Belle .................................................................... Cassandra Schmitt​

Mrs. Dilber ................................................................... Casey Volikas​

Crew

Co-Directors ................. Rich Booth, Tara Gillard Stage Crew . Taylor Putnam, Cassandra Schmitt Sound .............................................. Bryan Hebert Lighting ....................................... Sharon McHugh Costumes ........................................... Traci Booth Set Design .......................................... Rich Booth Set Construction ......... Small Pond and Friends Program/Poster ........................ Sharon McHugh  Ticket Sales /Photography .... Maureen McHugh

 Assistant Director ............................................................ Ren Doyle​

Production Photography/Box Office ............... Maureen McHugh

A Very Special Thanks 

Donation by Brian and Kelly Smith in memory of Angela Fisher

Announcer/Foley Operator ........................................... Ren Doyle 

Production Staff

This Holiday Season's performers are ...

Barb Andrews, Matthew Axsom, Traci Booth, David Chase, Rich Clough, Jeannie Donohoe, Ren Doyle, Zoe Ferrin. Maya Fisher, Sarah Flower, Tara Gillard, Bryan Hebert, Emma Keating, Sonia Kibbee, Ray Mahoney, Sarah Manning, Lisa Perreault, John Sansone, Walt Sayre, Cassandra Schmitt, Casey Volikas and Deb Zilske

Co-Directors ...............Traci Booth, Bryan Hebert Stage Manager ............................. Melanie Doyle  Sound .........................Traci Booth, Bryan Hebert Lighting ...................................... Sharon McHugh  Costumes ............................................ Traci Booth Set Design ............................................ RIch Booth Set Construction ........... Small Pond and Friends Concessions ........................................ Small Pond Poster/Program ......................... Sharon McHugh Ticket Sales/Photos ................Maureen McHugh

A Christmas Carol - the Radio Show

Advertising .................................................................. John Sansone

Accompaniest .................................................................. Walt Sayre​

Concessions ........................................................ Small Pond Board

Fred .................................................................................... Ren Doyle​

Set Design  ....................................................................... Rich Booth​

Ghost of Christmas Past  .............................................. Tara Gillard​

Fan ..................................................................................... Zoe Ferrin​

Show Video  ................................................................. Bryan Hebert

Narrator ......................................................................... Traci Booth​

Radio Show Cast

Holiday Music ...

The story as described by Dramatists Play Services ...