{"id":27582,"date":"2019-12-10T19:23:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T00:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2019\/12\/11\/a-christmas-carol-returns-to-necc\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:21:50","slug":"a-christmas-carol-returns-to-necc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/12\/10\/a-christmas-carol-returns-to-necc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d Returns to NECC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/12\/A-Christmas-Carol-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21930\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/12\/A-Christmas-Carol-poster-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Poster of &quot;A Christmas Carol&quot;\" width=\"305\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a>\u201cA Christmas Carol,\u201d by Charles Dickens returns to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\">Northern Essex Community College<\/a> stage Friday, Dec. 13, with four performances ending Sunday, Dec. 15. in the Chester Hawrylciw Theater, on the third floor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St.<\/p>\n<p>Ebenezer Scrooge, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Cratchit Family, and all other Dickens characters will come to life in this year\u2019s play, adding fun and tradition to the holiday season under the direction of John Budzyna and NECC Professor Deirdre Budzyna, both of Newburyport.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of this production is the four madrigal singers who appear throughout the play singing traditional carols. The music director is NECC Music Professor Alisa Bucchiere, of Merrimac, who will lead the madrigal singers.<\/p>\n<p>The show will be performed Friday, Dec. 13, at 7 pm., Saturday, Dec. 14, at 3 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets will be available at the door, although seating is limited. They can also be purchased through\u00a0MKTIX.org<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21945\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/12\/Mark-Morrison-as-Ebenezer-Scrooge-press.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21945\" class=\"wp-image-21945 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/12\/Mark-Morrison-as-Ebenezer-Scrooge-press-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Morrison takes on the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in NECC&#8217;s production of &#8220;A Christmas Carol.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $10 for student\/seniors and free for children under the age of 5.<\/p>\n<p>The NECC production was originally presented as a one-time fundraiser for the performing arts department. The production was so successful, it became an NECC community event each holiday season with faculty, staff, students, alumni and their family members auditioning for roles.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, contact Bucchiere, at<a href=\"mailto:abucchiere@necc.mass.edu\">\u00a0abucchiere@necc.mass.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The cast includes:<\/p>\n<p>By town:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amesbury<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David Draper, Bob Cratchit<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Himmel, Young Ebenezer, Boy in The Strreet 1<\/p>\n<p>Maggie Himmel, Fan<\/p>\n<p>Bonnie Suroweic, Fred\u2019 Wife<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Himmel Ignorance<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Himmel, junior stage assistant<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andover<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tyler Sheltry, assistant stage manager and lighting board operator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boxford<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dan Bruns, Charity Man, Third Man<\/p>\n<p>East Hampstead, NH<\/p>\n<p>Maureen Dadekian, Laundress, Mrs. Fezziwig<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exeter, NH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kallie Mayo, Belinda<\/p>\n<p>Reilly Mayo, Want\/Schoolyard Kid<\/p>\n<p><strong>Georgetown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alivia Olsen, Belle<\/p>\n<p><strong>Haverhill<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mark Morrison, Ebenezer Scrooge<\/p>\n<p>Melanie Bohanan, Mrs. Crtchit<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln Bohanan, Peter<\/p>\n<p>Kairi Bohanan, Martha<\/p>\n<p>Melina Bohanan, Tiny Tim<\/p>\n<p>Emi Sisco, stage manager and soundboard operator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Merrimac<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alisa Bucchiere, Madrigal A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Methuen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Troy D\u2019Angelo-Lombardi, Young Scrooge<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newburyport<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Budzyna, Jacob Marley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newton, NH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Geehae Moon, Madrigal D, Guest 2<\/p>\n<p>Michael Letendre, Belle\u2019s Husband, Dick Wilson, Guest 3<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plaistow, NH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Todd Buckley, Fezziwig, Old Joe<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Buckley, Christmas past<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salem, NH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Lehner, Fred<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Heckman-McKenna, Christmas Present<\/p>\n<p>Allyson Catanzaro, Fred\u2019s Housekeeper, Maid<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tewksbury<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Matt Bliss, Madrigal B<\/p>\n<p>Chip Bliss, Madrigal C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA Christmas Carol,\u201d by Charles Dickens returns to the Northern Essex Community College stage Friday, Dec. 13, with four performances ending Sunday, Dec. 15. in the Chester Hawrylciw Theater, on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":27584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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