{"id":32574,"date":"2025-12-10T12:29:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2025\/12\/10\/a-christmas-carol-at-necc-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:33:59","slug":"a-christmas-carol-at-necc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/12\/10\/a-christmas-carol-at-necc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d at NECC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/2025_FaceBook_Banner_Christmas_Carol_December-768x292-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29643 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/2025_FaceBook_Banner_Christmas_Carol_December-768x292-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A beloved holiday tradition returns to the stage this weekend as Northern Essex Community College Music, in collaboration with NECC Theater in the Liberal Arts Division, presents \u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d by Charles Dickens.<\/p>\n<p>Four performances will be held from Friday, December 12, to Sunday, December 14, in the Chester Hawrylciw Theater, on the third floor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St. 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 Music Professor Alisa Bucchiere.<\/p>\n<p>The show will be performed:<\/p>\n<p>Friday, December 12, at 7 p.m.<br \/>\nSaturday, December 13, at 3 and 7 p.m.<br \/>\nSunday, December 14, at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets can be purchased in advance\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketleap.events\/tickets\/neccachristmascarol\/necc-music-presents-a-christmas-carol-464505963\">here. <\/a>A limited number of tickets will be available at the door; however, seating is limited. Advanced purchasing is strongly recommended. And a dear note from Mr. Charles Dickens himself, \u201cScrooge accepts only cash at the door, as does our concessions and raffles, so prithee, bring your jingling coins and crinkled notes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $10 for students\/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>The cast includes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amesbury<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Draper: Bob Cratchit<br \/>\nCharlie Himmel: Peter Cratchit<br \/>\nMaggie Himmel: Belinda Cratchit<br \/>\nChristine Murphy: Ghost of Christmas Present<\/p>\n<p><strong>Haverhill<\/strong><br \/>\nMelina Bohanan: Martha Cratchit<br \/>\nAlicia Smith: Mrs. Cratchit<br \/>\nCallum Belfiore: Fred<br \/>\nTabitha Kimball: Ghost of Christmas Past<br \/>\nJulianne Hayner: Fan, Want<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lawrence<\/strong><br \/>\nSon Nguyen: Madrigal Singer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowell<\/strong><br \/>\nGeehae Moon \u2013 Madrigal Singer<br \/>\nTim Farnsworth \u2013 Dick Wilkins, Belle\u2019s Husband<\/p>\n<p><strong>Merrimac<\/strong><br \/>\nAlisa Bucchiere: Madrigal Singer<br \/>\nNarjis Musa: Fred\u2019s wife, Undertaker<br \/>\nGina Musa: Fred\u2019s Housekeeper<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newburyport<\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Budzyna: Jacob Marley<br \/>\nIzzy V. : Tiny Tim<br \/>\nDominic Corjay: Boy in Street<br \/>\nLukas Sutton: Young Ebenezer, Ignorance<br \/>\nNolan Grieg: Young Scrooge<br \/>\nKirk Trach: Charity Man<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tewksbury<\/strong><br \/>\nChip Bliss: Madrigal Singer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Woburn<\/strong><br \/>\nAmy Charies \u2013 Maid, Party Guest<\/p>\n<p>NEW HAMPSHIRE<\/p>\n<p><strong>East Hampstead<\/strong><br \/>\nMaureen Dadekian: Mrs. Fezziwig, Laundress<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plaistow<\/strong><br \/>\nTodd Buckley: Uncle Fezziwig, Old Joe<br \/>\nMaddy Buckley: Belle<br \/>\nPatrick Doherty: Party Guest, Old Man in Street<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rochester<\/strong><br \/>\nMark Morrison: Ebenezer Scrooge<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, contact Bucchiere, at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:abucchiere@necc.mass.edu\">abucchiere@necc.mass.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beloved holiday tradition returns to the stage this weekend as Northern Essex Community College Music, in collaboration with NECC Theater in the Liberal Arts Division, presents \u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":32577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12,681],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-mobile"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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