Carleton Community School Winter Play:
"A Christmas Carol"
Directed by Ms. M. Larkson, New Head of the CCS Drama Dept.
Assisted by Mrs. P. Holmes, CCS High School English Teacher
CAST LIST
Narrator.....................James Francis "Jack" Sullivan-Kelly
Ebenezer Scrooge..........Marcus "Specs" David
Bob Cratchit.................David Jacobs
Fred...........................Aaron "Mush" Lohr
Jacob Marley.................Dave "Pie Eater" Sidoni
Ghost of Christmas Past...Ivan "Dutchy" Dudynsky
Young Ebenezer............Anthony "Racetrack" Higgins
Fan............................Caitlin "Springs" Hawthorne
Young Scrooge..............Mike "Skittery" Goorjian
Dick Wilkins.................Arvie "Boots" Lowe, Jr.
Fezziwig......................Joe "Jake" Conrad
Mrs. Fezziwig...............Ariana Montoya
Little Fezziwigs.............Tessie Andrews
Taylor Montoya
Cindy Bartholemew
Belle...........................Anna "Ace" Jacobs
Ghost of Christmas Present...Dominic "Bumlets" Lucero
Mrs. Cratchit..................Rachel "Seraph" Conlon
Tiny Tim......................Marty "Clumsy Crutchy" Morris
Peter...........................Dominic "Itey" Maldonado
Belinda........................Cerise LaGois
Martha........................Jade Gessler
Mrs. Fred.....................Felicia Darte
Mrs. Fred's Sister............Leticia Darte
Topper........................Trey "Blink" Parker
Ghost of Christmas Yet
To Come.............. Rob "Snoddy" Feeney
Fat Man......................Dee "Snitch" Caspary
Man With a Handkerchief...Matt "Snipeshooter" Fields
Thin Man.....................Kevin "Swifty" Stea
Old Joe........................Gabe "Spot" Conlon
Mrs. Dilber...................Bethany "The Beast" Smythe
Charwoman..................Bliss McNamorn
Undertaker....................Don "Fish" Hallman
Portly Gentlemen...........Mitchel "Mikko" Saunders
Tye "Curls" Gordon
Christmas Carolers............CCS Christmas Choir
Boy..............................Lucas "Less" Jacobs
The cast list for the winter play was posted during lunch on a Monday at the beginning of October. Since the school lunch was macaroni and cheese (or, as my brother Spot puts it, "rubber cylinders in a thin coating of yellow slime"), most students skipped lunch and checked out the cast list instead.
"Yay! I'm a ghost!" I heard someone exclaim. It could only be my best friend-Dominic, also known as Bumlets. Don't ask me where he got the nickname; he already had it when he moved to Carleton Community two years ago, when we were in eighth grade.
"Really?" I shouted back. "Which one?"
"Uh...Christmas present! And you have a part, too. And so does Aaron, and so does your brother!"
"Now, that's a surprise," I murmured to myself. Every year my brother's been in high school there's been a female drama teacher. And every year my brother, the famous Spot Conlon, has had a part in the winter play (and the fall variety show and the spring musical). It may not be a big part, but it's always a part, at least. On the other hand, I'm the one in the family who has the real talent, which is why I always have a part also. By the way, my name is Rachel "Seraph" Conlon, and I will be playing Mrs. Cratchit.
"Seraph?" my other best friend, Aaron, or Mush, asked. "Who's Fred?" I rolled my eyes-trust Aaron to audition for a play he's never read before.
"Scrooge's nephew," I explained. "It's a pretty big part, actually."
"Great," Mush said with a big smile. "But we do have one problem."
"Which would be...?"
"The director is new."
"And?"
"And she gave The Beast and the Darte twins roles."
"Great," I said, "now Felicia will be falling off the stage, Leticia will forget all her lines, and Bethany the Beast will manage to scare away all the rest of the audience!"
"Yeah, I saw that they had parts, too," Bumlets said, returning to Mush and I, "but at least I'm a ghost!" Bumlets has a thing for ghosts. He keeps a list of people he's going to haunt after he dies.
"Hey, Seraph, looks like you're going to be my wife for this thing," David Jacobs said, walking up to me. He's one of the smartest kids in school-we're two of the five sophomores that are in Algebra Two.
"What's that?" Spot asked. "My sister's marrying Davey Jacobs? Where did I go wrong?" He pretended to moan and collapse in despair.
"Spot, we're still going out tonight, right?" Cerise LeGois asked. She's a senior (a year older than Spot) and the guys in our school have been drooling over her for years.
"Of course, honey," Spot said, regaining his composure and giving her a kiss on the cheek, which quickly moved to her lips and then to making out.
"Honey darling, are we going out tonight also?" Bumlets asked me in a high voice, doing a great impression of Cerise.
"Of course sweetie," I replied. Spot stopped kissing Cerise long enough to glare at us.
"Immature sophomores," he muttered.
"Oh yeah, Spot, mom told me to ask you if you want your sheets washed. She said it looks like you wet the bed again last night," I teased, grinning. Spot growled, let go of Cerise, and started chasing me around the cafeteria. Suddenly, I stopped and Spot crashed into me, falling flat on his face. Luckily, the intercom started to crackle and everyone turned his or her attention to the forthcoming announcement,
"Due to the fact that Mrs. Holmes has just gone into labor, she will not be assisting Ms. Larkson with the winter play. She will be replaced by her long-term sub, Mr. Brian Denton."
"A Christmas Carol"
Directed by Ms. M. Larkson, New Head of the CCS Drama Dept.
Assisted by Mrs. P. Holmes, CCS High School English Teacher
CAST LIST
Narrator.....................James Francis "Jack" Sullivan-Kelly
Ebenezer Scrooge..........Marcus "Specs" David
Bob Cratchit.................David Jacobs
Fred...........................Aaron "Mush" Lohr
Jacob Marley.................Dave "Pie Eater" Sidoni
Ghost of Christmas Past...Ivan "Dutchy" Dudynsky
Young Ebenezer............Anthony "Racetrack" Higgins
Fan............................Caitlin "Springs" Hawthorne
Young Scrooge..............Mike "Skittery" Goorjian
Dick Wilkins.................Arvie "Boots" Lowe, Jr.
Fezziwig......................Joe "Jake" Conrad
Mrs. Fezziwig...............Ariana Montoya
Little Fezziwigs.............Tessie Andrews
Taylor Montoya
Cindy Bartholemew
Belle...........................Anna "Ace" Jacobs
Ghost of Christmas Present...Dominic "Bumlets" Lucero
Mrs. Cratchit..................Rachel "Seraph" Conlon
Tiny Tim......................Marty "Clumsy Crutchy" Morris
Peter...........................Dominic "Itey" Maldonado
Belinda........................Cerise LaGois
Martha........................Jade Gessler
Mrs. Fred.....................Felicia Darte
Mrs. Fred's Sister............Leticia Darte
Topper........................Trey "Blink" Parker
Ghost of Christmas Yet
To Come.............. Rob "Snoddy" Feeney
Fat Man......................Dee "Snitch" Caspary
Man With a Handkerchief...Matt "Snipeshooter" Fields
Thin Man.....................Kevin "Swifty" Stea
Old Joe........................Gabe "Spot" Conlon
Mrs. Dilber...................Bethany "The Beast" Smythe
Charwoman..................Bliss McNamorn
Undertaker....................Don "Fish" Hallman
Portly Gentlemen...........Mitchel "Mikko" Saunders
Tye "Curls" Gordon
Christmas Carolers............CCS Christmas Choir
Boy..............................Lucas "Less" Jacobs
The cast list for the winter play was posted during lunch on a Monday at the beginning of October. Since the school lunch was macaroni and cheese (or, as my brother Spot puts it, "rubber cylinders in a thin coating of yellow slime"), most students skipped lunch and checked out the cast list instead.
"Yay! I'm a ghost!" I heard someone exclaim. It could only be my best friend-Dominic, also known as Bumlets. Don't ask me where he got the nickname; he already had it when he moved to Carleton Community two years ago, when we were in eighth grade.
"Really?" I shouted back. "Which one?"
"Uh...Christmas present! And you have a part, too. And so does Aaron, and so does your brother!"
"Now, that's a surprise," I murmured to myself. Every year my brother's been in high school there's been a female drama teacher. And every year my brother, the famous Spot Conlon, has had a part in the winter play (and the fall variety show and the spring musical). It may not be a big part, but it's always a part, at least. On the other hand, I'm the one in the family who has the real talent, which is why I always have a part also. By the way, my name is Rachel "Seraph" Conlon, and I will be playing Mrs. Cratchit.
"Seraph?" my other best friend, Aaron, or Mush, asked. "Who's Fred?" I rolled my eyes-trust Aaron to audition for a play he's never read before.
"Scrooge's nephew," I explained. "It's a pretty big part, actually."
"Great," Mush said with a big smile. "But we do have one problem."
"Which would be...?"
"The director is new."
"And?"
"And she gave The Beast and the Darte twins roles."
"Great," I said, "now Felicia will be falling off the stage, Leticia will forget all her lines, and Bethany the Beast will manage to scare away all the rest of the audience!"
"Yeah, I saw that they had parts, too," Bumlets said, returning to Mush and I, "but at least I'm a ghost!" Bumlets has a thing for ghosts. He keeps a list of people he's going to haunt after he dies.
"Hey, Seraph, looks like you're going to be my wife for this thing," David Jacobs said, walking up to me. He's one of the smartest kids in school-we're two of the five sophomores that are in Algebra Two.
"What's that?" Spot asked. "My sister's marrying Davey Jacobs? Where did I go wrong?" He pretended to moan and collapse in despair.
"Spot, we're still going out tonight, right?" Cerise LeGois asked. She's a senior (a year older than Spot) and the guys in our school have been drooling over her for years.
"Of course, honey," Spot said, regaining his composure and giving her a kiss on the cheek, which quickly moved to her lips and then to making out.
"Honey darling, are we going out tonight also?" Bumlets asked me in a high voice, doing a great impression of Cerise.
"Of course sweetie," I replied. Spot stopped kissing Cerise long enough to glare at us.
"Immature sophomores," he muttered.
"Oh yeah, Spot, mom told me to ask you if you want your sheets washed. She said it looks like you wet the bed again last night," I teased, grinning. Spot growled, let go of Cerise, and started chasing me around the cafeteria. Suddenly, I stopped and Spot crashed into me, falling flat on his face. Luckily, the intercom started to crackle and everyone turned his or her attention to the forthcoming announcement,
"Due to the fact that Mrs. Holmes has just gone into labor, she will not be assisting Ms. Larkson with the winter play. She will be replaced by her long-term sub, Mr. Brian Denton."
