by Derek Grant
First published 2020
Ebenezer Scrooge despises Christmas and everyone who celebrates it. He declares that every person wishing others "Merry Christmas" deserves to be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a holly stake through his heart. This miserly, bitter man cares only for his counting house and his coins. But on Christmas Eve, supernatural visitors arrive to show Scrooge visions of his past, present, and future. These ghostly encounters force him to confront what he has become and what awaits him if he continues on his current path. Through one transformative night, the spirits work to crack open Scrooge's hardened heart. Derek Grant has condensed Dickens' beloved story into a solo theatrical performance that captures the full emotional journey from Scrooge's initial cruelty to his ultimate redemption. This adaptation preserves the story's power to move audiences of all ages while making it accessible for a single performer to bring to life on stage.
Genres: drama, classic-literature, christmas, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, thought-provoking
Tropes: redemption-arc, supernatural-elements
Period: Christmas Eve
78 pages · Paperback · Independently published