A Dickens of a Christmas Carol

Seats are filling up for the O’FallonTheatreWorks’ new production of the comedy, A Dickens of a Christmas Carol: A Traveling Travesty in Two Tumultuous Acts, by Mark Landon Smith.

Show times:

• Friday Dec. 2 and Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. 
• Saturday, Dec. 3 and Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. 
• Matinees will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, and on Saturday, Dec. 10. 

Performances will be held on the stage at the O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City Hall), 100 North Main Street, O’Fallon, Missouri 63366.

The story follows the tribulations of an English theater troupe struggling to put on their 15th annual farewell tour of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. When the company diva fakes an illness to get the tour cancelled, the troupe shuffles roles, thrusting the under-prepared understudy in the lead. Determined to regain the limelight, the diva crashes the production anyway, resulting in madcap antics as the rest of the cast and crew valiantly, and hilariously, go on with the show.

Discounted tickets are still available in advance by calling 636-474-2732, or by coming to the Renaud Spirit Center recreation complex, 2650 Tri Sports Circle in O’Fallon (63368). The cost is $10 for general admission (ages 18-64), and $8 for both students (ages 6-17) and seniors (age 65 and up). Ages 5 and under are admitted, free. For an additional $2 each, tickets will be available at the box office, which opens one hour before the start of each show.