A Christmas Carol Radio Show
b'A special Thank You to John Larson and Daniel Reardon for allowing us to bring you this special radio adaptation of Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.\\nA Christmas Carol Radio Show\\nProduced by John Larson\\nAdapted by Daniel Reardon\\nMissouri Science & Technology\\n2016\\nMissouri Science and Technology:\\xa0 www.mst.edu\\xa0\\xa0\\n****************************************\\nFrom Missouri S&T, 2016:\\n"The play is inspired by the book \\u201cA Christmas Carol,\\u201d which Dickens published in 1843. The story follows Ebenezer Scrooge\\u2019s transformation from a bitter miser to a kinder man after visits from three ghosts on Christmas Eve. The performance is styled after old-fashioned radio broadcasts and includes handmade sound effects and an original score featuring Christmas carolers.\\n\\u201cIt was somewhat of a family tradition growing up to watch \\u2018A Christmas Carol\\u2019 each holiday season in my parents\\u2019 house, so I have been well acquainted with the story for years,\\u201d says script writer Dr. Daniel Reardon, an assistant professor of English and technical communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology. \\u201cThis version of the story will follow the original novel\\u2019s narrative as though the listener is reading it, and the narrator plays a larger role than usual.\\u201d\\nFaculty, staff and students at Missouri S&T make up the performers for the play.\\n\\u2022 Besides writing the original radio script, Reardon also directs the production and plays the role of Scrooge\\n\\u2022 John Larson, KMST program director, produced the performance and plays nephew Fred Holywell and the Ghost of Jacob Marley\\n\\u2022 Jeanne Stanley, associate professor of theatre at S&T, is the narrator\\n\\u2022 John Francis, KMST general manager, plays Bob Cratchit\\n\\u2022 Dr. Jossalyn Larson, assistant teaching professor of English and technical communication at S&T, plays the Ghost of Christmas Present, Belle and Janet Holywell\\n\\u2022 Elizabeth Reardon, educational technology professional at S&T, plays the Ghost of Christmas Past and Mrs. Cratchit.\\nMissouri S&T students provide various crowd, children and caroler voices. The original musical score is written and performed by Owen Smith, a senior in physics from St. Louis.\\nVictorian-era Christmas carols are conducted by Lorie Francis and David Cress, assistant teaching professors of music at S&T, and performed by the Missouri S&T choirs, Wind Symphony and Brass Band. Dr. Michael Bruening, associate professor of history and political science at S&T, performs on the pipe organ."\\n\\xa0\\n****************************************\\nThe Platte River Bard info:\\nWebsite:\\xa0 www.platteriverbard.com\\nFacebook:\\xa0 https://www.facebook.com/theplatteriverbard\\xa0\\nInstagram:\\xa0 platteriverbard\\xa0\\nTwitter:\\xa0 @platteriverbard\\xa0\\nHashtags: \\xa0#theplatteriverbard\\xa0\\xa0#platteriverbard\\xa0#communitytheatre \\xa0\\xa0#nebraskatheatre\\xa0#livetheatre\\xa0\\xa0#nebraska\\xa0\\xa0#performingarts\\xa0\\xa0#community\\xa0#missouritheatre\\xa0#achristmascarol\\nEmail:\\xa0\\xa0platteriverbard@gmail.com\\nMusic is used with permission by Screaming Skull Productions. www.jollyrogerskc.com\\n\\xa9 The Platte River Bard Podcast, 2019, Chris and Sheri Berger'