Marleys Christmas Carol

Published: Dec. 13, 2023, 3:19 a.m.

On its 20th anniversary, actor and playwright Tom Mula discusses the stage adaptation of his book Jacob Marley\u2019s Christmas Carol, which is available to license via Dramatists Play Service.\xa0Mula reveals how Marley helping with Scrooge\u2019s redemption inspired Tom to help with Marley\u2019s; how A Christmas Carol remains an enduring personal myth; how, like Scrooge himself, he too was haunted by Jacob Marley; how he helped settle two ghosts; how cartoonist Nicole Hollander helped him get published; his complicated feelings about having a resting Scrooge face; his fear about living up to the set design; and the beautiful art of surviving a demanding role and how it can inform your future work. (Length 17:08)