The Hum'n'bards Theater Troupe is thrilled to be partnering with the brand-new performance venue The Painted Mug Cafe to bring you A Queer Christmas Carol, a retelling of the classic ghost story by Charles Dickens...but this time every character is gay.
On Christmas Eve, notorious miser Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits who vow to make him see the error of his ways. Can Scrooge overcome his greed to become a good person? Is that the real problem here?
Written by: CJ Higgins & Quinton J. Alexander
Directed by: CJ Higgins
Featuring:
Rosey Hart (Kate Rose Wilburn) as the Narrator
Josh Hitchens as Ebenezer Scrooge
Linden Curhart as the Ghost of Christmas Past/Tiny Tim
Quanece Thomspon as the Ghost of Christmas Present/Fezziwig
Geremy Webne-Behrman as the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come/Jacob Marley
Stephanie Stoner as Bob Cratchit/Dick Wilkins
Willow McGlone as Fred/Fan
Twoey Truong as Belle/Mrs. Cratchit
Quinton J. Alexander as Ensemble
Jenn Adams as Ensemble
Please note:
Saturday December 18th's ticket includes an after party cabaret featuring singers from the cast of A Queer Christmas Carol, the Hum'n'Bards executive board and local performers such as Alyssa Al-Dookhi (The Queen in The Hazards of Love (2021), "Sing On!" on Netlfix) and Avery Goodname (winner of the 2020 Black Girl Magic Digital Diva Showdown).
This show will be presented in-person and digitally. The in-person performances will take place at The Painted Mug Cafe in South Philadelphia from December 17th-19th. All in-person attendees must be fully vaccinated and masked. A digital stream of the show will be available online between December 20th-31st. Anyone purchasing tickets for the digital stream will receive instructions on how to access it.
CONTENT WARNINGS
This script contains onstage depictions of:
Illness/tuberculosis symptoms, Child illness, Ghosts, Poverty/capitalism, Misgendering and deadnaming of a transgender/non-binary character, Abusive work environment
And discussion/verbal description of:
Parental homophobia (specifically an incident involving a child being caught by their parent wearing gender-non-conforming clothing and being punished for it), Death (including of a child and of a romantic partner), Prison/the prison industrial complex, Eugenics