West Windsor – Seasonal silliness is in full swing December 9 through 11 at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College! 

MTM Players presents the hilarious comedy “The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge,” where Playwright Mark Brown (who actually admits to always wanting hair like Rod Stewart) takes the “happily ever after” component of “A Christmas Carol” to an entirely new, ridiculously funny level. This is a gut-busting comedy, a play reviewers hail as “a sequel worthy of Dickens’ approval” that will leave audiences “guffawing and cheering” according to Brown.

The hilarity begins when (just a year after his miraculous transformation) Ebenezer Scrooge reverts to his old ways. Amid plenty of mayhem and laughter, Scrooge indignantly files suit against Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future for breaking and entering, kidnapping, slander, pain and suffering, attempted murder and the intentional infliction of emotional distress. They all relive the night in question as all of the characters from "A Christmas Carol" take the stand.

The cast features Michael Gilbert of Plainsboro as Scrooge, Pat Rounds of Hamilton as Fred/Christmas Future, Tom Bessellieu of Lawrenceville as The Judge, Sean Robbins of Lawrenceville as Mr. Connelly/the bailiff, Marc Suznovich of Hamilton as Jacob Marley/Bob Cratchit, Chris Arena of Ewing as Solomon Rothschild, Laura Dalston of East Brunswick as Mrs. Cratchit/Sara Wainwright/Mrs. Dilber/Translator and Angela Robb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Fan/Belle/Christmas Past.

The play is produced and directed by Rob Michael Lasky and staged-managed by Rachel Jenkins. Other members of the production team include set construction by Dale Jones, Michael Gilbert and Pat Rounds; lighting design by M. Kitty Getlik; costumes by Rittzy Productions and sound design by Allison Russell.

Performance Dates

Friday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tickets

Tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for students, senior citizens and children. Tickets may be purchased online at KelseyTheatre.org or by calling the Kelsey Theatre Box Office at 609-570-3333.

Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible and free parking is available next to the building. Assisted listening devices are available upon request. For a complete listing of events, visit the Kelsey website at www.KelseyTheatre.org.

Please note that masks are recommended but not required while in the theatre.

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Michael Gilbert as Ebenezer Scrooge and Marc Suznovich as Jacob Marley in the upcoming production of the gut-busting comedy “The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge.” The show will be performed by MTM players December 9 through 11 at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College. Tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for children, seniors and students. For tickets visit the Kelsey website at www.KelseyTheatre.org  or call 609-570-3333. (Photo credit: MTM Players)

 

 

 

(Pictured above from left) Chris Arena as Solomon Rothschild, Michael Gilbert as Ebenezer Scrooge and Pat Rounds as Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. (Photo credit: MTM Players)

 

 

(Pictured above from left) Sean Robbins as Bailiff, Tom Bessellieu as Judge, Angela Robb as Fan/Belle and Chris Arena as Solomon Rothschild in the upcoming comedy “The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge.” (Photo credit: MTM Players)