Christmas comedy opens at Playhouse
Cumberland County Playhouse opens the hilarious holiday farce “Inspecting Carol,” by Daniel Sullivan and the Seattle Repertory Theatre, for six weeks of performances beginning Friday, Nov. 3, through Sunday, Dec. 17.
“This play is an absolutely hilarious delight,” says Producing Director Bryce McDonald. “And it’s a wonderful way to ring in the Christmas season.”
Almost broke, the pathetic Soapbox Theatre Company is having a dickens of a time mounting their annual cash cow, the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol.”
Tiny Tim is a bit too old and big, the Ghost of Jacob Marley keeps getting his chains tangled in the scenery and there’s an inspector from the National Endowment for the Arts expected any minute.
When an inept new actor is mistaken for the inspector, the cast and crew cater to his every whim to try to win government funding. The result? The most hilarious and disastrous production of “A Christmas Carol” ever.
Part “Noises Off,” part “Waiting for Guffman,” this show has been a side-splitting holiday hit ever since it premiered at the Seattle theater.
The cast of “Inspecting Carol” features a veritable “Who’s Who” of Playhouse favorites: Aaron Atkinson, Daniel Black, Bill Frey, Jess Griffin, Ross Griffin, Britt Hancock, Carol Irvin, David Kappel, Patty Payne, Jason Ross, Michael Ruff, Robert Walker and Weslie Webster.
Kathleen Gilpatrick is directing “Inspecting Carol.”
For more information: ccplayhouse.com.