Humbug
by John Wooten

Name: Humbug
Brand: John Wooten
SKU: 9780573662799
Rating: 4 (3 reviews)

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

Present Day Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Adaptation Christmas Comedy

Synopsis

An upbeat and moving adaptation of Dickens' Christmas carol with a modern day twist.

Press Reviews

"Wooten has indeed concocted a comedy that puts a great of deal of delicious nonsense into Charles Dickens' most famous story... a multitude of laughs" - The Newark Star-Ledger"Humbug is full of humor, warmth... a must see addition to the list of holiday classics" – The Home News Tribune"A witty, timely, poignant script interspersed with upbeat Christmas carols and a timeless message of caring" – The Westfield Leader"Wooten has nicely shaped his fast paced and lively conceit into a 75-minute play while finding clever modern day equivalents for most of Dickens' characters and situations, and even adding a principal thread of his own... pleasant, bright Christmas entertainment for the entire family" – Talkin' Broadway"The play is for the entire family. Adults will be moved by it, and it would make for a fascinating introduction to live theatre for five-year-olds and up"
— Union Leader

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
ELEANOR SCROOGE 40s: female; attractive, coporate, sharp, sarcastic, initimidating	female	40s	40s: female; attractive, coporate, sharp, sarcastic, initimidating
BOBBIE CRATCHIT (Scrooge's assistant) 30s; female; a good soul, loyal, mother, Scrooge's assistant	female	30s	30s; female; a good soul, loyal, mother, Scrooge's assistant
BEN/JACOB MARLEY/GRAVEDIGGER 40s-50s; male; strong comic and versatile actor requires	male	40s	40s-50s; male; strong comic and versatile actor requires
PHIL 20s; good-natured and likeable	—	20s	20s; good-natured and likeable
JOHN/ROBERT/FUTURE 30s; male; tall, handsome, charming, strong comic and versatile actor required	male	30s	30s; male; tall, handsome, charming, strong comic and versatile actor required
SARAH/NURSE/NELLIE 20s; female; strong comic and versatile actress required	female	20s	20s; female; strong comic and versatile actress required
TESS/CARLA (Eleanor's sister) late 20s; female; plays Eleanor's sister, versatile actress required	female	20s	late 20s; female; plays Eleanor's sister, versatile actress required
YOUNG PHIL/TIMMY (Bobbie's son) 9; male; plays Eleanor's nephew and Bobbie's son; stage experience required	male	—	9; male; plays Eleanor's nephew and Bobbie's son; stage experience required