Scrooge in Rouge
by Ricky Graham, Jeffery Roberson, Yvette Hargis, Jefferson Turner

Name: Scrooge in Rouge
Brand: Ricky Graham
SKU: 9780822237082
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)

Scrooge in Rouge Book Cover — Scrooge in Rouge Cover

Highlights

120 mins 19th Century Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Opportunity for Spectacle Period Costumes

Synopsis

This quick-change, cross-dressing version of the Charles Dickens classic is set in a Victorian music hall.

The Royal Music Hall Twenty-Member Variety Players are beset with a widespread case of food poisoning, leaving only three surviving members to soldier on through a performance of A Christmas Carol .

The undaunted trio gamely faces missed cues, ill-fitting costumes and solving the problem of having no one to play Tiny Tim.

Done in the style of British Music Hall, Scrooge in Rouge abounds in bad puns, bawdy malapropisms, naughty double-entendres and witty songs.

A raucous holiday treat!

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Press Reviews

"It’s a romp that should become an annual tradition."
— Style Weekly (VA)

"Unlike in most versions of the Dickens tale, where people cry during Tiny Tim’s prayer, the only tears attendees are likely to shed at Scrooge in Rouge are tears of laughter."
— Broadway World

"Uproarious entertainment; a brilliantly constructed funhouse that works on so many levels, it is positively Pirandellian!"
— LA Times-Picayune

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Charlie Schmaltz A character actor	—	—	A character actor
Lottie Obbligato A singing soubrette	—	—	A singing soubrette
Vesta Virile A “male impersonator” Doubling: The characters above play the following roles in the show:	male	—	A “male impersonator” Doubling: The characters above play the following roles in the show:
Alfred Him/herself	—	—	Him/herself
Charlie Him/herself, Fred, Bob Cratchit, Marley’s Ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Past, Mrs. Fezziwig, Devil, Mrs. Dilber	—	—	Him/herself, Fred, Bob Cratchit, Marley’s Ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Past, Mrs. Fezziwig, Devil, Mrs. Dilber
Lottie Him/herself, Charity Dowager, Fan, Mr. Fezziwig, Alice, the Ghost of Christmas Present, Mrs. Martha Cratchit, Hermione, the Ghost of Christmas Future, Mrs. Dilber, Street Boy	male	—	Him/herself, Charity Dowager, Fan, Mr. Fezziwig, Alice, the Ghost of Christmas Present, Mrs. Martha Cratchit, Hermione, the Ghost of Christmas Future, Mrs. Dilber, Street Boy
Vesta Him/herself, Scrooge, Gladys Author’s note: In the original production, the role of LOTTIE was played by a man in drag. Every role can be played by actors of any gender. The whole show is a wild romp, and it would add to the anarchic fun to mix genders as a production might want. However, if the opposite gender is cast in a role, it should be played for the reality of the character (and for the role of LOTTIE, the actor must be an accomplished singer).	—	—	Him/herself, Scrooge, Gladys Author’s note: In the original production, the role of LOTTIE was played by a man in drag. Every role can be played by actors of any gender. The whole show is a wild romp, and it would add to the anarchic fun to mix genders as a production might want. However, if the opposite gender is cast in a role, it should be played for the reality of the character (and for the role of LOTTIE, the actor must be an accomplished singer).
Alfred Da Cappo The accompanist	—	—	The accompanist