2 Actors. 10 Puppets. 30 Minutes. A Performance Extravaganza!

Audiences stand or sit (on a blanket or camping chair) as they gather around the VMT to witness two of RVA’s noted thespians attempt the grueling and stage defying act of recreating Charles Dickens’s classic tale of redemption, A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Watch as Ebenezer Scrooge confronts ghosts and visions from his past, present and future and marvel as the performers transform themselves into multiple characters of all ages, genders and ghostly varieties, exploring a full range of emotions that transport the audience from hope, to laughter, to pity, to shock, to love, to despair, and to hope again! And, they perform this feat of theatrical wizardry on the stage of the Virginia Theatre Machine in 30 minutes.

Hampton road’s performer Ed Whitacre returns for his 12th year, having delighted over 45,000 audiences with this production since 2008. VTM is thrilled to have RVA based multidisciplinary artist Mikaela Craft joining us this year, having recently graced Firehouse in the world premiere musical Gabriel in early 2023. Like other VTM shows, A Christmas Carol is sometimes funny, at times scary, full of puppets and special effects, and a pointedly heartfelt story told in about 30 minutes and geared for ages 6+.

Shows at 12:30 and 2:30pm. Free to the public. Weather dependent.