As a member of this team at New Life Fine Arts I thank you for all you are doing to make this production effective in sharing the gospel and glorifying God.
Your participation is much appreciated and valued. Not only on stage but off stage, as there is much we do to make this event a success.
For the next number of weeks we are working together to share the news of this musical with as many people as possible. There are many ways to accomplish this and we NEED YOUR HELP.
1. Every member of the cast and crew are asked to get at least ONE ad for the playbill.
2. You will be asked to go out to your communities, work, school, neighborhoods, families and friends to spread the news.
3. You should use all forms of social media to get the word out.
4. And always Pray!
5. We will have a special page for publicity materials on our web page at newlifefinearts.org/publicity when they become available.
The NLFA publicity team will assist you with tools and even instructions on how to help spread the word. Please pay attention to those giving these instructions and read any and all emails and handout sheets that contain helpful tips.
I am so thankful for each of you and look forward to seeing the great things God is going to do as we put our trust in Him and work together in this labor of love.
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 . . . “We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father…”
Working together and in his grace,
Glenn Gray
New Life Fine Arts
Playbill Coordinator
call days work # 978-371-2727
www.newlifefinearts.org
Poster and Mailer Artwork
New Life Fine Arts Musical Theater presents
“Ebenezer Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” in Groton, MA
This spirited musical adaptation, written and directed by David MacAdam of Concord, Massachusetts, brings Charles Dickens’ timeless tale to life with a cast of 65 performers, a live orchestra, and a creative team dedicated to celebrating the season’s message of redemption and joy.
Based on Dickens’ 1843 classic A Christmas Carol in Prose, the production emphasizes the spiritual heartbeat of the story — that the spirit of Christmas can be kept year-round when you have a change of heart.
Dickens structured his novella in five “staves,” rather than chapters. The idea was to suggest that each episode was part of a Christmas carol, referencing the meaning of the event that inspired Christmas.
In Stave One, Jacob Marley laments, “Why did I never lift my eyes to that blessed Star that guided the Wise Men?” Later, Dickens has Tiny Tim point to the One “who made lame beggars walk and the blind to see.” In the final stave, Ebenezer Scrooge awakens on Christmas morning a changed man — repentant, renewed, and radiant with newfound resolve, declaring: “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
Dickens captured Scrooge’s transformation vividly: “He went to church, and walked about the streets, and watched the people hurrying to and fro… and found that everything could yield him pleasure. He had never dreamed that anything could give him so much happiness.”
This year’s cast features Ben Morse of Natick as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and Glenn Gray of Sudbury as the mysterious messenger who releases the memories of Scrooge’s past, cheerless present, and warns him of a foreboding future.
“It’s a joy to share this festive holiday gift with new audiences year after year,” says MacAdam, who also serves as founding pastor of New Life Community Church in Concord, where he has ministered for 39 years. His theatrical works — including Ruth and Celestial City: The Story of John Bunyan and His Pilgrim’s Progress — have been performed on both sides of the Atlantic.
Assistant directors Ben Morse, Fran Cioffi, and conductor John Skinner round out the production team, guiding a talented ensemble of Southern New England performers who bring the Victorian streets of London — and this classic Christmas tale — vividly to life.
Evening performances will be held on December 12, 13, 19, and 20 at 7:30 pm, and matinees on December 13, 14, 20, and 21 at 2:30 pm. Ticket prices are $27 adult, $25 for Seniors and children under 18, $23 for groups of 10 or more.
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Tickets for Ebenezer Scrooge: A Christmas Carol are available at NewLifeFineArts.org/tickets