- 12/06/2024 - 12/15/2024
- Kalita Humphreys Theater
A QUEER CAROL
Written by Joe Godfrey
Directed by B.J. Cleveland
Join Uptown Players this December for the regional premiere of A Queer Carol, an LGBTQ+ adaptation of the Charles Dickens' classic. Written by Joe Godfrey, this contemporary retelling delves into the downward spiral of Ben Scrooge and Jake Marley, who were partners in life as well as in their interior design business.
Directed by B.J. Cleveland
Join Uptown Players this December for the regional premiere of A Queer Carol, an LGBTQ+ adaptation of the Charles Dickens' classic. Written by Joe Godfrey, this contemporary retelling delves into the downward spiral of Ben Scrooge and Jake Marley, who were partners in life as well as in their interior design business. Set in modern-day Dallas, the story follows "Ben" Scrooge, a prominent interior decorator, and his assistant Bob Cratchit, who endures the abuses of Scrooge while simultaneously trying to take care of his lover, Tim.
Cast
(Ben Scrooge) Uptown Players credits include Diaghilev in Fire and Air. Regional credits include Ubru in The Handless King (Amphibian Stage Productions), The Mayor in The Visit (Amphibian Stage Productions), Claude in An Empty Plate at the Cafe du Grande Boeuf
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(Woman 1) Uptown Players credits include Adult Ensemble in The Prom, Pat in Kinky Boots, Clodagh in Soho Cinders, Ensemble in Ragtime and Closer to Heaven and many productions of Broadway Our Way.
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Man 2) Uptown Players credits include Pharoah in AIDA with The Turtle Creek Chorale and Rob Chalmers in The Drama Department. Around town, he recently appeared as Iago in the dual language production of Disney's Aladdin (The Firehouse Theatre)
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(Man 1) Uptown Players debut. Regional credits include Feste in Twelfth Night (Shakespeare Dallas), Adolfo Pirelli in SWENNEY TODD (Lyric Stage), Carmen Ghia in THE PRODUCERS (Lyric Stage),
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(Ghost of Christmas Present) Uptown Players credits include Head Over Heels, and Kinky Boots. Regional credits include The Rocky Horror Show (Dallas Theater Center); Newsies, Beautiful, Matilda, and My Way (Casa Mañana); A Kid’s Play About Racism
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(Woman 2) Uptown Players Debut! Regional credits include Ulla in The Producers (Lyric Stage), Madame in R&H’s Cinderella (Lyric Stage), Lady Macbeth in Something Wicked:
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(Young Scrooge) His last appearances with Uptown have been in Perfect Arrangement and It's Only A Play. He’s been all over DFW both on stage and in front of the camera. He’s worked with Shakespeare Dallas, Circle Theatre, Ochre House,
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(Cratchit) Uptown Players appearances include ensemble in Aida and Titanic: In Concert, and Bernard in The Boys in the Band. Regional credits include Actor in White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, Young Scrooge in Christmas Carol, Tribe in HAIR
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(Jacob Marley) . Previous productions with Uptown include A Very Sordid Wedding, Perfect Arrangement, Mothers and Sons, Harbor,he Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Gilligan's Fire Island, Re-Designing Women, The Divine Sister, Take Me Out, The Temperamentals,
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(Boy Scrooge) is beyond excited to be back at Uptown Players! Previous credits at Uptown include David in Torch Song and Christian in Fun Home.
Read MoreDirected by B.J. Cleveland
Join Uptown Players this December for the regional premiere of A Queer Carol, an LGBTQ+ adaptation of the Charles Dickens' classic. Written by Joe Godfrey, this contemporary retelling delves into the downward spiral of Ben Scrooge and Jake Marley, who were partners in life as well as in their interior design business. Set in modern-day Dallas, the story follows "Ben" Scrooge, a prominent interior decorator, and his assistant Bob Cratchit, who endures the abuses of Scrooge while simultaneously trying to take care of his lover, Tim.
Cast
(Ben Scrooge) Uptown Players credits include Diaghilev in Fire and Air. Regional credits include Ubru in The Handless King (Amphibian Stage Productions), The Mayor in The Visit (Amphibian Stage Productions), Claude in An Empty Plate at the Cafe du Grande Boeuf
Read More
(Woman 1) Uptown Players credits include Adult Ensemble in The Prom, Pat in Kinky Boots, Clodagh in Soho Cinders, Ensemble in Ragtime and Closer to Heaven and many productions of Broadway Our Way.
Read More
Man 2) Uptown Players credits include Pharoah in AIDA with The Turtle Creek Chorale and Rob Chalmers in The Drama Department. Around town, he recently appeared as Iago in the dual language production of Disney's Aladdin (The Firehouse Theatre)
Read More
(Man 1) Uptown Players debut. Regional credits include Feste in Twelfth Night (Shakespeare Dallas), Adolfo Pirelli in SWENNEY TODD (Lyric Stage), Carmen Ghia in THE PRODUCERS (Lyric Stage),
Read More
(Ghost of Christmas Present) Uptown Players credits include Head Over Heels, and Kinky Boots. Regional credits include The Rocky Horror Show (Dallas Theater Center); Newsies, Beautiful, Matilda, and My Way (Casa Mañana); A Kid’s Play About Racism
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(Woman 2) Uptown Players Debut! Regional credits include Ulla in The Producers (Lyric Stage), Madame in R&H’s Cinderella (Lyric Stage), Lady Macbeth in Something Wicked:
Read More
(Young Scrooge) His last appearances with Uptown have been in Perfect Arrangement and It's Only A Play. He’s been all over DFW both on stage and in front of the camera. He’s worked with Shakespeare Dallas, Circle Theatre, Ochre House,
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(Cratchit) Uptown Players appearances include ensemble in Aida and Titanic: In Concert, and Bernard in The Boys in the Band. Regional credits include Actor in White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, Young Scrooge in Christmas Carol, Tribe in HAIR
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(Jacob Marley) . Previous productions with Uptown include A Very Sordid Wedding, Perfect Arrangement, Mothers and Sons, Harbor,he Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Gilligan's Fire Island, Re-Designing Women, The Divine Sister, Take Me Out, The Temperamentals,
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(Boy Scrooge) is beyond excited to be back at Uptown Players! Previous credits at Uptown include David in Torch Song and Christian in Fun Home.
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