‘A Christmas Carol’ opens Dec. 3 at ACTC

By Staff Report | The Tribune

Published Monday, November 30, 2009

ASHLAND, Ky. — Ashland Community and Technical College Theatre will present A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley Dec. 3 to 6 in the J. B. Sowards Theatre at the College Drive Campus.

This is the 16th year that ACTC Theatre has presented a musical based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel. The familiar tale of Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future has become a holiday tradition for many people in the area.

The script is by playwright Israel Horowitz, and the musical score of familiar carols was composed several years ago by Max Jackson, ACTC Professor Emeritus of Music.

New background music, costumes, props and scenery have been added to give a new feel to an old favorite.

The cast of 50 includes third grade through college students and adults from the tri-state area. ACTC students in the production include Beau Walker as “Scrooge,” Tad Barker as “Bob Cratchit” and Brian Duty as Scrooge’s nephew “Fred.”

Roger Hagley, Interactive TV Facilitator at ACTC, portrays “Jacob Marley.” Ashland resident Lindsay Taylor is “Mrs. Cratchit,” and Alison Conley, a Marshall University freshman, is “Fred’s Wife.”

Brian Cook, an ACTC and Morehead State University graduate, is the director. Jackson, is the musical director. Edward Figgins, director of ACTC Theatre, is the scenic/lighting designer and Paula Krepsik is the costume designer.

Performances are Thursday to Saturday, Dec. 3 to 5, at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 6, at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets are $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students, seniors and groups of 10 or more. Tickets may be reserved with a major credit card through the Bookstore, 606-326-2014.

Unsold tickets will be available at the door for each performance.

Rotary Day Showcases Career Options

Approximately 130 high school students visited the Roberts Drive Campus Nov. 20 to learn about their choices after graduation.

The annual Rotary Day Program, a collaboration of ACTC and area Rotary Clubs, brought in students from Boyd County, Paul G. Blazer and Russell High Schools.

“We want to promote interest in higher education by showing students what’s available to them in the area,” said Randy Heaberlin, the technical education teacher at Paul Blazer.

“They need to understand that there are alternatives to a four-year degree and that shorter term technical programs can help them get the skills that are in demand in the job market,” Haeberlin said. “If students can decide on a career field while in high school, they will be able to go straight into the right higher education program and from there to a job without wasting time.”

Many of the students at the Rotary Day Program are already earning ACTC college credit through dual credit programs established with the high schools.

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