Tim Cratchit would be pleased, and so will children being helped by the Child Saving Institute.
In conjunction with the 35th anniversary of “A Christmas Carol” at the Omaha Community Playhouse, the theater is partnering with the Child Saving Institute to raise funds for tickets to the show and to collect other goods to be given as holiday gifts to children and families in need.
“A Christmas Carol,” based on Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story, opens Friday for a five-week run. It stars Jerry Longe as miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge and Dylan Ramsey as little Tim Cratchit.
The late Charles Jones, former artistic director of the Omaha Community Playhouse, wrote the stage adaptation, and John Bennett arranged traditional Christmas carols for the score.
On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the public is invited to the playhouse to buy a ticket for a child in need, enjoy refreshments, register to win prizes and meet Scrooge himself. Longe and other cast members from “A Christmas Carol” will sign autographs and pose for pictures with children. Other entertainment will be on hand as well.
The public can donate to the Child Saving Institute by buying tickets through the playhouse box office, 553-0800, any time from now until Dec. 8. Just mention that the ticket should go to the Dec. 9 Child Saving Institute night at the playhouse.
Tickets must be ordered via phone or in person at the playhouse box office. Donated tickets are discounted to $30 for adults, $20 for students.
Other goods suggested for donation include gift cards (examples: Target, Walmart, Kohl’s) in $5 to $20 increments; movie money for special outings for the children; arts and crafts materials such as sketch pads, drawing pencils and craft kits; toy trucks, building toys (examples: Legos, Lincoln Logs); ethnic baby dolls and Barbies; board games for those 8 and older; hoodies and sleep pants for teens and adults; and family-friendly electronic games (examples: Guitar Hero, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, accessories for Wii, or a portable DVD player).
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444-1269, bob.fischbach@owh.com
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