The Alliance Theatre’s beloved production A Christmas Carol returns to The Coca-Cola Stage with its stunning adaptation, featuring a magical set design and striking costumes. Described as “high art of the season…a nostalgic feast for the eyes,” by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, audiences will be transported to the streets of London for the timeless redemption story of Ebenezer Scrooge, told with beautiful live music and an all-star cast. Join the Alliance Theatre for one of Atlanta’s most treasured holiday traditions.
Join us for a post-show discussion with the cast of A Christmas Carol. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
Learn more about A Christmas Carol.
Join us for a post-show discussion with the cast of A Christmas Carol. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
Learn more about A Christmas Carol.
Join us for a post-show discussion with the cast of A Christmas Carol. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
Learn more about A Christmas Carol.
The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre is a state-of-the-art proscenium theater offering significant enhancements for patrons including an intimate, comfortable, and sound sensitive environment.
David H. Bell was the Artistic Director of Ford's Theatre (DC), Associate Artistic Director to Kenny Leon at the Alliance Theatre, and was the Artistic Director of the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) and served as the head of the music theatre program at Northwestern University. As director or choreographer or author, David has received 46 of Chicago's Joseph Jefferson Award nominations (winning 12), 5 of Florida's Carbonall Awards, the Drama-Logue Award (LA), the Helen Hayes Award (DC), his musical Hot Mikado was nominated for London's Olivier Award, and Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (written with Dolly Parton) recently won the Jessie Award (Vancouver, Canada). David Has written and/or Directed the World Premiers of Cowboys and Lawyers (Goodspeed), The Good War (Northlight Theatre), Die Schone und das Biest (European Tour), Gut Bucket Blues and Shaking the Rafters (True Colors Theatre), Elmer Gantry (Ford's Theatre) and Jimmy Buffett’s and Herman Wouk’s Don’t Stop the Carnival (Coconut Grove Playhouse), Cy Coleman’s 13 Days to Broadway, Murder for Two (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Hero (Asolo Playhouse, Marriott Theatre) Currently David is working on his new musical Museum of Broken Relationships (with Dan Green) and Michael Collins (Cunningham and Salzman).
David H. Bell was the Artistic Director of Ford's Theatre (DC), Associate Artistic Director to Kenny Leon at the Alliance Theatre, and was the Artistic Director of the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) and served as the head of the music theatre program at Northwestern University. As director or choreographer or author, David has received 46 of Chicago's Joseph Jefferson Award nominations (winning 12), 5 of Florida's Carbonall Awards, the Drama-Logue Award (LA), the Helen Hayes Award (DC), his musical Hot Mikado was nominated for London's Olivier Award, and Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (written with Dolly Parton) recently won the Jessie Award (Vancouver, Canada). David Has written and/or Directed the World Premiers of Cowboys and Lawyers (Goodspeed), The Good War (Northlight Theatre), Die Schone und das Biest (European Tour), Gut Bucket Blues and Shaking the Rafters (True Colors Theatre), Elmer Gantry (Ford's Theatre) and Jimmy Buffett’s and Herman Wouk’s Don’t Stop the Carnival (Coconut Grove Playhouse), Cy Coleman’s 13 Days to Broadway, Murder for Two (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Hero (Asolo Playhouse, Marriott Theatre) Currently David is working on his new musical Museum of Broken Relationships (with Dan Green) and Michael Collins (Cunningham and Salzman).
Caitlin Hargraves has loved being part of the Christmas Carol family as a cast member and is thrilled to return as director for the second year. Caitlin is an American/Chilean director, actor, producer, and educator based in Atlanta. Her theatrical career has taken her to various regional theaters across the country, but locally she’s performed at Theatrical Outfit, Synchronicity, and this spring will be back the Alliance for the world premiere of Bust. She produces and acts in short films with Cafecito Productions whose work can be seen on HBO (Mi Casa), Amazon Prime (Give Me an A), and at film festivals across the country. When Caitlin isn’t performing, she is teaching as a faculty member in the Theater Studies department at Emory University where she is also the Artistic Director of Theater Emory. She received her BFA from Tisch at NYU and her MA from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Caitlin would like to thank her family, especially Dorian and Ophelia— te amo.
Caitlin Hargraves has loved being part of the Christmas Carol family as a cast member and is thrilled to return as director for the second year. Caitlin is an American/Chilean director, actor, producer, and educator based in Atlanta. Her theatrical career has taken her to various regional theaters across the country, but locally she’s performed at Theatrical Outfit, Synchronicity, and this spring will be back the Alliance for the world premiere of Bust. She produces and acts in short films with Cafecito Productions whose work can be seen on HBO (Mi Casa), Amazon Prime (Give Me an A), and at film festivals across the country. When Caitlin isn’t performing, she is teaching as a faculty member in the Theater Studies department at Emory University where she is also the Artistic Director of Theater Emory. She received her BFA from Tisch at NYU and her MA from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Caitlin would like to thank her family, especially Dorian and Ophelia— te amo.
Blythe Armistead is excited to make her Alliance Theatre debut in A Christmas Carol. Her previous credits include Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Anna in Frozen Jr., Matilda in Matilda Jr., and Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical Jr.. She is passionate about studying voice and musical theater and is immensely grateful for the support of her family.
Blythe Armistead is excited to make her Alliance Theatre debut in A Christmas Carol. Her previous credits include Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Anna in Frozen Jr., Matilda in Matilda Jr., and Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical Jr.. She is passionate about studying voice and musical theater and is immensely grateful for the support of her family.
Caleb Baumann is honored to return to A Christmas Carol and be a part of this Atlanta holiday tradition! Alliance Theatre: The Jungle Book (Mogli), In My Granny’s Garden (Zeke), Winnie-the-Pooh (Christopher Robin), Shakespeare in Love (Webster), Where Butterflies go in Winter (Lil’ Lou) Aurora Theatre: Children of Eden (Young Cain) Theatrical Outfit: We the Village (Redd) Serenbe Playhouse: Shenandoah (Gabriel) Film/TV: AMC’s Parish, Disney’s Raven’s Home, HBO’s Doom Patrol, The Skeleton’s Compass, 15:17 to Paris, Teenage Wasteland, Kidstuf. Be on the lookout for an exciting new movie coming soon! Caleb thanks his family, including the Alliance family, for their never-ending love and support. Much love and special thanks to Caitlin and Jody. Instagram @calebfbaumann
Caleb Baumann is honored to return to A Christmas Carol and be a part of this Atlanta holiday tradition! Alliance Theatre: The Jungle Book (Mogli), In My Granny’s Garden (Zeke), Winnie-the-Pooh (Christopher Robin), Shakespeare in Love (Webster), Where Butterflies go in Winter (Lil’ Lou) Aurora Theatre: Children of Eden (Young Cain) Theatrical Outfit: We the Village (Redd) Serenbe Playhouse: Shenandoah (Gabriel) Film/TV: AMC’s Parish, Disney’s Raven’s Home, HBO’s Doom Patrol, The Skeleton’s Compass, 15:17 to Paris, Teenage Wasteland, Kidstuf. Be on the lookout for an exciting new movie coming soon! Caleb thanks his family, including the Alliance family, for their never-ending love and support. Much love and special thanks to Caitlin and Jody. Instagram @calebfbaumann
Andrew Benator is thrilled to be returning to A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge. Previous Alliance credits include Everybody, Small Mouth Sounds, Crossing Delancey, Troubadour, Disgraced, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, By The Way Meet Vera Stark, Good People, August: Osage County, Tennis in Nablus, and Eurydice. Other Atlanta credits include Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, Indecent, and Pitmen Painters at Theatrical Outfit, The White Chip, a co-production between Theatrical Outfit and Dad’s Garage, Becky Shaw and Seminar at Actor’s Express, RACE and Between Riverside and Crazy at True Colors Theatre, and Boeing Boeing at Aurora Theatre. Andrew has worked off-Broadway and in regional theaters across the country. Film and TV credits include The Founder, Game Night, Million Dollar Arm, “Amazing Stories,” “Bigger,” and “Stranger Things.” 2016 Recipient of the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship.
Andrew Benator is thrilled to be returning to A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge. Previous Alliance credits include Everybody, Small Mouth Sounds, Crossing Delancey, Troubadour, Disgraced, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, By The Way Meet Vera Stark, Good People, August: Osage County, Tennis in Nablus, and Eurydice. Other Atlanta credits include Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, Indecent, and Pitmen Painters at Theatrical Outfit, The White Chip, a co-production between Theatrical Outfit and Dad’s Garage, Becky Shaw and Seminar at Actor’s Express, RACE and Between Riverside and Crazy at True Colors Theatre, and Boeing Boeing at Aurora Theatre. Andrew has worked off-Broadway and in regional theaters across the country. Film and TV credits include The Founder, Game Night, Million Dollar Arm, “Amazing Stories,” “Bigger,” and “Stranger Things.” 2016 Recipient of the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship.
Lowery Brown is grateful for the chance to come back to the Alliance Theatre and, for the first time, perform with his incredibly talented wife, Lyndsay. He is a Georgia native who now lives with his wonderful daughter, perfect pup, and gloriously beautiful wife, Lyndsay. When not acting, Lowrey enjoys playing video games, strumming his guitar, and watching Korean Dramas with his tectonically steadfast wife, Lyndsay. During this Christmas and Holiday Season, Lowrey wishes peace upon your hearts, love within your homes, and patience in your minds; as you all come to terms that you are not married to the bodacious babe that is my wife, Lyndsay. His previous credits at the Alliance include almost 10 years of A Christmas Carol, Edward Foote, Naked Mole Rat, and more (none including my vivacious wife, Lyndsay.) Film and TV credits include Dopesick (HULU), TILL, Night Sky (Amazon), Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix), and more (again to the detriment of the production, no Lyndsay).
Lowery Brown is grateful for the chance to come back to the Alliance Theatre and, for the first time, perform with his incredibly talented wife, Lyndsay. He is a Georgia native who now lives with his wonderful daughter, perfect pup, and gloriously beautiful wife, Lyndsay. When not acting, Lowrey enjoys playing video games, strumming his guitar, and watching Korean Dramas with his tectonically steadfast wife, Lyndsay. During this Christmas and Holiday Season, Lowrey wishes peace upon your hearts, love within your homes, and patience in your minds; as you all come to terms that you are not married to the bodacious babe that is my wife, Lyndsay. His previous credits at the Alliance include almost 10 years of A Christmas Carol, Edward Foote, Naked Mole Rat, and more (none including my vivacious wife, Lyndsay.) Film and TV credits include Dopesick (HULU), TILL, Night Sky (Amazon), Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix), and more (again to the detriment of the production, no Lyndsay).
Caleb Clark is chuffed to bits to be back at the Alliance Theatre for another holiday season. All my love to my wife Rhyn (Ghost of Christmas Past), our pup Sadie, and our incredible daughter. Previous ATL Roles: Max in The Play That Goes Wrong (Aurora Theatre) - Suzi Award; Actor 5 in Bootycandy (Actor’s Express) - Suzi Nom & BWW Award; Roat in Wait Until Dark (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) - Suzi Nom. Other Credits: Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Flint Rep) - Wilde Award; Chris Keller in All My Sons (Studio 208); Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, Banquo in Macbeth, Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors, Harmon in Antigone, John Dashwood in Sense & Sensibility (American Shakespeare Center); Edmund in King Lear (Houston Shakespeare Festival) - Houston Theatre Award Nom; Richard III in Richard III (Hoosier Shakespeare Festival); Walker/Ned in Three Days of Rain (The Vault). He also runs his own company (CoachClark), offering private Acting Coaching and Master-Level Intensives. theCalebClark.com.
Caleb Clark is chuffed to bits to be back at the Alliance Theatre for another holiday season. All my love to my wife Rhyn (Ghost of Christmas Past), our pup Sadie, and our incredible daughter. Previous ATL Roles: Max in The Play That Goes Wrong (Aurora Theatre) - Suzi Award; Actor 5 in Bootycandy (Actor’s Express) - Suzi Nom & BWW Award; Roat in Wait Until Dark (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) - Suzi Nom. Other Credits: Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Flint Rep) - Wilde Award; Chris Keller in All My Sons (Studio 208); Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, Banquo in Macbeth, Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors, Harmon in Antigone, John Dashwood in Sense & Sensibility (American Shakespeare Center); Edmund in King Lear (Houston Shakespeare Festival) - Houston Theatre Award Nom; Richard III in Richard III (Hoosier Shakespeare Festival); Walker/Ned in Three Days of Rain (The Vault). He also runs his own company (CoachClark), offering private Acting Coaching and Master-Level Intensives. theCalebClark.com.
Ann Marie Gideon [she/her] is delighted to be back at the Alliance. Favorite Atlanta theatre credits include Max Makes a Million, Edward Foote, The Geller Girls, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre); Perfect Arrangement (Theatrical Outfit); Hamlet, One Man Two Guvnors, As You Like It, Noises Off, Shrew: The Musical, Much Ado About Nothing, Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare); Time Stands Still (Horizon Theatre). TV: “Hysteria!” and “The Resident.” Award Winning Audiobook Narrator of 300+ Audiobooks. BFA, University of Memphis. Proud member of Actors’ Equity & SAG-AFTRA. All my love to Joe, Jack, & Liza.
Ann Marie Gideon [she/her] is delighted to be back at the Alliance. Favorite Atlanta theatre credits include Max Makes a Million, Edward Foote, The Geller Girls, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre); Perfect Arrangement (Theatrical Outfit); Hamlet, One Man Two Guvnors, As You Like It, Noises Off, Shrew: The Musical, Much Ado About Nothing, Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare); Time Stands Still (Horizon Theatre). TV: “Hysteria!” and “The Resident.” Award Winning Audiobook Narrator of 300+ Audiobooks. BFA, University of Memphis. Proud member of Actors’ Equity & SAG-AFTRA. All my love to Joe, Jack, & Liza.
Christopher Hampton [he/him] is thrilled to return to The Alliance Theatre for this holiday season. He has been on the Alliance stage in: Shakespeare in Love, Seize the King, and A Temple Bombing. Recently Christopher was a member of the Ensemble in & stages theatre's production of Mlima's Tale, and played many roles in Horizon theatre's Kims Convenience. When not on stage Christopher works as the Co-Owner of The Point of Health Wellness Center (www.Healthatthepoint.com), and is a board member of Working title Playwrights. He would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support.
Christopher Hampton [he/him] is thrilled to return to The Alliance Theatre for this holiday season. He has been on the Alliance stage in: Shakespeare in Love, Seize the King, and A Temple Bombing. Recently Christopher was a member of the Ensemble in & stages theatre's production of Mlima's Tale, and played many roles in Horizon theatre's Kims Convenience. When not on stage Christopher works as the Co-Owner of The Point of Health Wellness Center (www.Healthatthepoint.com), and is a board member of Working title Playwrights. He would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support.
Clare Latham [she/ her] is full of Dickensian Christmas joy to be back on the boards with the Christmas Carol gang for a fourth year. Previously with the Alliance: the world premieres of Data and 53% Of. Clare is a three-time Off West End Award nominee in the UK, most recently for the world premiere one-woman show, Wolf Cub, at the Hampstead Theatre, London. Previous Offie nominations for Danny and the Deep Blue Sea and the first major UK revival of Doubt, A Parable (Southwark Playhouse). Off Broadway, NYC: original production of Pulitzer Prize-winning Fairview (Soho Rep/Theatre For A New Audience) and The Worth of Water (HERE Arts). Favorite UK/ International theatre credits include: My Name Is Rachel Corrie (Lebanon Premiere & Tour: Al Madina Theatre/Zoukak Theatre/The Faction), UK premieres of Blue Surge and Don’t Smoke In Bed (Finborough Theatre), and the UK premiere of Tennessee Williams’ Green Eyes (The Hotel Plays, Defibrillator Theatre). Core Ensemble member of UK theatre company The Faction (Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, The Talented Mr Ripley, Joan of Arc, Mörder, Strindberg’s Apartment). TV: “Mr Robot,” “Suspicion.” Training: NYU-Tisch (BFA); Drama Centre, London (MFA); Vakhtangov Theatre Institute, Moscow; Shakespeare’s Globe, London; and RADA. www.clarelatham.com
Clare Latham [she/ her] is full of Dickensian Christmas joy to be back on the boards with the Christmas Carol gang for a fourth year. Previously with the Alliance: the world premieres of Data and 53% Of. Clare is a three-time Off West End Award nominee in the UK, most recently for the world premiere one-woman show, Wolf Cub, at the Hampstead Theatre, London. Previous Offie nominations for Danny and the Deep Blue Sea and the first major UK revival of Doubt, A Parable (Southwark Playhouse). Off Broadway, NYC: original production of Pulitzer Prize-winning Fairview (Soho Rep/Theatre For A New Audience) and The Worth of Water (HERE Arts). Favorite UK/ International theatre credits include: My Name Is Rachel Corrie (Lebanon Premiere & Tour: Al Madina Theatre/Zoukak Theatre/The Faction), UK premieres of Blue Surge and Don’t Smoke In Bed (Finborough Theatre), and the UK premiere of Tennessee Williams’ Green Eyes (The Hotel Plays, Defibrillator Theatre). Core Ensemble member of UK theatre company The Faction (Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, The Talented Mr Ripley, Joan of Arc, Mörder, Strindberg’s Apartment). TV: “Mr Robot,” “Suspicion.” Training: NYU-Tisch (BFA); Drama Centre, London (MFA); Vakhtangov Theatre Institute, Moscow; Shakespeare’s Globe, London; and RADA. www.clarelatham.com
Maria Mae Lopez [she/her] is over the moon about joining the company of A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre! Favorite credits include Lady Of The Lake in Spamalot (Georgia Repertory Theatre), Betsy/Lindsey in Clybourne Park (CSU), Inga in Young Frankenstein (GRT), and Lily Craven in The Secret Garden (CSU). "Thank you for joining us this year. Enjoy the show and may your Holidays be bright. To my people, I love you! XOXO!" Find me anywhere: @mariamaelopez
Maria Mae Lopez [she/her] is over the moon about joining the company of A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre! Favorite credits include Lady Of The Lake in Spamalot (Georgia Repertory Theatre), Betsy/Lindsey in Clybourne Park (CSU), Inga in Young Frankenstein (GRT), and Lily Craven in The Secret Garden (CSU). "Thank you for joining us this year. Enjoy the show and may your Holidays be bright. To my people, I love you! XOXO!" Find me anywhere: @mariamaelopez
Rhyn McLemore is entering her fourth season of A Christmas Carol with a heart filled to the BRIM with gratitude. Atlanta credits include: Darlin’ Cory, Ever After (Suzi nomination), The Incredible Book Eating Boy, and A Christmas Carol - Alliance Theatre; The Humans and Safety Net - Theatrical Outfit; Roe (Suzi nomination) and The Cake - Horizon Theatre; Fun Home, Stupid F'ing Bird, and Company - Actor's Express; Cinderella, The Bridges of Madison County and Split in Three - Aurora Theatre; Dot - Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company. Off-Broadway: Dot - The Billie Holiday Theatre; A World to Win - The York Theatre; Violet (NYC revival) and The Crucible - Gallery Players. Favorite Regional credits: The Sound of Music - Sierra Repertory Theatre; The Spitfire Grill - Cape Fear Regional Theatre; A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Our Town - West Virginia Public Theatre; The Crucible and The Comedy of Errors - North Carolina Shakespeare Festival. BFA, Carnegie Mellon University. Endless love to her family, her husband Caleb (Young Scrooge) and their beautiful Christmas Carol daughter :)
Rhyn McLemore is entering her fourth season of A Christmas Carol with a heart filled to the BRIM with gratitude. Atlanta credits include: Darlin’ Cory, Ever After (Suzi nomination), The Incredible Book Eating Boy, and A Christmas Carol - Alliance Theatre; The Humans and Safety Net - Theatrical Outfit; Roe (Suzi nomination) and The Cake - Horizon Theatre; Fun Home, Stupid F'ing Bird, and Company - Actor's Express; Cinderella, The Bridges of Madison County and Split in Three - Aurora Theatre; Dot - Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company. Off-Broadway: Dot - The Billie Holiday Theatre; A World to Win - The York Theatre; Violet (NYC revival) and The Crucible - Gallery Players. Favorite Regional credits: The Sound of Music - Sierra Repertory Theatre; The Spitfire Grill - Cape Fear Regional Theatre; A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Our Town - West Virginia Public Theatre; The Crucible and The Comedy of Errors - North Carolina Shakespeare Festival. BFA, Carnegie Mellon University. Endless love to her family, her husband Caleb (Young Scrooge) and their beautiful Christmas Carol daughter :)
Roberto Méndez [he/him] is overjoyed to be returning to this lovely company of A Christmas Carol. He was last seen as Bobby / Dance Captain in Cabaret at Actor’s Express. Other Atlanta Credits Include: Legally Blonde, Fiddler on the Roof, Spamalot (City Springs Theatre Company), Support Group For Men (Horizon Theatre). Regional Credits: Blithe Spirit, Kinky Boots, Bright Star (Charleston Stage), Spring Awakening (Mill Mountain Theatre). TV: Noah Harrington in “First Kill” (Netflix). Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Columbus State University 2021. Roberto would love to thank his family for their never ending love and support, and looks forward to a very jolly holiday season! You can connect on Instagram: @_robertocmendez
Roberto Méndez [he/him] is overjoyed to be returning to this lovely company of A Christmas Carol. He was last seen as Bobby / Dance Captain in Cabaret at Actor’s Express. Other Atlanta Credits Include: Legally Blonde, Fiddler on the Roof, Spamalot (City Springs Theatre Company), Support Group For Men (Horizon Theatre). Regional Credits: Blithe Spirit, Kinky Boots, Bright Star (Charleston Stage), Spring Awakening (Mill Mountain Theatre). TV: Noah Harrington in “First Kill” (Netflix). Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Columbus State University 2021. Roberto would love to thank his family for their never ending love and support, and looks forward to a very jolly holiday season! You can connect on Instagram: @_robertocmendez
Mary Lynn Owen is delighted to return to The Alliance Theatre for this annual holiday tradition. Prior Alliance Theatre credits include Knead, her one-person show, for which she received the Alliance Theatre’s Reiser Award and the Gene Gabriel Moore Playwriting Award as well as the productions of Crossing Delancey, Elliot: A Soldier’s Fugue, Medea, Steel Magnolias, and A Wrinkle in Time. A two-time Suzi award winner, Mary Lynn appeared earlier this year in a second production of Knead (Aurora Theatre) and most recently as Fraulein Schneider in the Actors Express production of Cabaret. Additional Atlanta theater credits include Six Degrees of Separation, Kimberly Akimbo (Actors Express); Our Town, The Laramie Project (Theatrical Outfit); Wit (Aurora Theatre); The Clean House, Third (Horizon Theatre); and The Glass Menagerie (Georgia Shakespeare.) Recent film appearances include Overexposed, Sheet Cake, and Trailer (Trash) Magic in which she appeared as the matriarch of a family of witches living deep in the North Georgia mountains. An actor/teacher/playwright, Mary Lynn was recently named a finalist for the Dramatists Guild National Playwriting Fellows Program and is a longtime faculty member of Emory University Theater Department. www.marylynnowen.com
Mary Lynn Owen is delighted to return to The Alliance Theatre for this annual holiday tradition. Prior Alliance Theatre credits include Knead, her one-person show, for which she received the Alliance Theatre’s Reiser Award and the Gene Gabriel Moore Playwriting Award as well as the productions of Crossing Delancey, Elliot: A Soldier’s Fugue, Medea, Steel Magnolias, and A Wrinkle in Time. A two-time Suzi award winner, Mary Lynn appeared earlier this year in a second production of Knead (Aurora Theatre) and most recently as Fraulein Schneider in the Actors Express production of Cabaret. Additional Atlanta theater credits include Six Degrees of Separation, Kimberly Akimbo (Actors Express); Our Town, The Laramie Project (Theatrical Outfit); Wit (Aurora Theatre); The Clean House, Third (Horizon Theatre); and The Glass Menagerie (Georgia Shakespeare.) Recent film appearances include Overexposed, Sheet Cake, and Trailer (Trash) Magic in which she appeared as the matriarch of a family of witches living deep in the North Georgia mountains. An actor/teacher/playwright, Mary Lynn was recently named a finalist for the Dramatists Guild National Playwriting Fellows Program and is a longtime faculty member of Emory University Theater Department. www.marylynnowen.com
Brad Raymond is so elated to be working with this amazing cast and creative team! Brad has performed as an actor, singer, or conductor at some of the art world’s most esteemed institutions including then Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Light Opera Works of Chicago, the Ravinia Festival, Arena Stage, The Broad Stage, The Alliance Theatre, The Denver Center, Atlantan Opera, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre, Theater Emory, Horizon Theatre and Spivey Hall. Some of Brad’s favorite roles include Homer in Lilies of the Field, Fetch in Fetch, Clay Make Man, Narrator in Passing Strange, Ronald in Born For This, and the Suzi Bass Award winning performance as Blue in Chasin’ Dem Blues. Brad also appeared in the much-anticipated new musical, The Preacher’s Wife, this past spring.
Brad Raymond is so elated to be working with this amazing cast and creative team! Brad has performed as an actor, singer, or conductor at some of the art world’s most esteemed institutions including then Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Light Opera Works of Chicago, the Ravinia Festival, Arena Stage, The Broad Stage, The Alliance Theatre, The Denver Center, Atlantan Opera, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre, Theater Emory, Horizon Theatre and Spivey Hall. Some of Brad’s favorite roles include Homer in Lilies of the Field, Fetch in Fetch, Clay Make Man, Narrator in Passing Strange, Ronald in Born For This, and the Suzi Bass Award winning performance as Blue in Chasin’ Dem Blues. Brad also appeared in the much-anticipated new musical, The Preacher’s Wife, this past spring.
Lyndsay Ricketson is delighted to be back with the Alliance this holiday season. Past Alliance appearances include A Christmas Carol, Wizard of Oz, Shrek: The Musical, and Next to Normal. Other Atlanta credits: Camelot and Ragtime (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity), Smokey Joes Café and Kiss Me Kate (Stage Door Players), Comedy of Tenors and Pump Boys and Dinettes (Georgia Ensemble Theatre), Space!, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Peter Pan (Center for Puppetry Arts). Regional credits: Next to Normal (Geva Theatre), A Chorus Line (Mill Mountain Theatre). Love always to my friends and family, you make life wonderful. Lowrey, you’re my favorite. IG @Lyndzrbrown ~ Discover your noblest dreams within the cathedral of your heart.~
Lyndsay Ricketson is delighted to be back with the Alliance this holiday season. Past Alliance appearances include A Christmas Carol, Wizard of Oz, Shrek: The Musical, and Next to Normal. Other Atlanta credits: Camelot and Ragtime (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity), Smokey Joes Café and Kiss Me Kate (Stage Door Players), Comedy of Tenors and Pump Boys and Dinettes (Georgia Ensemble Theatre), Space!, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Peter Pan (Center for Puppetry Arts). Regional credits: Next to Normal (Geva Theatre), A Chorus Line (Mill Mountain Theatre). Love always to my friends and family, you make life wonderful. Lowrey, you’re my favorite. IG @Lyndzrbrown ~ Discover your noblest dreams within the cathedral of your heart.~
Asia Rogers is delighted to return to the Alliance Theatre for this most magical time of year. You may have seen her on the Coca Cola stage in the past two years of A Christmas Carol, or Darlin' Cory. Her credits include Written By Phillis (Quintessence Theatre), Good Bad People, Skeleton Crew (Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre), Bootycandy (Actor's Express), Our Town & The Laramie Project (Theatrical Outfit), Pipeline (Horizon Theatre), Titanic (Serenbe Playhouse), and Dangerous Women (Weird Sisters Theatre Project). Asia has a bachelor of arts in Theatre from Vassar College, and has studied physical theatre at L'Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy. Special thanks to her family and to her husband Nijel for all of their support! Follow her on Instagram @perfectlypicturesque to see what's next.
Asia Rogers is delighted to return to the Alliance Theatre for this most magical time of year. You may have seen her on the Coca Cola stage in the past two years of A Christmas Carol, or Darlin' Cory. Her credits include Written By Phillis (Quintessence Theatre), Good Bad People, Skeleton Crew (Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre), Bootycandy (Actor's Express), Our Town & The Laramie Project (Theatrical Outfit), Pipeline (Horizon Theatre), Titanic (Serenbe Playhouse), and Dangerous Women (Weird Sisters Theatre Project). Asia has a bachelor of arts in Theatre from Vassar College, and has studied physical theatre at L'Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy. Special thanks to her family and to her husband Nijel for all of their support! Follow her on Instagram @perfectlypicturesque to see what's next.
Dane Troy II [he/him] is honored to return home to the Alliance Theatre. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: OSF (Macbeth, Jane Eyre, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet). Regional: CalShakes (LEAR, The Winter's Tale, The Oresteia, Macbeth), Oakland Theater Project (The Mojo and the Sayso), Capital Stage (Pass Over), Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Toni Stone), Killing My Lobster (Night of the Living Data), New Conservatory Theatre Center (Cardboard Piano), Marin Theater (Native Son, JAZZ). Atlanta: Theatrical Outfit (My Children! My Africa!), Synchronicity Theatre (Peter Pan & Wendy), Aurora Theatre (Lombardi, South Pacific, Tamer of Horses), Horizon Theatre Company (Waffle Palace, Right On!) & Alliance Theatre (Toni Stone, A Christmas Carol (x4)). Dane holds a BA in Theater from UGA. He is also an improv comedy graduate from Dad's Garage, iO Chicago, iO West, The Groundlings, The Pack, Upright Citizens Brigade: Los Angeles & UCB:NY. Dane sends lots of love to his family, his amazing wife Paige Mayes & their late son! All glory to GOD! Happy Holidays. Go Braves & Go Dawgs!
Dane Troy II [he/him] is honored to return home to the Alliance Theatre. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: OSF (Macbeth, Jane Eyre, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet). Regional: CalShakes (LEAR, The Winter's Tale, The Oresteia, Macbeth), Oakland Theater Project (The Mojo and the Sayso), Capital Stage (Pass Over), Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Toni Stone), Killing My Lobster (Night of the Living Data), New Conservatory Theatre Center (Cardboard Piano), Marin Theater (Native Son, JAZZ). Atlanta: Theatrical Outfit (My Children! My Africa!), Synchronicity Theatre (Peter Pan & Wendy), Aurora Theatre (Lombardi, South Pacific, Tamer of Horses), Horizon Theatre Company (Waffle Palace, Right On!) & Alliance Theatre (Toni Stone, A Christmas Carol (x4)). Dane holds a BA in Theater from UGA. He is also an improv comedy graduate from Dad's Garage, iO Chicago, iO West, The Groundlings, The Pack, Upright Citizens Brigade: Los Angeles & UCB:NY. Dane sends lots of love to his family, his amazing wife Paige Mayes & their late son! All glory to GOD! Happy Holidays. Go Braves & Go Dawgs!
Cullen Wood [he/him] is an Atlanta based actor, represented by East Coast Talent. He is ecstatic to make his professional theater debut in A Christmas Carol this year. When not acting you can find Cullen baton twirling on a regional competition team. A big thanks to Lisa Rosemond for being the best voice coach around. Special thanks to Caitlin Hargraves, Jody Feldman, and the entire Alliance Theatre team.
Cullen Wood [he/him] is an Atlanta based actor, represented by East Coast Talent. He is ecstatic to make his professional theater debut in A Christmas Carol this year. When not acting you can find Cullen baton twirling on a regional competition team. A big thanks to Lisa Rosemond for being the best voice coach around. Special thanks to Caitlin Hargraves, Jody Feldman, and the entire Alliance Theatre team.
Emberlynn Wood [she/her] is an Atlanta based actress, represented by East Coast Talent in the Southeast and AEFH in Los Angeles. She is delighted to be rejoining the incredible cast and crew of A Christmas Carol for the third year. When not acting or singing, you can find Emberlynn reading, playing piano, dancing, or baton twirling on a regional competition team. A huge shout out to Lisa Rosemond and Clare Latham for their advice, training, and friendship. Special thanks to Caitlin Hargraves, Jody Feldman, and the rest of the Alliance Theatre team. Find her on social media: @emberlynnwood
Emberlynn Wood [she/her] is an Atlanta based actress, represented by East Coast Talent in the Southeast and AEFH in Los Angeles. She is delighted to be rejoining the incredible cast and crew of A Christmas Carol for the third year. When not acting or singing, you can find Emberlynn reading, playing piano, dancing, or baton twirling on a regional competition team. A huge shout out to Lisa Rosemond and Clare Latham for their advice, training, and friendship. Special thanks to Caitlin Hargraves, Jody Feldman, and the rest of the Alliance Theatre team. Find her on social media: @emberlynnwood
Caleb Baumann is honored to return to A Christmas Carol and be a part of this Atlanta holiday tradition! Alliance Theatre: The Jungle Book (Mogli), In My Granny’s Garden (Zeke), Winnie-the-Pooh (Christopher Robin), Shakespeare in Love (Webster), Where Butterflies go in Winter (Lil’ Lou) Aurora Theatre: Children of Eden (Young Cain) Theatrical Outfit: We the Village (Redd) Serenbe Playhouse: Shenandoah (Gabriel) Film/TV: AMC’s Parish, Disney’s Raven’s Home, HBO’s Doom Patrol, The Skeleton’s Compass, 15:17 to Paris, Teenage Wasteland, Kidstuf. Be on the lookout for an exciting new movie coming soon! Caleb thanks his family, including the Alliance family, for their never-ending love and support. Much love and special thanks to Caitlin and Jody. Instagram @calebfbaumann
Caleb Baumann is honored to return to A Christmas Carol and be a part of this Atlanta holiday tradition! Alliance Theatre: The Jungle Book (Mogli), In My Granny’s Garden (Zeke), Winnie-the-Pooh (Christopher Robin), Shakespeare in Love (Webster), Where Butterflies go in Winter (Lil’ Lou) Aurora Theatre: Children of Eden (Young Cain) Theatrical Outfit: We the Village (Redd) Serenbe Playhouse: Shenandoah (Gabriel) Film/TV: AMC’s Parish, Disney’s Raven’s Home, HBO’s Doom Patrol, The Skeleton’s Compass, 15:17 to Paris, Teenage Wasteland, Kidstuf. Be on the lookout for an exciting new movie coming soon! Caleb thanks his family, including the Alliance family, for their never-ending love and support. Much love and special thanks to Caitlin and Jody. Instagram @calebfbaumann
Laura Boston Edwards [she/her] is thrilled to be making her Alliance Theatre debut in A Christmas Carol! Favorite Atlanta credits include Goneril in Young Jean Lee’s Lear and Lenore in The Exterminating Angel (Vernal & Sere Theatre). TV: Cobra Kai, The Resident. Laura originally hails from Kingston, Jamaica, and is a scientist-turned-actor with degrees in Molecular Biology, Psychology, and Education. She is currently on faculty at Emory, and a core staff member at Thrive Acting Hive. Deepest gratitude to her mentors, friends/chosen family, and her radiant wife Shani, for their enthusiastic support. IG: @its.laura.edwards
Laura Boston Edwards [she/her] is thrilled to be making her Alliance Theatre debut in A Christmas Carol! Favorite Atlanta credits include Goneril in Young Jean Lee’s Lear and Lenore in The Exterminating Angel (Vernal & Sere Theatre). TV: Cobra Kai, The Resident. Laura originally hails from Kingston, Jamaica, and is a scientist-turned-actor with degrees in Molecular Biology, Psychology, and Education. She is currently on faculty at Emory, and a core staff member at Thrive Acting Hive. Deepest gratitude to her mentors, friends/chosen family, and her radiant wife Shani, for their enthusiastic support. IG: @its.laura.edwards
Caleb Clark is chuffed to bits to be back at the Alliance Theatre for another holiday season. All my love to my wife Rhyn (Ghost of Christmas Past), our pup Sadie, and our incredible daughter. Previous ATL Roles: Max in The Play That Goes Wrong (Aurora Theatre) - Suzi Award; Actor 5 in Bootycandy (Actor’s Express) - Suzi Nom & BWW Award; Roat in Wait Until Dark (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) - Suzi Nom. Other Credits: Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Flint Rep) - Wilde Award; Chris Keller in All My Sons (Studio 208); Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, Banquo in Macbeth, Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors, Harmon in Antigone, John Dashwood in Sense & Sensibility (American Shakespeare Center); Edmund in King Lear (Houston Shakespeare Festival) - Houston Theatre Award Nom; Richard III in Richard III (Hoosier Shakespeare Festival); Walker/Ned in Three Days of Rain (The Vault). He also runs his own company (CoachClark), offering private Acting Coaching and Master-Level Intensives. theCalebClark.com.
Caleb Clark is chuffed to bits to be back at the Alliance Theatre for another holiday season. All my love to my wife Rhyn (Ghost of Christmas Past), our pup Sadie, and our incredible daughter. Previous ATL Roles: Max in The Play That Goes Wrong (Aurora Theatre) - Suzi Award; Actor 5 in Bootycandy (Actor’s Express) - Suzi Nom & BWW Award; Roat in Wait Until Dark (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) - Suzi Nom. Other Credits: Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Flint Rep) - Wilde Award; Chris Keller in All My Sons (Studio 208); Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, Banquo in Macbeth, Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors, Harmon in Antigone, John Dashwood in Sense & Sensibility (American Shakespeare Center); Edmund in King Lear (Houston Shakespeare Festival) - Houston Theatre Award Nom; Richard III in Richard III (Hoosier Shakespeare Festival); Walker/Ned in Three Days of Rain (The Vault). He also runs his own company (CoachClark), offering private Acting Coaching and Master-Level Intensives. theCalebClark.com.
Carlyn Chantal Dent Goodman [she/her] age 11, is excited to join the cast of A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre for the second year in a row! Carlyn is a native New Yorker who moved to Atlanta two years ago. Carlyn loves performing and has been cast as a background actor in two television series and a major motion picture. Carlyn loves stage acting, and her most notable performance was in the lead role of Le Monstre in the Portledge School's performance of Su Le Pont D’Avignon (performed and sung in French). Carlyn is also a vocalist and pianist with an extensive resume of local and online open mic performances. Carlyn performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” for the second time this summer at a minor league baseball game in July and will perform with the Georgia All State School Chorus in January. Carlyn is in the sixth grade at the Paideia School and enjoys gymnastics, swimming, reading fiction, drawing and painting, and spending time with her cat, Sulwe. Carlyn would love to thank God, her parents, her acting teacher, Clare Latham, her voice teacher, Vira Slywotzky, and her piano teacher, Jason Pomerantz, for their love, encouragement, and support!
Carlyn Chantal Dent Goodman [she/her] age 11, is excited to join the cast of A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre for the second year in a row! Carlyn is a native New Yorker who moved to Atlanta two years ago. Carlyn loves performing and has been cast as a background actor in two television series and a major motion picture. Carlyn loves stage acting, and her most notable performance was in the lead role of Le Monstre in the Portledge School's performance of Su Le Pont D’Avignon (performed and sung in French). Carlyn is also a vocalist and pianist with an extensive resume of local and online open mic performances. Carlyn performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” for the second time this summer at a minor league baseball game in July and will perform with the Georgia All State School Chorus in January. Carlyn is in the sixth grade at the Paideia School and enjoys gymnastics, swimming, reading fiction, drawing and painting, and spending time with her cat, Sulwe. Carlyn would love to thank God, her parents, her acting teacher, Clare Latham, her voice teacher, Vira Slywotzky, and her piano teacher, Jason Pomerantz, for their love, encouragement, and support!
Maria Mae Lopez [she/her] is over the moon about joining the company of A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre! Favorite credits include Lady Of The Lake in Spamalot (Georgia Repertory Theatre), Betsy/Lindsey in Clybourne Park (CSU), Inga in Young Frankenstein (GRT), and Lily Craven in The Secret Garden (CSU). "Thank you for joining us this year. Enjoy the show and may your Holidays be bright. To my people, I love you! XOXO!" Find me anywhere: @mariamaelopez
Maria Mae Lopez [she/her] is over the moon about joining the company of A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre! Favorite credits include Lady Of The Lake in Spamalot (Georgia Repertory Theatre), Betsy/Lindsey in Clybourne Park (CSU), Inga in Young Frankenstein (GRT), and Lily Craven in The Secret Garden (CSU). "Thank you for joining us this year. Enjoy the show and may your Holidays be bright. To my people, I love you! XOXO!" Find me anywhere: @mariamaelopez
Roberto Méndez [he/him] is overjoyed to be returning to this lovely company of A Christmas Carol. He was last seen as Bobby / Dance Captain in Cabaret at Actor’s Express. Other Atlanta Credits Include: Legally Blonde, Fiddler on the Roof, Spamalot (City Springs Theatre Company), Support Group For Men (Horizon Theatre). Regional Credits: Blithe Spirit, Kinky Boots, Bright Star (Charleston Stage), Spring Awakening (Mill Mountain Theatre). TV: Noah Harrington in “First Kill” (Netflix). Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Columbus State University 2021. Roberto would love to thank his family for their never ending love and support, and looks forward to a very jolly holiday season! You can connect on Instagram: @_robertocmendez
Roberto Méndez [he/him] is overjoyed to be returning to this lovely company of A Christmas Carol. He was last seen as Bobby / Dance Captain in Cabaret at Actor’s Express. Other Atlanta Credits Include: Legally Blonde, Fiddler on the Roof, Spamalot (City Springs Theatre Company), Support Group For Men (Horizon Theatre). Regional Credits: Blithe Spirit, Kinky Boots, Bright Star (Charleston Stage), Spring Awakening (Mill Mountain Theatre). TV: Noah Harrington in “First Kill” (Netflix). Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Columbus State University 2021. Roberto would love to thank his family for their never ending love and support, and looks forward to a very jolly holiday season! You can connect on Instagram: @_robertocmendez
Clay Benning has designed more than 150 productions in his career. He was the Resident Sound Designer for the Alliance Theatre for over 20 years and has worked as the Production Sound Engineer on many pre-Broadway shows including The Color Purple, The Prom, and Bring It On. An Atlanta native, he was an Associate Artist at Georgia Shakespeare, and has worked with Atlanta Ballet, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit, Geva Theatre, Northwestern University, and the Georgia Aquarium. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College (BA), North Carolina School of the Arts (MFA) and a member of IATSE/USA829 and TSDCA.
Clay Benning has designed more than 150 productions in his career. He was the Resident Sound Designer for the Alliance Theatre for over 20 years and has worked as the Production Sound Engineer on many pre-Broadway shows including The Color Purple, The Prom, and Bring It On. An Atlanta native, he was an Associate Artist at Georgia Shakespeare, and has worked with Atlanta Ballet, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit, Geva Theatre, Northwestern University, and the Georgia Aquarium. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College (BA), North Carolina School of the Arts (MFA) and a member of IATSE/USA829 and TSDCA.
Greg Hofmann // Previous Alliance Theatre Designs: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Ride the Cyclone [Suzie Award Recipient]. Additional Selected designs: Ride the Cyclone (MCC Theater); Nell Gwynn, Peter Pan; A Musical Adventure, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Ride the Cylcone, Road Show (Chicago Shakespeare). Ride the Cyclone (ACT Seattle). Man Of Destiny (American Players Theatre). Beautiful, Billy Elliot, School of Rock, Rock of Ages, Kinky Boots, Secret of My Success, Wizard of Oz, Elf, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, Oklahoma!, Tommy [Jeff Award Recipient], Mary Poppins, Annie, (Paramount Theatre); Rock of Ages, The Game’s Afoot, Les Misérables, Oliver! (Drury Lane); Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, Airness, Lewiston/Clarkston, Marjorie Prime, Outside Mullingar, Silent Sky (Forward Theatre). Greg has also designed over 100 productions for Cedar Fair amusement parks across the country. More information at www.hofmannlightingdesign.com.
Greg Hofmann // Previous Alliance Theatre Designs: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Ride the Cyclone [Suzie Award Recipient]. Additional Selected designs: Ride the Cyclone (MCC Theater); Nell Gwynn, Peter Pan; A Musical Adventure, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Ride the Cylcone, Road Show (Chicago Shakespeare). Ride the Cyclone (ACT Seattle). Man Of Destiny (American Players Theatre). Beautiful, Billy Elliot, School of Rock, Rock of Ages, Kinky Boots, Secret of My Success, Wizard of Oz, Elf, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, Oklahoma!, Tommy [Jeff Award Recipient], Mary Poppins, Annie, (Paramount Theatre); Rock of Ages, The Game’s Afoot, Les Misérables, Oliver! (Drury Lane); Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, Airness, Lewiston/Clarkston, Marjorie Prime, Outside Mullingar, Silent Sky (Forward Theatre). Greg has also designed over 100 productions for Cedar Fair amusement parks across the country. More information at www.hofmannlightingdesign.com.
Tom Lee is a puppet artist, designer and director. He is co-director of Chicago Puppet Studio and the Chicago Puppet Lab, a developmental incubator for contemporary puppetry. Mr. Lee was a puppeteer in the original Tony-Award winning Broadway cast of War Horse and has performed with the Metropolitan Opera (Madama Butterfly and Florencia en el Amazonas), Lyric Opera of Chicago (Queen of Spades), New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Petrushka), and Dan Hurlin (Hiroshima Maiden, Disfarmer, Demolishing Everything with Amazing Speed). Tom is a student of Japanese master puppeteer Koryū Nishikawa V and has taught puppetry and design nationally and internationally. www.tomleeprojects.com
Tom Lee is a puppet artist, designer and director. He is co-director of Chicago Puppet Studio and the Chicago Puppet Lab, a developmental incubator for contemporary puppetry. Mr. Lee was a puppeteer in the original Tony-Award winning Broadway cast of War Horse and has performed with the Metropolitan Opera (Madama Butterfly and Florencia en el Amazonas), Lyric Opera of Chicago (Queen of Spades), New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Petrushka), and Dan Hurlin (Hiroshima Maiden, Disfarmer, Demolishing Everything with Amazing Speed). Tom is a student of Japanese master puppeteer Koryū Nishikawa V and has taught puppetry and design nationally and internationally. www.tomleeprojects.com
Greg Matteson is a pianist, music director, and arranger/composer. He has had the pleasure of working with the Alliance Theatre on a number of productions, including Ride the Cyclone (Music Director & Conductor/Pianist), Maybe Happy Ending (Assoc. Music Director), and Max Makes a Million (Copyist & Transcriptionist). Recently, Greg conducted City Springs Theatre’s production of Spamalot and has conducted or played piano for many productions there, including Cats, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, and The Sound of Music. Greg is currently an Artist Affiliate in Piano at Emory University and Adjunct Faculty at Kennesaw State University, and occasionally music directs at other institutions including Georgia State University, Clayton State University, and the Atlanta Jewish Academy. He is an active vocal coach, private instructor, collaborative pianist, and chamber recitalist, and regularly performs in and around Atlanta. His award-winning arrangements and compositions have been featured in a variety of contexts, from choirs and wind ensembles to video game soundtracks. Thank you to all the wonderful and dedicated people on this production who made the long journey to the stage so worth it! www.gregmatteson.com
Greg Matteson is a pianist, music director, and arranger/composer. He has had the pleasure of working with the Alliance Theatre on a number of productions, including Ride the Cyclone (Music Director & Conductor/Pianist), Maybe Happy Ending (Assoc. Music Director), and Max Makes a Million (Copyist & Transcriptionist). Recently, Greg conducted City Springs Theatre’s production of Spamalot and has conducted or played piano for many productions there, including Cats, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, and The Sound of Music. Greg is currently an Artist Affiliate in Piano at Emory University and Adjunct Faculty at Kennesaw State University, and occasionally music directs at other institutions including Georgia State University, Clayton State University, and the Atlanta Jewish Academy. He is an active vocal coach, private instructor, collaborative pianist, and chamber recitalist, and regularly performs in and around Atlanta. His award-winning arrangements and compositions have been featured in a variety of contexts, from choirs and wind ensembles to video game soundtracks. Thank you to all the wonderful and dedicated people on this production who made the long journey to the stage so worth it! www.gregmatteson.com
Leora Morris [she/her] is honoured to be back at the Alliance after previously directing A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Ride the Cyclone, Winnie-the-Pooh, Crossing Delancey, The Dancing Granny, and Hey Willy, See the Pyramids. Other directing credits include The Sound Inside, Knives in Hens, Orphans (Coal Mine Theatre, Toronto); The Philosopher’s Wife (Toronto); Labour of Love (Olney Theatre Center); Spring Awakening (Connecticut College); The Wolves (University of British Columbia), He Left Quietly (2014 SummerWorks Best Production Award, Toronto); Amy and the Orphans, Women Beware Women, King John (Yale School of Drama); The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, love holds a lamp in this little room (Yale Cabaret). Awards/Fellowships: Toronto’s Ken MacDougall Award, Yale Julian Milton Kaufman Prize in Directing, O’Neill/NNPN National Directing Fellow. Leora was shortlisted for the international 2020 Rolex Mentor and Protégé Prize, and is currently a Public Humanities Scholar at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where she is an assistant professor in Directing and Acting. MFA Directing, Yale School of Drama. www.leoramorris.com
Leora Morris [she/her] is honoured to be back at the Alliance after previously directing A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Ride the Cyclone, Winnie-the-Pooh, Crossing Delancey, The Dancing Granny, and Hey Willy, See the Pyramids. Other directing credits include The Sound Inside, Knives in Hens, Orphans (Coal Mine Theatre, Toronto); The Philosopher’s Wife (Toronto); Labour of Love (Olney Theatre Center); Spring Awakening (Connecticut College); The Wolves (University of British Columbia), He Left Quietly (2014 SummerWorks Best Production Award, Toronto); Amy and the Orphans, Women Beware Women, King John (Yale School of Drama); The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, love holds a lamp in this little room (Yale Cabaret). Awards/Fellowships: Toronto’s Ken MacDougall Award, Yale Julian Milton Kaufman Prize in Directing, O’Neill/NNPN National Directing Fellow. Leora was shortlisted for the international 2020 Rolex Mentor and Protégé Prize, and is currently a Public Humanities Scholar at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where she is an assistant professor in Directing and Acting. MFA Directing, Yale School of Drama. www.leoramorris.com
Asia Rogers is delighted to return to the Alliance Theatre for this most magical time of year. You may have seen her on the Coca Cola stage in the past two years of A Christmas Carol, or Darlin' Cory. Her credits include Written By Phillis (Quintessence Theatre), Good Bad People, Skeleton Crew (Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre), Bootycandy (Actor's Express), Our Town & The Laramie Project (Theatrical Outfit), Pipeline (Horizon Theatre), Titanic (Serenbe Playhouse), and Dangerous Women (Weird Sisters Theatre Project). Asia has a bachelor of arts in Theatre from Vassar College, and has studied physical theatre at L'Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy. Special thanks to her family and to her husband Nijel for all of their support! Follow her on Instagram @perfectlypicturesque to see what's next.
Asia Rogers is delighted to return to the Alliance Theatre for this most magical time of year. You may have seen her on the Coca Cola stage in the past two years of A Christmas Carol, or Darlin' Cory. Her credits include Written By Phillis (Quintessence Theatre), Good Bad People, Skeleton Crew (Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre), Bootycandy (Actor's Express), Our Town & The Laramie Project (Theatrical Outfit), Pipeline (Horizon Theatre), Titanic (Serenbe Playhouse), and Dangerous Women (Weird Sisters Theatre Project). Asia has a bachelor of arts in Theatre from Vassar College, and has studied physical theatre at L'Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy. Special thanks to her family and to her husband Nijel for all of their support! Follow her on Instagram @perfectlypicturesque to see what's next.
Kendall Simpson has designed and composed original scores for Atlanta theaters including Georgia Shakespeare, Alliance Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Horizon Theatre, Theatrical Outfit and Theater Emory. Working in film, Simpson scored The Promotion (2011). Other independent films include The Etiquette Man, which received top honors at several film festivals. Television credits include scores for Sesame Street and Elmo DVDs. Simpson’s most recent work for dance is a video, Transit, which premiered at the 2012 American Dance Festival. Other works include Papillon, premiered by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Lee Harper and Dancers. Simpson is honored to have won three Suzi Bass awards. He serves as music director of the Emory Dance program.
Kendall Simpson has designed and composed original scores for Atlanta theaters including Georgia Shakespeare, Alliance Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Horizon Theatre, Theatrical Outfit and Theater Emory. Working in film, Simpson scored The Promotion (2011). Other independent films include The Etiquette Man, which received top honors at several film festivals. Television credits include scores for Sesame Street and Elmo DVDs. Simpson’s most recent work for dance is a video, Transit, which premiered at the 2012 American Dance Festival. Other works include Papillon, premiered by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Lee Harper and Dancers. Simpson is honored to have won three Suzi Bass awards. He serves as music director of the Emory Dance program.
Chicago Puppet Studio is the design and fabrication wing of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival and is codirected by Blair Thomas and Tom Lee. Recent designs include puppetry for Mary Zimmerman's Florencia en el Amazonas at the Metropolitan Opera, John Michael LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See at Theater 154 and The Magic Flute at the Goodman Theater. The studio offers professional level training and classes at their workshop in the Fine Arts Building Chicago. www.chicagopuppetfest.org
Chicago Puppet Studio is the design and fabrication wing of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival and is codirected by Blair Thomas and Tom Lee. Recent designs include puppetry for Mary Zimmerman's Florencia en el Amazonas at the Metropolitan Opera, John Michael LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See at Theater 154 and The Magic Flute at the Goodman Theater. The studio offers professional level training and classes at their workshop in the Fine Arts Building Chicago. www.chicagopuppetfest.org
Blair Thomas is Founder and Director of Blair Thomas & Co. and the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. His productions have twice earned the highest honor in the medium, the UNIMA Excellence in Puppetry Award. He has received the Puppeteers of America Award, Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Award, and several Jefferson Citations. On faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 1991, Thomas also held the first-ever Jim Henson Artistin- Residence position at University of Maryland, College Park. For three decades, Thomas has contributed to the Chicago theater scene as an actor, director, puppeteer, designer, curator, and educator, securing his status as “Chicago’s unofficial puppeteer-general” (TimeOut). He serves on the Board of Directors at the Henson Foundation and the UNIMA Commission for International Festivals. The biennial Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival spans 12 days and dozens of Chicago venues, sharing 100+ puppetry activities with over 14,000 guests.
Blair Thomas is Founder and Director of Blair Thomas & Co. and the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. His productions have twice earned the highest honor in the medium, the UNIMA Excellence in Puppetry Award. He has received the Puppeteers of America Award, Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Award, and several Jefferson Citations. On faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 1991, Thomas also held the first-ever Jim Henson Artistin- Residence position at University of Maryland, College Park. For three decades, Thomas has contributed to the Chicago theater scene as an actor, director, puppeteer, designer, curator, and educator, securing his status as “Chicago’s unofficial puppeteer-general” (TimeOut). He serves on the Board of Directors at the Henson Foundation and the UNIMA Commission for International Festivals. The biennial Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival spans 12 days and dozens of Chicago venues, sharing 100+ puppetry activities with over 14,000 guests.
Mariann Verheyen won the 2022 Suzi Award for Costume Design for this production. She has been designing for the Alliance since 1987 for shows including Good People; August: Osage County; Avenue X (Suzi nomination); August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf; Intimate Apparel (Suzi winner, 2005/06); Day of the Kings; Light Up the Sky. New York credits: Cathy Rigby’s Peter Pan, Everybody’s Ruby (Audelco Award nomination), numerous off-Broadway productions and 10 years of commercial styling. Regionally, her work has been seen at Ford’s, Huntington and Studio Arena theaters; Missouri Rep; and the Chicago, Alabama, Oregon and Colorado Shakespeare festivals. She has designed costumes for Disney Cruise Lines, Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, SeaWorld San Antonio and Viking Cruise Lines. Mariann has received design awards in New York City, Chicago, Boston and Atlanta, and received distinguished achievement awards from her undergrad and high school alma maters.
Mariann Verheyen won the 2022 Suzi Award for Costume Design for this production. She has been designing for the Alliance since 1987 for shows including Good People; August: Osage County; Avenue X (Suzi nomination); August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf; Intimate Apparel (Suzi winner, 2005/06); Day of the Kings; Light Up the Sky. New York credits: Cathy Rigby’s Peter Pan, Everybody’s Ruby (Audelco Award nomination), numerous off-Broadway productions and 10 years of commercial styling. Regionally, her work has been seen at Ford’s, Huntington and Studio Arena theaters; Missouri Rep; and the Chicago, Alabama, Oregon and Colorado Shakespeare festivals. She has designed costumes for Disney Cruise Lines, Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, SeaWorld San Antonio and Viking Cruise Lines. Mariann has received design awards in New York City, Chicago, Boston and Atlanta, and received distinguished achievement awards from her undergrad and high school alma maters.
Liz Campbell [she/her] Favorite Alliance credits include: Babble Lab, Tale of Two Cities, The Many Wondrous Realities of Jasmine Starr-Kidd, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Max Makes a Million, The Wizard of Oz, The Dancing Granny, Cinderella and Fella, Ugly Lies the Bone, Pancakes, Pancakes!, Tiger Style!, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, James and the Giant Peach, Shrek, and Charlotte’s Web. Other local credits include: RENT, The Shining (The Atlanta Opera), The Drowsy Chaperone, Camelot, The World Goes Round, Million Dollar Quartet, Monty Python’s Spamalot, and Ragtime (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); In the Continuum (Synchronicity Theatre); Book of Will and It’s a Wonderful Life (Theatrical Outfit). She has been the Stage Manager for the GHSMTA (Shuler Awards) since 2015. She holds a BFA in Theatre from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Co-founder of Atlanta Theatre Artists for Justice. Love to Ali and Maggie. Happy Holidays to everyone!
Liz Campbell [she/her] Favorite Alliance credits include: Babble Lab, Tale of Two Cities, The Many Wondrous Realities of Jasmine Starr-Kidd, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Max Makes a Million, The Wizard of Oz, The Dancing Granny, Cinderella and Fella, Ugly Lies the Bone, Pancakes, Pancakes!, Tiger Style!, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, James and the Giant Peach, Shrek, and Charlotte’s Web. Other local credits include: RENT, The Shining (The Atlanta Opera), The Drowsy Chaperone, Camelot, The World Goes Round, Million Dollar Quartet, Monty Python’s Spamalot, and Ragtime (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); In the Continuum (Synchronicity Theatre); Book of Will and It’s a Wonderful Life (Theatrical Outfit). She has been the Stage Manager for the GHSMTA (Shuler Awards) since 2015. She holds a BFA in Theatre from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Co-founder of Atlanta Theatre Artists for Justice. Love to Ali and Maggie. Happy Holidays to everyone!
Eliza Craft is so excited to return to Alliance for A Christmas Carol! Past credits include: The Incredible Book Eating Boy (Alliance Theatre); Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Sister Act, Christmas Canteen, The Three Little Pigs, and Greener Pastures (Aurora Theatre); Now Showing (Destination Theatre); Bootycandy (Actor’s Express); Guys and Dolls (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); RENT, Jitney, The SpongeBob Musical, and The Spitfire Grill (Kennesaw State University). She is an alumna of Kennesaw State University's Department of Theatre and Performance Studies and Aurora Theatre’s AppCo24. Lots of love to her amazing family, friends, and mentors. IG: @eliiizaaa_
Eliza Craft is so excited to return to Alliance for A Christmas Carol! Past credits include: The Incredible Book Eating Boy (Alliance Theatre); Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Sister Act, Christmas Canteen, The Three Little Pigs, and Greener Pastures (Aurora Theatre); Now Showing (Destination Theatre); Bootycandy (Actor’s Express); Guys and Dolls (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); RENT, Jitney, The SpongeBob Musical, and The Spitfire Grill (Kennesaw State University). She is an alumna of Kennesaw State University's Department of Theatre and Performance Studies and Aurora Theatre’s AppCo24. Lots of love to her amazing family, friends, and mentors. IG: @eliiizaaa_
Xiaonan (Chloe) Liu is a Chinese stage manager. She recently graduated from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where her credits include Next to Normal, Green Sugar Bloos, The Cherry Orchard, The Alley, Twelfth Night, and the Actor Showcase, as well as Choir Boy and Escaped Alone at Yale Rep. Chloe holds a B.A. from the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Her work experience in China included productions of Beauty and The Beast, The Lion King, Man of La Mancha, and The Sound of Music.
Xiaonan (Chloe) Liu is a Chinese stage manager. She recently graduated from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where her credits include Next to Normal, Green Sugar Bloos, The Cherry Orchard, The Alley, Twelfth Night, and the Actor Showcase, as well as Choir Boy and Escaped Alone at Yale Rep. Chloe holds a B.A. from the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Her work experience in China included productions of Beauty and The Beast, The Lion King, Man of La Mancha, and The Sound of Music.
Courtney O'Neill // Design credits include Moby Dick and The Little Prince (Lookingglass Theatre); Julius Caesar (Writers Theatre); The Burials, Life and Limb, The Compass and Of Mice and Men (Steppenwolf Theatre); Waiting for Godot (Court Theatre); The Amish Project and Song Man Dance Man (Milwaukee Repertory); Fetch Clay, Make Man (Marin Theatre and Round House); When I Come to Die (Kansas City Repertory); The Mountaintop (Virginia Stage); Our Town, Oedipus, The Bald Soprano and Mud (The Hypocrites); Good for Otto, Bethany and Dirty (The Gift Theatre); among others. She was the associate designer for Fish in the Dark and This is our Youth on Broadway. Courtney received a Jeff Award for Mud. She holds an M.F.A. from Northwestern and a B.F.A. from DePaul University, and currently teaches at both institutions.
Courtney O'Neill // Design credits include Moby Dick and The Little Prince (Lookingglass Theatre); Julius Caesar (Writers Theatre); The Burials, Life and Limb, The Compass and Of Mice and Men (Steppenwolf Theatre); Waiting for Godot (Court Theatre); The Amish Project and Song Man Dance Man (Milwaukee Repertory); Fetch Clay, Make Man (Marin Theatre and Round House); When I Come to Die (Kansas City Repertory); The Mountaintop (Virginia Stage); Our Town, Oedipus, The Bald Soprano and Mud (The Hypocrites); Good for Otto, Bethany and Dirty (The Gift Theatre); among others. She was the associate designer for Fish in the Dark and This is our Youth on Broadway. Courtney received a Jeff Award for Mud. She holds an M.F.A. from Northwestern and a B.F.A. from DePaul University, and currently teaches at both institutions.
Phoebe Sweatman [she/her] is a North Georgia native and graduate of the University of North Georgia’s Theatre Program with a BFA in Design & Technology. She also completed her stage management apprenticeship with Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C. Some of her favorite credits include: Legally Blonde the Musical (City Springs Theatre), White Christmas (City Springs Theatre), Jersey Boys (City Springs Theatre), Clyde’s (Studio Theatre), and People Places & Things (Studio Theatre). She is excited to be working on her first production here with the Alliance Theatre and to be a part of this beautiful holiday tradition! You can find her on Instagram: @phoebesweatman
Phoebe Sweatman [she/her] is a North Georgia native and graduate of the University of North Georgia’s Theatre Program with a BFA in Design & Technology. She also completed her stage management apprenticeship with Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C. Some of her favorite credits include: Legally Blonde the Musical (City Springs Theatre), White Christmas (City Springs Theatre), Jersey Boys (City Springs Theatre), Clyde’s (Studio Theatre), and People Places & Things (Studio Theatre). She is excited to be working on her first production here with the Alliance Theatre and to be a part of this beautiful holiday tradition! You can find her on Instagram: @phoebesweatman
