This is a photographic montage of images from various performances of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at the Omaha Community Playhouse during the years 1976 to 2005. In all of the images, the character of Ebenezer Scrooge is played by Dick Boyd. In the upper left corner is a black and white image of Boyd playing Scrooge from the first year’s performance of the play. A little to the right and a little down is an image of the Cratchit family, with Rob Hansen as Bob Cratchit and Marianne Young as Mrs. Cratchit. To the right of the Cratchits is the character of the organ grinder, as played by James Spain. To the right of the organ grinder is an image of Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past, with the latter role being played by Julie Huff. Below Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past is a black and white image of Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present, with the latter role being played by Robert Snipp. The character next to Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present is either B
The Omaha Community Playhouse put on its first production of “A Christmas Carol” in 1976. The Charles Dickens novella was adapted for the stage by Charles Jones, one of the Playhouse’s directors. For thirty years, from 1976 to 2005, the character of Scrooge was played by Dick Boyd. Boyd played Scrooge more than 800 times and never missed a performance. His record is closely rivaled by those of Robert Snipp (the Ghost of Christmas Present), Marianne Young (first Mrs. Cratchit, later Mrs. Fezziwig), Julie Huff (the Ghost of Christmas Past), and Al DiMauro (Jacob Marley), all of whom appeared in the play for twenty years or more.
