It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like "A Christmas Carol"—Meet the Adult Cast

Richard Doyle is back as everyone’s favorite curmudgeon: Ebenezer Scrooge, for the 42nd production of A Christmas Carol, which returns to the Segerstrom Stage Nov. 26-Dec. 24.

“SCR’s A Christmas Carol has over it’s 40-plus year history been a gift for our SCR family of theatregoers, and this season’s production promises that and more,” Doyle said. “I am very excited to start this year’s production process. … Actors are, at heart, storytellers and as stories go, this is a great one.”

Joining Doyle in the adult cast are Preston Maybank (Bob Cratchit), Michael Manuel (Ghost of Jacob Marley), Jennifer Parsons (Ghost of Christmas Past) and Richard Soto (Ghost of Christmas Present). The cast also includes Larry Bates (Constable/Fred), Melody Butiu (Mrs. Fezziwig/Solicitor), Tommy Beck (Young Scrooge), William Francis McGuire (Mr. Fezziwig), Eduardo Enrikez (Joe/Young Marley), Elyse Mirto (Mrs. Cratchit), Erika Schindele (Sally), Michael Reese Shald (Topper), Nick Slimmer (Thomas Shelley), Alicia Coco (Belle) and Kelsey Bray (Mrs. Shelly/Pursued Maiden).

The understudies are Diana Burbano (Mrs. Fezziwig, Mrs. Cratchit, Ghost of Christmas Past, Sally) and Michael Polak (Bob Cratchit, Ghost of Christmas Present, Fred, Jacob Marley).