A Christmas Carol Casting Information

Actors and Actresses ages 8 to 60+ (Any ages listed reflect those of the character, not the performer)

Scrooge - miserly old man, bitter and gruff to all
Old Man - grandfather of Thomas;owner of a prominent London lending business in the early 1900's
Thomas - school-aged boy who adores his grandfather, but doesn't understand generosity
Bob Cratchit - poor clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge's
Mr. Turley - friendly, good-natured caretaker at St. Beatrice's Orphanage; quite confident with his orphan charges, but terribly afraid of Sister Angelene
Emma - young orphan; 6-10 years of age
Lillian - another young orphan
Fred - good-hearted nephew of Scooge;fun-loving and generous
Mrs. Dibler - Scrooge's housekeeper and cook; helps support her family by "borrowing" from her employer
Marley - Scrooge's deceased partner
Past - young teenage girl dressed in white with pale complexion; shows little emotion toward Scrooge
Fan - young teenage girl who was Scrooge's older sister
Boy Scrooge - Scrooge as a young boy in boarding school between 8-12 years of age
Young Scrooge - Scrooge as a young adult man during his apprenticeship
Belle - young woman of similar age to Young Scrooge; daughter of Fezziwig, under whom Scrooge apprenticed
Present - middle-aged man who sarcastically deals with Scrooge's reluctance to see the error of his ways
Tiny Tim - crippled youngest son of the Cratchits
Mrs. Cratchit - woman of similar age to Bob with a strong will towards Scrooge and passionate feelings towards Tiny Tim
Sister Angeline - elder nun who runs St. Beatrice's Orphanage; kind and loving to her charges, but a task master towards Mr. Turley
Topper - not-so-bright friend of Fred; enamored with Mary
Mary - beautiful friend of Elizabeth
Elizabeth - wife of Fred
Old Joe - lower-class pawnbroker friend of Mrs. Dibler's
Solicitor - middle-aged London businessman
Polly - young teenage orphan (non-speaking)
Martha - young teenage orphan (non-speaking)
Future - this role has already been cast