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The Spirit of Christmas Past, Jessica Marshall, surprises Ebenezer Scrooge out of a deep sleep.
ing a cohesive production. I was giddy with excitement – and nerves.
That first night was a good trial run, and I was thankful it was a private performance.
As I stepped out of the center door, the hem of my dress caught on the bottom of the door. Extracting myself, I prepared for my first line.“ Yoo-hoo! Ebenezer Scrooge!” I called out as Scrooge shrieked like a schoolgirl. The scene moved along just as we’ d practiced, but something was happening that I didn’ t even realize.
At the end of that scene, I stepped to the side as the lights dimmed – and the next thing I knew, the director was whispering in my ear,“ Did you turn your mic on? It’ s not working.”
“ I think so,” I whispered back, inwardly panicking and racking my brain, trying to remember if I’ d bumped it or the sound techs hadn’ t turned it on before I stepped on stage.
But the microphone wasn’ t working. We later found out that another
Little Fan( Cora Girton) poses with Fred Hollowell( Karl Strecker).
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