Trinity Rep’s Christmas Carol Opens With Pay-What-You-Can Performance

Trinity Rep is celebrating its 35th year of presenting Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted by Adrian Hall and Richard Cumming, presented by Cardi's Furniture with supporting sponsor Amica Insurance. Performances begin on November 18 with a Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) performance, and run through December 30 in the Chace Theater. Pay-What-You-Can night is your best bet for experiencing this family favorite at an unbeatable bargain. Tickets are first-come, first-serve, and are sold at the box office starting at 6:30PM - an hour before showtime. There is limited PWYC seating available, so come early! There is a limit of one PWYC ticket per patron.

A timeless tale of forgiveness and hope enjoyed by generations of Rhode Island families, this classic earns earns rave reviews from audiences and critics year after year - "...there is no better Carol than the one that Trinity Repertory Company puts on every Christmas season," lauded The Boston Globe.

This annual New England holiday tradition will be reimagined for local audiences by director Christopher Windom, a 2010 graduate of the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs. This year's production features Brian McEleney in the role of Scrooge, who will be joined by an ensemble of many Trinity Rep acting company favorites.

Trinity Rep and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank will continue to partner to help families in need during the holiday season. In addition to being a food drop off site for canned and non-perishable donations, Trinity Rep will hold a donation collection after every performance of A Christmas Carol.

Trinity Rep's A Christmas Carol is presented by Cardi's Furniture along with supporting sponsor Amica Insurance and media partner B101.5 FM. Trinity Rep's 48th season is sponsored by NBC 10, with supporting sponsors Cox Media, Rhode Island Monthly and RISCA. This Trinity Rep production is dedicated to Stephen Hamblett and his love for the story of A Christmas Carol.

TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY
Since its founding in 1963, Trinity Repertory Company has been one of the most respected regional theaters in the country. Featuring the last permanent resident acting company in America, Trinity Rep presents a balance of world premiere, contemporary, and classic works for an estimated annual audience of approximately 120,000. In its 47-year history, the theater has produced 58 world premieres, mounted national and international tours, and, through its MFA program, trained hundreds of new actors and directors. This season marks the 45th year of Project Discovery, Trinity Rep's pioneering educational outreach program. Last season, Trinity Rep's educational programs reached nearly 15,000 Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut students through matinees as well as in-school residencies and workshops. Brown University/Trinity Rep offers professional training for actors and directors in a three-year MFA program. Trinity Rep's 48th Season will present seven subscription productions alongside holiday productions of A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. The 2011-2012 Season continues with The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare; the world premieres of Sparrow Grass by Curt Columbus, Love Alone by Deborah Salem Smith, and The Mourners' Bench by George Brant and closes with Marc Camoletti's Boeing-Boeing, translated by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans. For more information or to subscribe, call the box office at (401) 351-4242 or visit Trinity Rep's website at www.trinityrep.com.

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