Matinee Added for A CHRISTMAS CAROL at BTE

Due to demand, the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble has added another school matinee for their holiday classic, A Christmas Carol on Friday, December 14 at 10:30 a.m. as part of its 30th anniversary season. Appropriate for all ages, A Christmas Carol weekday matinees are especially appealing to school groups, home school groups and senior citizens organizations. Other weekday matinees dates are:. Nov. 29, Dec. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, and 20. Matinees fill quickly; several dates are already sold-out.

BTE’s school matinees include the full-length mainstage production of A Christmas Carol, as well as a unique behind-the-scenes peek at the show itself. After each matinee, students are invited to “Meet the Cast” as members of the cast make themselves available to answer questions about any aspect of the production. The cost of $7.50 a ticket reflects a substantial savings off the single ticket prices for regularly scheduled performances.

This is BTE’s fifteenth production of Dickens’ timeless tale of redemption and renewal. From the first ghostly rattle of Jacob Marley’s chains, the fun and frivolity of the Fezziwig’s party, to the ominous predictions of the Ghost of Christmas Future, students travel through time with Ebenezer Scrooge as he is confronted by the boy he was, the man he has become and the fate that awaits him if he fails to change.

The school matinee program is but a part of BTE’s commitment to arts education. The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble is a non-profit professional ensemble of artists working throughout the year to produce and teach theatre that responds to the needs of the communities in which they live.

Interested parents, teachers, and administrators should contact BTE’s School Programs Director, Paula Henry at (570) 458-4075 or email at phenry@bte.org.