A fast and funny mash-up where holiday tradition meets theatrical hilarity. All the ghosts are here—but with a comic spin! Packed with laughs, surprises, and festive cheer, this fresh take on "A Christmas Carol" will have audiences of all ages roaring with laughter and feeling the holiday spirit.
By Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen
Family Show: Saturday, December 13, 1:30 PM
ASL Performance: Sunday, December 14, 1:30 PM
why it’s a must-see:
Family-friendly comedy filled with warmth and seasonal joy.
Dickens' classic served up with a twist.
“A thoroughly entertaining escape, delivered with craft, heart, and a clear affection for the community it serves.”
- Greg Heilman, Sound on Stage
Upcoming Performances
Family Shows: $5, $8, and $10 Tickets!
Performances for families and kids that include special holiday goodies for kids plus a chance to take pictures with the characters on stage!
Saturday, December 13, 1:30 PM
No charge for ages 0-3
$5 for ages 12 and under
$8 for ages 13-18
$10 parents or guardians with a child
Jefferson County students (K-12) get 1 FREE Student Ticket
Contact the KCPT Box Office for FAMILY and group purchases (360) 385-KCPT boxoffice@kcpt.co
Meet the Artists
Brendan Chambers
BRENDAN CHAMBERS (ENSEMBLE, NEPHEW FRED, et al) is delighted to spread some holiday cheer along with the cast and crew. He is especially excited to share the stage with his wife Maggie. Since having a baby, this is the first main stage show together since AROUND THE WORLD IN LESS THAN 80 DAYS. Brendan has performed regionally and in over a dozen productions at Key City. Brendan was last seen on stage as Polixenes in WINTER’S TALE and directed the season opening production of MISERY. He holds a BFA in acting from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s degree from New York University. He would like to thank his family and a shout out to his in-laws for babysitting during this production!
Maggie Jo Chambers
MAGGIE JO CHAMBERS (ENSEMBLE, GERTRUDE SAINT, et al) Past KCPT credits include: AROUND THE WORLD IN LESS THAN 80 DAYS, SPIRIT OF THE YULE, MEN ON BOATS, and bass musician in the ALWAYS PATSY CLINE band! You may have seen her this past summer at Field Arts and Performance Hall in SHAKESPEARE AT BRUNCH/SUNSET. Maggie has a BFA in musical theater from Cornish College of the Arts, and has choreographed many KCPT shows. Before she became a parent, she taught in the KCPT education program for 5 years. Her return to the Key City Main Stage wouldn’t have been possible without the unwavering love and support from her amazing parents Rob and Eileen, and super sweet husband Brendan. And of course, a big shout out to her son River and dog, Kode!
Krista Curry
KRISTA CURRY (ENSEMBLE, PRUDENCE SAINT, et al) spent 2022–2024 touring the U.S. and China with ANNIE as Lily St. Regis and previously toured nationally as six-year-old supervillain Luna Girl in the phenomenon PJ MASKS. Favorite roles include Baroness Elsa Schraeder in THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Milady de Winter in THE THREE MUSKETEERS, Hedy LaRue in HOW TO SUCCEED..., and Lina Lamont in three productions of SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN. A Gig Harbor native now living in CA, she’s delighted to spend the first half of the season with KCPT, previously playing Louise in DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE and Annie Wilkes in MISERY - and is especially grateful to spend these shows playing opposite her husband Erik. “Shrill” - Pasadena Star-News. @krista.curry
Erik Gratton
ERIK GRATTON (ENSEMBLE, BOB CRATCHIT, et al) started this year in New York, with The Mint Theatre Company‘s GARSIDE’S CAREER (2025 Drama Desk Nominee for Best Revival). Also in NYC: Buddy the Elf in ELF THE MUSICAL at the Theater at Madison Square Garden; off-Broadway, he was Andrew Cuomo in A TURTLE ON A FENCE POST (Theatre 555), Rosalind in AS YOU LIKE IT (HERE Arts), and did several shows with New York Classical Theatre in Central Park. Other: Hamlet, Shrek, Wilbur the Pig, Billy Pilgrim, & Homer Simpson. He’s been a beaver-man on Grimm and dumb goofballs in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Eleven years ago, he got to play with John Considine in A LIFE IN THE THEATRE, right here, directed by Denise! And earlier this Fall he was Paul with Krista’s Annie in MISERY, right on this same stage! Delighted to do this third show in a row with his favorite actor!
Paul Kiernan
PAUL KIERNAN (ENSEMBLE, SCROOGE) is a guy from Boston. He was a writer with The Walt Disney World Co. for a while. Roamed around and did some acting, some directing, and general nonsense. He continues to do things he shouldn’t. However, he is eating solids and drinking fluids. Not in that order. Paul was last seen on the KCPT stage as Wolf in BAKE TO ALASKA.
Denise Winter
DENISE WINTER (Artistic Director) is in her 21st season with Key City Public Theatre where she brings more than 35 years of professional theater experience to her role as the company’s first artistic director. Under her leadership, KCPT has garnered numerous awards and honors for artistic merit including National Endowment for the Arts, ArtsWA, Creative West, and Humanities WA grants; Best Theatre Experience, 2023-24 Season (Sound on Stage Professional Regional Theatre Awards); Five “Best Theatre” Awards (KITSAP SUN A&E);. In 2018, Winter represented WA state women theater professionals at the Berkshire Leadership Summit in Lenox, MA. She served on the artistic staff of six Tony Award-winning theaters including Hartford Stage Company, Long Wharf Theatre, Trinity Repertory Company, and The Alley Theatre and helped create Broadway productions of THE CIVIL WAR, JACKIE: AN AMERICAN LIFE, OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD, and STANDUP TRAGEDY. Winter toured 48 states, Canada, and China, with New York City Opera, The Children’s Theatre Company, American Repertory Theatre, Clear Channel/Nickelodeon, and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes. For KCPT, she has directed, choreographed and starred in over three dozen mainstage productions comprising many west coast, Pacific Northwest and world premieres. A graduate of Kenyon College, Winter has proudly performed as a union member of Actors’ Equity Association, American Guild of Musical Artists, and American Guild of Variety Artists.
Creative Team
GORDON GREENBERG
GORDON GREENBERG (PLAYWRIGHT) is a writer, Broadway director and producer. In 2024, he directed the Broadway hit The Heart of Rock and Roll. In 2016, he co-wrote and directed Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn on Broadway. He directed the UK revival of Barnum for Meniere Chocolate Factory, and Guys & Dolls for the renowned Chichester Festival Theatre (which transferred to the Savoy Theatre on the West End). Gordon directed and revised Studs Terkel’s Working in an acclaimed new production for Broadway In Chicago, developed with Stephen Schwartz and Lin Manuel Miranda. Other credits include the Off-Broadway revival of Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well... (Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Award noms), Band Geeks!, Disney’s Believe, and Happy Days (First National Tour). Current projects include The Single Girls Guide (Fifth Avenue Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center), The Secret of My Success (Universal), Tangled (Disney), and Stars of David (Daryl Roth Productions). Currently, his production of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors is at the New World Stages off-Broadway.
STEVE ROSEN
STEVE ROSEN (PLAYWRIGHT) has previously collaborated with Gordon Greenberg on the musical The Secret of My Success (co-book, Joseph Jefferson nomination), the plays Dracula - A Comedy of Terrors (Off-Broadway Alliance Award nominee - Best Play), Crime and Punishment - a Comedy, and Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show, as well as the podcasts and Rolling Calls (Broadway Podcast Network). He has also co-written (with David Rossmer) the book, music and lyrics of Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation (Seattle’s 5th Avenue) and The Other Josh Cohen, which was nominated for six Drama Desk Awards, as well as the Lucille Lortel and Off-Broadway Alliance Awards for Best New Musical. He co-wrote the 2024 Drama Desk Awards and also co-created (with Dan Lipton, Rossmer, and Sarah Saltzberg) the long-running Broadway improv/variety show Don’t Quit Your Night Job, devising original comedy material for artists like Sting, Zachary Levi, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Ariana Grande. Other regional theaters that have produced his work include: Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Florida; Theatre Under the Stars, Texas; Denver Center of the Performing Arts, Colorado; Paramount Theatre, Illinois; Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey; Geva Theatre, New York; and Bucks County Playhouse, Pennsylvania. Education: NYU/Tisch. Associate artist: The Civilians. He is also an actor. @stevierosen
DAVID SCHROEDER
DAVID SCHROEDER (ADDITIONAL MATERIAL & SOUND DESIGNER) has been musical director at KCPT for THE SPITFIRE GRILL, THE THREEPENNY OPERA, and JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS. He directed and performed in four Golden Age Radio Christmas programs from 2005 to 2008, as well as in many WordPlay Readings, PT Shorts, and PlayFest one-act plays over the years, including Doug Given’s THE VORTEX in 2019. His own musical EXPECTATIONS participated in the 2004 ASCAP/DISNEY Musical Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles directed by Stephen Schwartz.
MICHELLE CESMAT
MICHELLE CESMAT (SET & PROJECTION DESIGNER/SCENIC ARTIST) is Resident Scenic Artist for KCPT. Her work includes CARMELITA, GUNMETAL BLUES, BAKE TO ALASKA, REDD, WILD MAN OF THE WYNOOCHEE, WHAT THE DICKENS?!, and LIVING INCOGNEGRO. Michelle holds a BA from Western Washington University, Art Studio (major), Art History and Anthropology (double minor) and holds an Illustration Certificate. She is passionate about producing art, writing, culture, art history and exploring the outdoors. Michellecesmat.com
CORINNE ADAMS
CORINNE ADAMS (COSTUME DESIGNER) is a poet, story collector, editor, traditional musician, translator, and costumer. She holds a BA from Sophia University in Tokyo and a Masters of Poetry from the University of Edinburgh. With the help of a generous grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation, she is working on the research, collection, and translation of pre-war and wartime Japanese women poets. She currently works for KCPT as a resident designer, most recently designing costumes for MISERY, and spends much of her free time mending and restoring antique and vintage garments.
BRY KIFOLO
BRY KIFOLO (LIGHT & SOUND DESIGNER, PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER) is thrilled to be part of the KCPT family as the Resident Production Stage Manager. Her most recent technical work includes sound designing for CARMELITA and BAKE TO ALASKA, stage managing, and writing THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, and crafting intricate sound designs for NEW MOON: A DOG’S TALE and AROUND THE WORLD IN LESS THAN 80 DAYS. A former KCPT Artistic Apprentice (2018/19), Bry was recently honored as Best Stage Manager for the 2023-2024 Season at the Sound on Stage Professional Regional Theater Awards. Bry thanks her dog, Harper, for always being ready for post-show walks and cuddles.
