Video: Kathleen Turner as Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’
Kathleen Turner as Scrooge in The Greene Space's production of 'A Christmas Carol'
The Greene Space presented its annual live performance of a radio drama inspired by the Charles Dickens classic, recorded on our stage on December 8, 2015.
This year, our cast of WNYC and WQXR hosts was joined by Golden Globe-winning actor Kathleen Turner, who brought the story to life as our first female Scrooge. Fred Newman of A Prairie Home Companion returned to provide his signature sound effects.
Cast
SCROOGE – Kathleen Turner
NARRATOR – John Schaefer
NEPHEW – Sean Rameswaram
CRATCHIT – Jeff Spurgeon
COLLECTOR 1 – Richard Hake
COLLECTOR 2 – Terrance McKnight
MARLEY – Julian Fleisher
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST – Jami Floyd
FEZZIWIG – Ira Flatow
BELLE – Jessica Gould
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT – Brooke Gladstone
MRS. CRATCHIT – Julian Fleisher
MARTHA – Annie Bergen
TINY TIM – Peyton Lusk
BELINDA CRATCHIT – Jessica Gould
BUSINESSMAN 1 – Terrance McKnight
BUSINESSMAN 2 – Richard Hake
BOY – Peyton Lusk
Sound Effects: Fred Newman
Musicians: John Forster, piano and Martha Mooke, violin
Directed by: Elliott Forrest
Get a peek at how Fred Newman performs his signature sound effects: