Jacob Marley's Christmas carol
By: Tom Mula
Contributors: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
Subjects: Adaptations; Jacob Marley (Fictitious character); Ebenezer Scrooge (Fictitious character)
Description: "Marley was dead, to begin with ..."--and what happens to Ebenezer Scrooge's mean, sour, pruney old business partner after that? Chained and shackled, Marley is condemned to a hellish eternity. He's even given his own private tormentor: a malicious little hell-sprite who thoroughly enjoys his work. Desperate, Marley accepts his one chance to free himself: to escape his own chains, he must first redeem Scrooge. So begins a journey of laughter and terror, redemption and renewal, during which Scrooge's heart, indeed, is opened; but not before Marley--in this irreverent, funny and deeply moving story--discovers his own.
Notes: Includes versions for four actors and for solo performance.