By Daniel Sullivan and The Seattle Repertory Theatre
“A razzle-dazzle of funny characters and ingenious jokes.”
December 3, 4, 5 & 10, 11, 12 2004
Presented through special arrangements with Samuel French Inc.
Directed by Paul Klostermann
Show Synopsis
Mix together a struggling theater company, a tired production of ”A Christmas Carol”, a really bad actor and a visiting inspector from the National Endowment for the Arts and you end up with Inspecting Carol, the off-the-wall holiday farce. Everything that could possibly go wrong does as a fictitious theater company struggles to mount their annual production of the holiday classic. Bad theater has never been this much fun before!
Cast
| Characters | Actor | |
| MJ McMann | Stage Manager; a realist | Amber Huelskamp |
| Wayne Wellacre | Untrained actor in search of new career | Pat Kreher |
| Zorah Bloch | Company Director; self-concerned with moments of eccentricity | Lisa Strubhart |
| Luther Beatty | A “large eleven year old”; plays part of Tiny Tim | Michael Klein |
| Dorothy Tree-Hapgood | British; should be older; plays Mrs. Cratchit and Mrs. Fezziwig | Lori Wahl |
| Sidney Carlton | Plays parts of Fezziwig and Jacob Marley | John Roane |
| Phil Hewlit | Believes himself to be romantically involved with Zorah; plays part of Bob Cratchit | Mike Klostermann |
| Maria | Joins Company in effort for ethnic diversity; plays the ghosts | Theresa Hammel |
| Karen Emery | Company’ s Managing Director; anxious and afraid of Zorah | Jenny Gilespie |
| Bart Frances | A pleasant youth; plays Peter Cratchit | Matt Dougherty |
| Larry Vauxhall | Child of the 60′s; highly eccentric; plays part of Ebeneezer Scrooge | Frank Colston |
| Betty Andrews | Inspector for the National Endowment of the Arts | Cindy Kues |
| Spike | Calel Roosevelt | |
Crew
| Crew Job | Crew Member |
| Director | Paul Klostermann |
| Asst. Director | Cale Loddeke |
| Producer | Steve Klostermann |
| Stage Manager | Craig Stoecklin |
| Light Design | Adam Broeckling |
| Sound Design | Braden Henze |
| Set Design | Paul Klostermann,Steve Klostermann, Mike Klostermann |
| Set construction | Cale Loddeke, Lori Wahl,Pat Kreher, Michael Klein,Jenny Gillespie, Roger Rolves, B.O. McFarland |
| Special Set Design | Roger Rolves & Josh Huelsmann |
| Paint Design | Leah Klostermann, Jennifer Klostermann |
| Painters | Pam Kreher, Pat Kreher,Michael Klein, Anna Klostermann |
| Light and Sound Crew | Adam Broeckling, Josh Huelsmann,Jon Lengermann, Braden Henze |
| Costumes | The Cast |
| Box Office | Jennifer Klostermann |
| Concessions | Deb Stratmann, Steve Klostermann |
