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Denver Center Theatre Company Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for A Christmas Carol

 

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative team of Denver’s favorite holiday tradition, A Christmas Carol.

“Every year, we return to this timeless story not just for its festive spirit, but for its enduring message of hope,” said Artistic Director Chris Coleman. “A Christmas Carol is more than a holiday tradition, and it is an honor to share this joyous story with our audiences and to celebrate the magic of transformation that lives at the heart of the season.”

A Christmas Carol will feature David Studwell (Little Shop of Horrors, DCPA) as Ebenezer Scrooge, Elise Frances Daniells (The Color Purple, DCPA) as Street Singer, Geoffrey Kent (Rubicon, DCPA) as Bob Cratchit, Aidan Cole (Mamma Mia, Argyle Theater) as Fred, Shabazz Green (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Arvada Center) as Mr. Fezziwig/Subscription Gentleman/Old Joe, Cordell Cole (Three Musketeers, Oregon Shakespeare Festival) as Subscription Gentleman/Dick Wilkins/Undertaker’s Man, Elizabeth Harlen (Once Upon a Mattress, Arvada Center) as Martha Cratchit, Chloe McLeod (A Christmas Carol, DCPA) as Belle, Jacob Dresch (Little Shop of Horrors, DCPA) as Jacob Marley, Alia Munsch (Oklahoma!, DCPA) as Ghost of Christmas Past/Debtor, Topher Embrey (Henry VIII, Utah Shakespeare Festival) as Ghost Of Christmas Present, Nathan Karnik (Into the Woods, Oregon Shakespeare Festival) as Ebenezer the Young Man/Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Stephanie Lynne Mason (Fiddler on the Roof, Broadway) as Mrs. Fezziwig, Vi Van Dang (A Christmas Carol, DCPA) as Fred’s Wife/Laundress, Brian Bohlender (The Other Josh Cohen, DCPA) as Debtor/Belle’s Husband, Jess D’Souza (“The Footy Show,” Nine Network) as Mrs. Cratchit, Felix Torrez-Ponce (Sweeney Todd, Broadway) as Peter Cratchit, John Wascavage (Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song, Off-Broadway) as Topper/Belle’s Husband,  Justin Walvoord (Jackie & Me, DCPA) as Understudy Ebenezer Scrooge/Jacob Marley, Sean Johnson (The Mousetrap, Arvada Center) as Understudy, Courtney Kofoed (Little Miss Sunshine, Aurora Fox) as Understudy, Jason Rexx (Something Rotten, StageDoor Theatre) as Understudy, and Olivia Wilson (Pippin, Little Theatre of the Rockies) as Understudy, Diva Pillai (DCPA Debut) as Tiny Tim, Cierra Banks (A Christmas Carol, DCPA) as Begger Child, Mirabelle Sloan (Matilda Jr., Apex Performing Arts Collective) as Belinda Cratchit, Moses Lyman (A Christmas Carol, DCPA) as Edward Cratchit, Briggs Kelley (A Christmas Carol, DCPA) as Chestnut Seller, Quinn Murphy (A Christmas Carol, DCPA) as Fan/Want, Caleb Brummel (DCPA Debut) as Boy Ebenezer/Ignorance, and Aston Martin Chung (DCPA Debut) as Turkey Boy.

A Christmas Carol will be directed by Anthony Powell (Lord of the Flies, DCPA), music direction by Dan Graeber (Little Shop of Horrors, DCPA), choreography and casting by Grady Soapes, CSA (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, DCPA), with scenic design by Vicki Smith (The Christians, DCPA), costume design by Kevin Copenhaver (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, DCPA), lighting design by Wen-Ling Liao (Ah! Wilderness, Hartford Stage Company), sound design by Melanie Chen Cole (King Liz, Geffen Playhouse), orchestration by Gregg Coffin (A Christmas Carol, DCPA), voice and dialect coaching by Jeffrey Parker (A Little Night Music, DCPA), and stage management by Malia Stoner (Little Shop of Horrors, DCPA), Sage Hughes (The Happiest Man on Earth, DCPA), and Nick Nyquist (The Lehman Trilogy, DCPA).

A Christmas Carol plays the Wolf Theatre November 21 through December 28, 2025.