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Houston area kids are bringing life to the Alley Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol - A Ghose Story of Christmas! This holiday season a group of 26 area kids will be joining the Alley Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas.

These young actors will be working with the Alley's Company of Actors to tell the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge's journey with the three ghosts that visit him on Christmas Eve. More than half of the cast is made up of young actors! It's so exciting! The cast members are from various neighborhoods in the Houston metropolitan area but will be transported to Victorian England to bring this classic tale of redemption to life. The group is divided into two teams - one called the "green team" and the other called the "red team" that will alternate performances.

Houston's seasonal favorite described by the Houston Press as having "Spectacular London sets ... the inimitable Dickens' tale - spiced with the usual fog and an unusual twist on the ghosts past, present and future." A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas returns this year with a re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic story, which follows Ebenezer Scrooge's journey with the three ghostly spirits that visit him on Christmas Eve. A Christmas Carol instills a powerful message about redemption and the spirit of the holiday season. (Recommended for general audiences, children six and older.)

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas, adapted and originally directed by Michael Wilson, from the story by Charles Dickens, directed by Alley Associate Director James Black, begins previews Friday, November 18, opens Sunday, November 20 and runs through Tuesday, December 27. 

The young actors in A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas include:       

Diana Alejandra, 13 - Bellaire
Diana Alejandra is the 8^th grade at Harmony School of Arts and Technology. Her holiday wish would be to the ability to make it snow and her favorite holiday movie is Home Alone.

Liam Conner, 12 - Meyerland
Liam Conner is in the 6^th grade at St. Thomas More. His favorite Alley Theatre production is Our Town and he plays soccer and basketball.

Adele Cooper, 10 - Pearland
Adele Cooper is in the 5^th grade at Rogers Middle School. Adele wants to be a dentist and her holiday wish is for Houston to have a white Christmas.

Bryce Cooper, 11 - Pearland
Bryce Cooper is in the 6^th grade at Rogers Middle School and this is his first year in A Christmas Carol. His holiday wish would be to have snow this Christmas.

Winch Eagleton, 9 - Heights
Winch Eagleton is in the 4^th grade at Travis Elementary and this is his fifth year in A Christmas Carol. His favorite holiday movie is Christmas Vacation and he wants to be an actor when he grows up.

Ally Fleischhauer, 13 - Tomball
Ally Fleischhauer is in the 8^th grade at Bleyl Middle School. She loves being in A Christmas Carol because "it is so much fun!" Her favorite holiday movie is Elf and her favorite Alley Theatre production is Wonderland. She wants to be an actress or a vet when she grows up.

Bryn Fleischhauer, 11 - Tomball
Bryn Fleischhauer is in the 5^th grade at Tomball Intermediate School and this is her 3^rd year in A Christmas Carol. She loves to dance and if she could have one holiday wish it would be to "have 1 million Reese's."

Kyla Fleischhauer, 8 - Tomball
Kyla Fleischhauer is in the 3^rd grade at Rose Hill Elementary School and this is her 3^rd year in A Christmas Carol. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up and her favorite Alley Theatre production is Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up.

Sophia Jolie Groen, 9 - West University
Sophia Jolie Groen is in the 3^rd grade at St John's School. Her favorite Alley Theatre production is Wonderland .

Sean Holshouser, 12 - Northwest Houston
Sean Holshouser is the 6^th grade and this is his first year in A Christmas Carol.  He loves to sing and has performed with the Houston Symphony, The Moore's School and HITS Theatre. 

Tinsley Maier, 12 - Bellaire
Tinsley Maier is in the 8^th grade at Pershing Middle School. If she had one holiday wish it would be for snow in Houston.  Her favorite Alley Theatre production is Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.

Brock McEldowney, 9 - West University
Brock McEldowney is in the 3^rd grade at West University Elementary. This is his first year in A Christmas Carol and he wants to be a baseball player when he grows up.

Cole McEldowney, 11 - West University
Cole McEldowney is in the 5^th grade at Lanier Middle School. He wanted to be in A Christmas Carol again "because last year was a blast!" If he has one holiday wish, he would wish "to go on a trip around the world with my family."

Allan Perez, 8 - Sharpstown
Allan Perez is in the 3^rd grade at Harmony School of Arts and Technology. This is his first year in A Christmas Carol and if he had one holiday wish, he would wish to be Spider-man.

Lucas Phillips, 12 - Tomball
Lucas Phillips is in the 7^th grade at Tomball Junior High. This is his first year in A Christmas Carol and he is very excited to be a part of the production. His favorite holiday movie is Elf.

Artemis  Melania Postolos, 9 - River Oaks
Artemis Postolos is the 3^rd grade at Annunciation Orthodox School. This is her 5^th year in A Christmas Carol. Her holiday wish would be "for all of my family and cousins to be together."

Kyriaki Postolos, 5 - River Oaks
Kyriaki Postolosattends Annunciation Orthodox School. This is her first year in A Christmas Carol and she would love to play the Spirit of Christmas Past when she's older.

Dylan Ramsey, 8 - Clear Lake
Dylan Ramsey is in the 3^rd grade at Lutheran South Academy. His holiday wish is for "a new skateboard" and his favorite holiday movie is Elf.

Catherine Ribbeck, 11 - Galleria
Catherine Ribbeck is in the 6^th grade at The Kinkaid School.  Her favorite holiday movie is A Year Without A Santa Clause and she wants to be a singer when she grows up.

Molly Ribbeck, 10 - Galleria
Molly Ribbeck is in the 4^th grade at The Kinkaid School.  This is her second year in A Christmas Carol and her favorite holiday movie A Year Without A Santa Clause.

Cody Smith, 9 - River Oaks
Cody Smith is in the 4^th grade at The Kinkaid School. He wants to be an actor when he grows up and his favorite holiday movie is Elf.

Ellie Smith, 11 - River Oaks
Ellie Smith is in the 6^th grade at The Kinkaid School. This is her first year and she wanted to be in A Christmas Carol because "my brothers have been in the play before, so I thought it would be fun." 
Ian Tonroy, 10 - Spring
Ian Tonroy is the 7^th grade at Doerre Intermediate and this is his second year in A Christmas Carol. His favorite holiday movie is It's a Wonderful Life and he loves being in A Christmas Carol because it "gets me in the Christmas spirit."

Chantellie Wesley, 8 - South Houston
Chantellie Wesley is the 3^rd grate at Poe Elementary and this is her third year in A Christmas Carol. She wants to be a scientist or an artist when she grows up and her favorite holiday movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas.  

Christopher Wolff, 7 - Hedwig Village
Christopher Wolff is in the 2^nd grade at Awtry International School. He wants to be a veterinarian when he grows up and his favorite holiday movie is Frosty the Snowman.

Peyton Wood, 12 - Katy
Peyton Woodis in the 7^th grade at Mayde Creek Junior High. This is Peyton's first year in A Christmas Carol and she wants to be actress or a singer when she grows up.  Her favorite holiday movie is A Year Without A Santa Clause.


Another notable event happening at the Alley in regards to Christmas is DECK THE TREES
November 18- January 3
Alley Theatre's Deck the Trees Celebration kicks-off with a Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 18. Trees will be on display until January 3.

Tickets to A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas start at $25.  Performances of A Christmas Carol are Tuesdays through Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and Matinees at 2:30 p.m. All tickets to A Christmas Carol are available for purchase at www.alleytheatre.org at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Avenue, or by calling 713.220.5700. Groups of 10 or more can receive special concierge services and select discounts by calling 713.220.5700 and asking for the group sales department.