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Indy’s holiday tradition | Charles Dickens'

A Christmas Carol

adapted by Tom Haas, directed by cara hinh

November 14 - December 26

OneAmerica Financial Stage

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Saturday

November 14, 2026

27

Friday

November 27, 2026

28

Saturday

November 28, 2026

29

Sunday

November 29, 2026

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Indy’s past, present, and future holiday tradition

Bah humbug? Bah! Gather your loved ones and celebrate the season at the Indiana Repertory Theatre!

A Christmas Carol shines a light on the power of kindness and love in this uplifting tale of one man’s journey to redemption. As the weather turns cold, come in! Come in! And know us better—warm your heart with story and song at the IRT.

 

Sweet Seats!

DeBrand Fine Chocolate of Indianapolis LogoMake sure to reserve a seat in the center section, rows A-H, for the best seats and a delicious treat from DeBrand Fine Chocolates of Indianapolis! This option is available for all public performances of A Christmas Carol.

 

 

What patrons are saying about A Christmas Carol

A performance of A Christmas Carol at the Indiana Repertory Theatre means an entertaining and delightful trip through a cherished tradition. But don’t take our word for it. Here’s what your peers have said about our annual production:

“Every year, I don’t think A Christmas Carol could get any better, yet the performance is always stellar. … We’ve been attending the Christmas Eve show since 2011 and it’s become a part of our family tradition.” —IRT Patron

“This presentation was the best that I have ever witnessed. I’ve seen it in 3 cities and this one put the others to shame. Thanks for a glorious start to our Christmas season!!” —IRT Patron

“Absolutely loved it! A family tradition for over 10 years.” —IRT Patron

“Fabulous cast. Great music. Stage scene with falling snow spectacular. Portrayal of Scrooge was perfect. We enjoyed every minute of the production. Thank you for a heartwarming experience.” —IRT Patron

“This is our second year coming to this show and we plan on making this an annual tradition.” —IRT Patron


A Christmas Carol resources

Our study guide is now available!  Learn more of the story behind the story of A Christmas Carol, and how the IRT keeps the tradition alive for theatre audiences.

Know Before You Go

  • Tickets: start at $27 (prices vary by date and seating)
  • Runtime: Approximately 2 hours and 5 minutes, including a 20-minute intermission
  • Arrival: The lobby opens 1 hour before show time
  • Concessions: Refreshments and treats available before the show
  • Ages: Recommended for 3rd grade and above
  • Accessibility: Select performances include ASL interpretation and Audio Description—see dates below.
  • Content Spotlight: Contains mild profanity, ghosts, and other imagery and effects that might frighten young children.

Special Event Programming

Engaging Performance Nights You Won't Want to Miss

Show Times

Sat, November 14, 2026

2:00PM

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Fri, November 27, 2026

5:00PM

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Sat, November 28, 2026

2:00PM

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Sat, November 28, 2026

7:00PM

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Sun, November 29, 2026

2:00PM

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Sun, November 29, 2026

6:00PM

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Fri, December 4, 2026

7:00PM

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Sat, December 5, 2026

2:00PM

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Sun, December 6, 2026

2:00PM

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Sun, December 6, 2026

6:00PM

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Fri, December 11, 2026

7:00PM

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Sat, December 12, 2026

2:00PM

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Sat, December 12, 2026

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Sun, December 13, 2026

2:00PM

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Tue, December 15, 2026

7:00PM

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Wed, December 16, 2026

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Thu, December 17, 2026

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Fri, December 18, 2026

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Sat, December 19, 2026

2:00PM

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Sat, December 19, 2026

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Sun, December 20, 2026

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Sun, December 20, 2026

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Mon, December 21, 2026

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Tue, December 22, 2026

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Wed, December 23, 2026

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Thu, December 24, 2026

12:00PM

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Thu, December 24, 2026

4:00PM

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Sat, December 26, 2026

2:00PM

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Sat, December 26, 2026

7:00PM

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Ticket Info & Discounts

The IRT offers a variety of price points and discounts to fit every theatre-goer’s budget! The Ticket Office team can assist you with the best ticketing option.
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Accessibility Matters

IRT is an inclusive theatre and offers many accessibility options, including audio enhancement, large print programs, and sensory supports.
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Cast

Ryan Artzberger
Marley/Ensemble
Ryan Artzberger
Marley/Ensemble
Ryan’s IRT credits include A Christmas Carol, The 25th...Spelling Bee, Little Shop of Horrors, Clue, Oedipus, Cyrano, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Diary of Anne Frank, Noises Off, Romeo & Juliet, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Crucible, God of Carnage, Rabbit Hole, Iron Kisses, and Death of a Salesman. He is the artistic director of the Indianapolis Shakespeare Company. Regional credits include Shakespeare Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Goodman Theatre, Berkeley Rep, Lookingglass, and Great Lakes. Ryan graduated from Ohio U. and Juilliard. “Love to Marita, Will, and Clara.”
Sean Blake
Present/Ensemble
Sean Blake
Present/Ensemble
Sean has appeared at the IRT in The Folks at Home and A Christmas Carol. Broadway/National Tour: Hal Prince and Susan Strohman's Show Boat. Regional credits: the Goodman Theatre, the Court Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the Kennedy Center, Seattle Rep, Asolo Rep, Alabama Shakespeare Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, and many more. Sean can be heard on the original cast recording of Hal Prince and Stephen Sondheim's Bounce. Television credits: Empire (FOX), Chicago P.D. (NBC), and Mixtape (Netflix). Sean is a proud member of AEA and SAG and is represented by Gray Talent. "Enjoy."
Hannah Embree
Past/Martha/Charwoman
Hannah Embree
Past/Martha/Charwoman
Hannah Embree is an actor and applied theatre artist based in Indianapolis. She studied Musical Theatre at Taylor University. Hannah has recently been seen in Come From Away (Janice and others) with the IRT and Syracuse Stage, Scouts Honor with Defiance Comedy, The Mousetrap (Miss Casewell) with Beef and Boards, The Crucible (Abigail) with Southbank Theatre Company, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena) with Hoosier Shakes.
Delaney Feener
Mrs. Cratchit/Ensemble
Delaney Feener
Mrs. Cratchit/Ensemble
Delaney (she/her) is thrilled to be back at IRT! Off-Broadway: A Door Slams (La Mama) Richard III (NY Classical Theater), The Cause (Women’s Project Theater), and workshops with The Public, NY Theater Workshop, and Soho Rep. Regional: Glass Menagerie (IRT), Bring Down the House, Midsummer (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Othello, Twelfth Night (Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival), Cosmo St. Charles is Dead (B Street Theater). Film: Come As You Are (2019), Single (SXSW Special Jury Recognition). TV: FBI: MostWanted. Company member of the Mercury Store in Brooklyn. Instagram: @delaneyfeener
Jen Johansen
Mrs Fezziwig/Ensemble
Jen Johansen
Mrs Fezziwig/Ensemble
Jen most recently portrayed Janet Flanner in the world premiere of They Call Me Genet, a one-woman show at the District Theatre. A few favorite productions at IRT include The Game's Afoot, Syringa Tree, Fahrenheit 451 and many A Christmas Carol. Other local highlights include Wild Horses, Hir, and Berlin Diaries with the Phoenix Theatre, Borrowed Babies with American Lives Theatre, where she serves on the board, and Coriolanus and A Midsummer Night's Dream with Indy Shakes, with whom she is a company member. She is both a Creative Renewal and Lunt-Fontanne Fellow. Proud spouse of hubby Rob.
Rob Johansen
Scrooge
Rob Johansen
Scrooge

Rob has been in countless Carols at IRT and has been honored to take the role of Scrooge for the past five years. Other IRT favorites include The Grapes of Wrath, Cyrano, The 39 Steps, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Underneath the Lintel, Turn of the Screw, The Game’s Afoot, and the pandemic filming of This Wonderful Life. Rob is a passionate volunteer at both the Humane Society and Indianapolis Animal Care Services. “Please consider getting all your pets from a shelter!!”

Alyssa Naka Silver
Belle/Ensemble
Alyssa Naka Silver
Belle/Ensemble
Alyssa Naka Silver (they/she) is a Japanese Jewish actress, singer, mover, and writer.  They are so excited and grateful to reprise the role of Belle at IRT again this year!  They are a NYU Tisch Drama graduate, where they studied at the Classical Studio, RADA, ETW, and Atlantic.  Other recent credits include “The Director” in Funeral of God at AMT Theater, Wanda in TWUSA's Magic School Bus AEA National Tour, and Uma in an AEA 29hr Showcase of Paper Brigade the Musical.  Alyssa sends all her love to her family and friends and thanks them for their love and support.  IG: alyssa\_silver227
Michael Thanh Trần
Fred/Young Scrooge/Future
Michael Thanh Trần
Fred/Young Scrooge/Future
Michael is thrilled to be making his IRT debut! Off-Broadway: The Winter's Tale with Raúl Esparza and Lily Rabe (The Public Theater); UNFATHOMABLE (Rattlestick). Select Regional: Pride & Prejudice (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis); King Lear with André De Shields and Much Ado About Nothing (St. Louis Shakespeare Festival); Hay Fever (Peterborough Players, Outstanding Supporting Actor Nomination). TV / Film: "Resident Dreams", "Treading (Vũng Vẫy)". MFA: NYU Grad Acting. @michael.thanh.tran

Creative Team

cara hinh
Director
cara hinh
Director
(they/she) cara is very happy to be the associate artistic director here at IRT. cara is a queer, fat, Viêt theatre maker and proud Hoosier. cara has worked with theatres around the country. Select: Arena Stage, Atlantic Theatre, Ars Nova, Berkeley Rep, Breaking the Binary, Hangar Theatre, Ma-Yi, MCC, The Movement, Perseverance Theatre, The Playwrights Realm, The Sông Collective, Village Theatre, Working Theatre, and more. cara has been a Drama League Fellow, member of the '20–22 Roundabout Directors Group, an Apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville, SDC Directing Observer on Hadestown, and a Fellow at Baltimore Center Stage. carahinh.com
Russell Metheny
Original Scenic Designer
Russell Metheny
Original Scenic Designer
Russell has designed 75 IRT productions, including A Christmas Carol, The House That Jack Built, Cyrano, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Game's Afoot, Who Am I This Time?, A Little Night Music, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, God of Carnage, The Heavens Are Hung in Black, Iron Kisses, The Gentleman from Indiana, Arcadia, and Ah, Wilderness. He has also designed for the Studio Theatre, the Great Lakes and Idaho Shakespeare festivals, Asolo Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Weston Playhouse, Dallas Theater Center, the Old Globe Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Missouri Rep, the Goodman Theatre, and Goodspeed Musicals.  
Linda Pisano
Costume Designer
Linda Pisano
Costume Designer
(she/her) An award-winning costume designer, Linda's opera, theatre, and ballet designs have been featured throughout the United States and internationally. She has been featured in three World Design Expos and represented the United States three times at the Prague Quadrennial Design Exhibition. Professor and chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Indiana University Bloomington, Linda is happy to celebrate her 21st season with IRT, where some of her memorable designs include A Christmas Carol, A Little Night Music, Romeo and Juliet (twice), and Cyrano.
Bentley Heydt
Lighting Designer
Bentley Heydt
Lighting Designer
Bentley is thrilled to be back at IRT! He is an NYC–based Korean American lighting designer with a limb difference. Select Designs: It's A Wonderful Life (Milwaukee Rep); Always…Patsy Cline (Geva Theatre); A Christmas Carol (Indiana Rep); The Color Purple (KC Rep/Geva Theatre/Theatre Latte Da); you don't have to do anything (HERE Arts); Rock of Ages (Music Theatre Wichita); (no)man (IMGE Dance); Anthony Ramos Album Release (Rough Trade). Broadway: How To Dance In Ohio (ALD); Life of Pi (DMC) (2023 Tony). MFA, Ohio University. "Eternally grateful to Michael Lincoln." bentleyheydt.com
Michael Lincoln
Original Lighting Designer
Michael Lincoln
Original Lighting Designer
Michael has designed 57 productions at the IRT, including A Christmas Carol (1996-2023), Finding Home, You Can’t Take It with You, Noises Off, Who Am I This Time?, A Little Night Music, and The 39 Steps. Highlights of his career include the Broadway productions of Copenhagen and Skylight and international touring. Michael had long associations with the Alley Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Studio Theatre DC, Santa Fe Opera, and Los Angeles Ballet. He was an Ohio University faculty member and Director of the School of Theater until 2020.
Zach Rosing
Sound Designer
Zach Rosing
Sound Designer
Zach Rosing is the owner of Zach Rosing Productions, providing video, photography, sound, and multimedia production services to more than 30 arts organizations across central Indiana. Along with his producing partner Zack Neiditch, Zach is a four-time NUVO Best of Indy winner for Best Locally Produced Play, The Rocky Horror Show. Zach's video design work was last seen on stage at IRT for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and he has been IRT's production photographer for the past 15 years.
Michael Keck
Composer
Michael Keck
Composer
At the IRT, Michael has composed for Sense and Sensibility; Cyrano; Murder on the Orient Express; Looking Over the President’s Shoulder;  April 4, 1968 (in which he also acted); and many others. His music has accompanied productions at Syracuse Stage, Guthrie Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Rep, The Alliance, Rep St. Louis, Mark Taper Forum, and many others. His international credits include the Market Theatre Johannesburg South Africa, the Barbican Theatre Center, and Bristol Old Vic. He is a member of AEA, SAG–AFTRA, and ASCAP.
Andrew Elliot
Wig Designer
Andrew Elliot
Wig Designer
Andrew Elliot is a makeup artist and wig designer. Local: IU Opera, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Actors Theatre of Indiana, Phoenix Theatre, Zach & Zack Productions, Summer Stock Stage, and more. As a makeup artist and stylist, his work can be seen nationally in various publications, commercials, and editorials. He spent 2020 recreating icons of film, fashion, and theatre, which gained national attention, with features in the New York Times, NowThis News, The Indianapolis Star, and Indianapolis Monthly. andrewelliotbeauty.com
Tenéh B. C. Karimu
Music Director
Tenéh B. C. Karimu
Music Director
Tenéh B. C. Karimu is a multi-hyphenate creative encompassing talents in piano, voice, theatre, and creative direction in the performing arts. Tenéh studied in her hometown of Indianapolis, and after attending Hampton University, she returned to contribute to the local arts scene. She has performed and taught throughout the city, including with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Summer Stock Stage, and Beef and Boards. Tenéh is thrilled to be back at the Indiana Repertory Theatre and thanks her family, friends, and all those fighting for oppressed people.
Sean Aaron Carmon
Choreographer
Sean Aaron Carmon
Choreographer
Sean Aaron Carmon, a celebrated choreographer, performed major leading and solo roles with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for almost a decade. On Broadway and North American tours, he performed in La Cage aux Folles, The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Kinky Boots, and Ragtime. Currently, he is the Rehearsal Director + Resident Choreographer for Dance Kaleidoscope, guest faculty at Butler Ballet and the Indy School of Ballet, and has choreographed for Indy Ballet and Summer Stock Stage. Beyond choreography, Sean proudly educates the next generation. IG: @hookedonsean.
Richard J Roberts
Dramaturg
Richard J Roberts
Dramaturg
Richard retired last May after 36 seasons with the IRT, including 28 as resident dramaturg. He is delighted to make a return visit for his 32nd Carol. His favorite dramaturgy projects have included Finding Home, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, The Great Gatsby, Boeing Boeing, Our Town, Arcadia, State of the Union, Amadeus, and The Gentleman from Indiana. He directed a dozen shows at the IRT, including four editions of the Carol. This fall he directed The Fantasticks at Marian University, and this coming April he directs A Little Night Music for Actors Theatre of Indiana.
Rebecca Roeber
Stage Manager
Rebecca Roeber
Stage Manager
Rebecca Roeber is a local AEA Stage Manager--originally from the Pocono Mountains but now calling Indianapolis home. They are proud to call IRT their artistic home for their ninth season. They also can be found working with Summer Stock Stage, Phoenix Theatre, Indy Shakes, and Summit. They are grateful for the opportunity to work with so many incredible theatre artists in this city and are thankful for the support from their friends and family!
Isabella Garza
Assistant Stage Manager
Isabella Garza
Assistant Stage Manager
Isabella is excited to be returning for her fifth carol with IRT. So far, she has worked on 19 shows here! Recent favorites include The Play That Goes Wrong, Clue, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Outside of IRT she can be found working with local theatre companies such as Summer Stock Stage and The Phoenix Theatre.

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