Sarah Knapp (Ghost of Christmas Past, Mrs. Cratchit) With NSMT: Carousel. Elsewhere: On Broadway Sarah was seen in The Scarlet Pimpernel and Off-Broadway in Nunsense, The No Frills Revue, Godspell, The Gift of the Magi, among others. She toured Europe in Richard Foreman's Africanis Instructus and has performed in numerous regional theatres. She writes with her husband, Steven M. Alper. Their musicals include Chamberlain, which premiered at Maine State Music Theatre where Sarah originated the role of Fanny Chamberlain, The Library (in which Sarah played Miss Dewey), which won an NEA grant and premiered at Stamford Theatre Works, and the Off-Broadway musical, The Immigrant, which garnered two Drama Desk Nominations and has been produced across the United States and recorded on Ghostlight Records. Watch for her on "Law & Order."

Andrew Varela (Ghost of Christmas Present, Gentleman 1) With NSMT: The Student Prince. Elsewhere: Broadway: Les Misérables (Valjean us), Little Women (Prof Bhaer us), King David. National Tours: Little Women (Prof Bhaer), Les Misérables (Valjean), Cats (Gus/Deut), Evita. Regional: Paper Mill (Pirates!, Happy Days, Romeo and Bernadette), Goodspeed (Pirates of Penzance, Happy Days), BAM (Frida), Houston Grand Opera (Frida), Michigan Opera Theatre (Pirates of Penzance). TV includes "The Today Show" and "All My Children." Upcoming: the US premiere of the West End's Sunday in the Park with George at Roundabout. http://www.andrewvarela.com/ I love YOU!

Jeff Edgerton (Ghost of Christmas Future, Young Scrooge) With NSMT: The Three Musketeers. Elsewhere: On Broadway, Jeff originated the role of Young Soldier and Fiddlin' John in Parade, directed by Hal Prince. He also played several high school students in the non-reality show Broadway revival of Grease! National Tours: Parade, 42^nd Street. Workshops: Buddy in Side Show, Paul Simon's The Capeman, and Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame. Regional roles include Skeets Miller in Floyd Collins at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Dromio in The Boys from Syracuse (Alliance Theatre), Freddy in My Fair Lady at Dallas Theater Center, as well as roles at Goodspeed Opera House, Pittsburgh CLO, Portland Center Stage, Prince Music Theatre, Hartford Stage, McCarter Theatre and the MUNY. TV: "Law & Order". BFA, Carnegie-Mellon University.

Tom Staggs (Jacob Marley) With NSMT: A Christmas Carol '99 -'06, Fiddler on the Roof. Elsewhere: Tom is happy to be returning to North Shore again as Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol. NY credits include Solyóny in Three Sisters; Ford Prefect in Don't Panic with Reverie Productions; Don Juan in Dom Juan and Ralph VanDyke in The Woman at The Metropolitan Playhouse; Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cloten in Cymbeline and Mordred in The Death of King Arthur (World Premiere) with Gorilla Rep. Other New York appearances include Lovborg in Hedda Gabler, The Doctor in Woyzcek and Jeff in Brigadoon.  For television, "Manhattan Crawl," pilot (Stella Nova Productions). Short films include "Es Verdad" and "The Physicists." Proud member of Actors' Equity Association. Yes!

Jeffrey de Picciotto (Narrator) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Title role in the workshop premiere of the Steven Sater & Duncan Sheik play, The Nero Project (dir. Beth Milles).  New York and Regional: Epic Theatre Ensemble/The Public Theater, Young Playwrights, Mile Square Theater, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Hangar Theatre, The Magic Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and The Eastman School of Music.  As collaborator with Bill Irwin: original work with NY City Center, Dance Theater Workshop, CalArts, among others, including an upcoming commissioned piece with Philadelphia Theatre Company.  Jeffrey is a three-time winner of The New Jersey Governor's Award in the Arts.  Education: Cornell University College Scholar.

Benjamin Howes (Bob Cratchit, Dialect Captain) With NSMT: A Christmas Carol ‘06. Elsewhere: Benjamin hails from Australia where his credits include Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors and Grease. He made his professional debut there as Kurt in The Sound of Music, and was a company member of Darc Swan Dance Company. Off-Broadway: [title of show] (Vineyard Theatre/Kevin McCollum), The Charity That Began At Home (Mint Theatre Co.). Regional favorites: Singin' In The Rain (Cosmo Brown), Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Hero), Gershwin's Lady Be Good (Dick Trevor) and Damn Yankees (Rocky).  TV: Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Richard, grumpy home-owner who has a serial killer's scrapbook in his attic, and a small but glamorous recurring role on One Life To Live as drag queen Harvey DeWitt/Alma Children. Benjamin won the Weekley and Arganbright Outstanding Supporting Actor Award for his portrayal of Le Compte De Guiche in Cyrano.

Adam Ray Dyer (Pearlie, Dance Captain) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Adam's greatest successes can be attributed to wonderful people like his Mom, Dad, brother Andy, and sweatheart Jamie.  His aunt Kymmy, Uncle Dean, as well as teachers like Peter Leschke, Michele Assaf, Bryan Post, Robert Atwood and Kazuko Hirabayashi. Those greatest successes have been graduating with a BFA from Alvin Ailey/Fordham University. Touring with the Broadway Show Contact, and performing in Festival of the Lion King and Finding Nemo: the musical for Walt Disney Entertainment.

Curtis Schroeger (Pearlie) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Curtis was most recently seen as Baby John in West Side Story at Carousel and the Deputy in The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Seaside Music Theatre. Curtis has a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Florida State, where he also dove on the men's swimming and diving team. A proud member of AEA. Much love to my ladies, my beautiful new nephew Daniel Ray, and the epic Matthew.

Mark Shunkey (Pearlie) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Mark Shunkey has previously performed such roles as Chistery in Wicked and Tommy in The Music Man. He has also performed with the Los Angeles Opera in I Pagliacci and has toured nationally with the show Aida.  Most recently, Mark performed as Tiger and Understudied Riff in the 5th Avenue Theater production of West Side Story.  Mark would like to thank his friends, family, and Holly for their continued support.

Renée Brna (Meg, Belle) With NSMT: Les Misérables. Elsewhere: Renée is thrilled to join the cast of A Christmas Carol directly from playing the role of Cosette in NSMT's Les Misérables. She recently made her Broadway debut in the play Coram Boy at the Imperial Theatre. She is also the host of a new WebTV show called "Bricks & Mortar" to air in January. She has been seen in the National Tours of Little Women (Meg) and Oklahoma! NYC: Man in the White Suit (Beckett Theatre, reading), Shrug (Kraine Theatre) and Regional: Closer Than Ever (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Showboat (Magnolia). Check out her website for more info and to hear her sing like a boy soprano (from Coram Boy): http://www.reneebrna.com/

Nancy Johnston (Mrs. Dilbur, Mrs. Fezziwig) With NSMT: Disney's High School Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, The Secret Garden, A Christmas Carol '95 - '98, Annie, The Music Man, Crazy for You '96, City of Angels, Into the Woods Elsewhere: Nancy was just privileged enough to play Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir at Houston Stages Repertory Theatre right after she appeared as Ms. Darbus in Disney's High School Musical at NSMT. Other recent credits include The Wardrobe in the TOTS/Atlanta Tour of Beauty and the Beast, and Hold Me Touch Me in the First National Tour of The Producers, including the L.A. Premiere. Broadway: The Secret Garden, The Music Man. Off-Broadway:  Allegro (Encores Series), Splendora (World Premiere), Merrily We Roll Along, Nunsense, and Olympus On My Mind (featured on the cast recording). Regional: Camelot (Guenevere), Gypsy (Mama Rose), Into the Woods (The Bakers Wife) and Lips Together Teeth Apart (Chloé) for which she received the Austin Critics' Award for Best Actress. Film: The Producers, Off the Black. TV: "Law & Order."

Kevin Massey (Fred) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Having just finished playing Nanki-Poo in The Mikado with the Fargo-Moorehead Opera (yes, of the movie "Fargo"), Kevin is happy to be back on the east coast!  His other credits include Broadway: Tarzan in Tarzan (Disney Theatricals), Big River (Roundabout Theater and US tour, Tony Honor). Europe: Doody in Grease! (Wolfgang Bocksch Tour)  NY: Younger Man in The Shoulder (Joe's Public), Keith in Down at the Inferno: A Rock Musical (Symphony Space), Priest in Zyklon (CUNY Grad Center), Troy in High School Musical reading (Disney Theatricals), Graeme in Black Water (Cooper Union)  Regional: D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Pippin in Pippin (Utah Shakespearean Festival),  Dickon in Secret Garden (Utah Opera Festival),  Charlie Dalrymple in Brigadoon (Utah Opera Festival), 2^nd French Lord in All's Well That Ends Well (Utah Shakespearean Festival), Kiss Me Kate (Ash Lawn Opera Festival), Beppe in Pagliacci (Opera Memphis), Remendado in Carmen (Asheville Lyric Opera), Tamino in Magic Flute (UNC Opera Theater). Graduate: UNC-Chapel Hill, Morehead Scholar.

Wayne W. Pretlow (Mr. Fezziwig, Joe Miller) With NSMT: Jesus Christ Superstar, A Christmas Carol '03-‘05, Memphis, The Music Man. Elsewhere: Broadway credits include Encores St. Louis Woman; starring Vanessa L. Williams, Golden Boy, Starring Alphonso Ribero,  and House Of  Flowers. Others: Madison Square Garden's A Christmas Carol and The Civil War. Nominated Helen Hayes Award for his portrayal of Nicely Nicely in Guys & Dolls, Arena Stage. Other roles include; Tick in The Great White Hope, and Man in Regina Taylor's Crowns Dallas Theater Center. Television includes "Law & Order," "Law & Order SVU." Film: Next Stop Wonderland, The Accident and over 37 National Commercials.  "Be blessed to be a blessing!"

Wilson Bridges (Dick Wilkins, Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: A recent graduate of Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory with a Bachelor's in Music, his past credits include A Christmas Carol (Ghost of Christmas Past) at Great Lakes Theatre Festival, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Protean) and Romeo and Juliet (Balthazar)  at Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Wilson is excited to be joining the NSMT team! Special thanks to Vicky, my family, The Mine and TC/BL.

Toni Carrington (Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Toni just completed a ten-month run on the national tour of Shout!: The Mod Musical as the shameless Green Girl. Other credits include the world premiere of Jewiscal (The Chosen Musical), Girls' Night (Downstairs Cabaret), a sold-out solo cabaret at Dillon's in New York City; and most recently, the role of Owly in The Turtle's Wife. Toni's first album of six-second songs, Like A Toni In Your Pocket, is due out in February.

Danny McNie (Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Most recently Danny had the honor of being a backup vocalist for Deborah Cox.  Prior to that, he spent a year in Hawai'i as a guest entertainer for Norwegian Cruise Lines America.  National Tour: Miss Saigon (GI 66).  Other credits include The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Bazzard), Marat/Sade (Cucurucu) and Candide.  Danny holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from The University of Cincinnati's - College Conservatory of Music (CCM).  Grandma, this one's for you.  I know your watching!

Gabrielle Ruiz (Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Gabrielle is delighted to become part of the NSMT family. An Oklahoma City University BPA graduate, she has toured nationally & internationally with the American Spirit Dance Company. Favorite regional credits; Gabriella Disney's High School Musical (Lyric Theatre) and Diana A Chorus Line, Belladova Phantom!, Martha Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Consuela West Side Story (Music Theatre of Wichita). Television: "One Life to Live" (recurring). Heartfelt gratitude to my family for their unconditional love and support, my fabulous K.S.A. girls, and above all, to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

John Saunders (Ensemble, Gentleman 2, u/s Christmas Present/Gentleman 1/Bob Cratchit/Joe Miller/Mr. Fezziwig) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: John is honored to be appearing in A Christmas Carol here at NSMT! National Tour credits include My Fair Lady and Oliver! Regional credits include The Bakers Wife (Paper Mill Playhouse), 110 in the Shade, Secret Garden, 1776, Return to the Forbidden Planet, Play about the Baby and Look Homeward Angel. John is currently a professor and director at Wagner College. Special thanks to Alison Franck for remembering me. Love and thanks to my family & Friends, especially WV, Tank and Bryan. Merry Merry!

Zoey Bozarjian (Ignorance/Want) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: This is Zoey's first performance on stage. She enjoys dancing, singing, gymnastics and skiing. She also loves to spend time with her younger brother Brendan at the beach and playground. Zoey hopes that this experience at NSMT will lead to many more. Special thanks to DJ for inspiring me.

Victoria Clougher (Teen Caroler) With NSMT: Debut. With NSMT YPA: Thoroughly Modern Millie. Elsewhere: Tyngsboro Theatre Program's Jekyll & Hyde (Emma), Les Misérables (Fantine), Urinetown (Soupy Sue), Bury the Dead (Bess Schelling), The Scarlet Pimpernel (ensemble). Other credits include Groovy (Muriel), Pinocchio, and Rock the Schoolhouse with Actorsingers of Nashua.

Zane Cowans (Street Boy) With NSMT: NSMT: A Christmas Carol '05, ‘06. Elsewhere: Zane is grateful to be returning to the NSMT stage. He previously played Ignorance/Want in the2005 & 2006 productions of A Christmas Carol. He is a second grader at Hannah Elementary in Beverly. He thanks his family and Friends for their support, especially Grampy and his big sister Sky.

Austin Davy (Teen Caroler) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Austin Davy is a freshman at Beverly High School. He is an honors student and member of the chorus and vocal ensemble. He is an accomplished pianist an has been acting for 3 and ½ years. Austin has been in multiple School musicals and is the recipient of 2 scholarships to Camp Mitchman theatre camp.

Kyle McAdam (Street Boy, Town Crier, Boy Scrooge) With NSMT: Debut. With NSMT YPA: High School Musical One Act, Winnie the Pooh, Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, Once On This Island. Elsewhere: Neverland Theater - Charlie & Chocolate Factory. Acting Out - It's A Wonderful Life & Frannie. Kyle wishes to thank his family, teachers and the continuous support from the NSMT! Special Thanks to Linda & Penny!

Emily McComb (Belinda Cratchit) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Emily is a newcomer, having never acted before but she has always shown interest. She participates in Irish step dancing, sings in her church choir and with the Thorpe School Chorus in Danvers, as well as playing percussions in band. Emily's other interests include softball, volleyball, tennis, swimming, and skiing. Emily is in the 5^th grade and her favorite animals are elephants! Thank you to all her friends, family, and teachers.

Andrew Murdock (Tiny Tim Cratchit) With NSMT: A Christmas Carol ‘04 - ‘06, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cinderella ‘05, ‘06. With NSMT YPA: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Elsewhere: Andrew is excited to return to NSMT for his fourth season as Tiny Tim. Since Jesus Christ Superstar he has been staying busy with short films, school, studying the piano and dance. Andrew thanks everyone at NSMT for giving him the opportunity to be on stage with his brother Maxwell, and sister Michaela. Andrew also thanks his family, friends and teachers for their continued love and support.

Maxwell Murdock (Ignorance/Want) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Maxwell is excited to join his brother, sister and Jacob Marley for his first stage appearance at NSMT in A Christmas Carol. Max is in Kindergarten and loves cars, trucks and excavators. He recently helped his Uncle Paul restore an antique MGB convertible. Max hopes to learn and return someday as Tiny Tim.

Michaela Murdock (Ignorance/Want) With NSMT: A Christmas Carol '04 - ‘06. Elsewhere: Michaela is very excited to return to NSMT for her fourth year. Since last year, Michaela has appeared in local commercials. She is a great student and continues to study piano. Michaela thanks everyone at NSMT for this opportunity to appear on stage with both her brothers, Andrew and Max, and also thanks her family, friends and teachers for their continued love and support.

Alexandra Nader (Martha Cratchit) With NSMT: Debut. With NSMT YPA: The Rocky Horror Show, Charlotte's Web, Footloose, Seussical Junior, Seussical, Disney's Mulan Junior. Elsewhere: Beauty and the Beast at Wheelock Theatre. Other credits: NYC IMTA winner (singing category). Alexandra is also a member of the NSMT Performance Choir. Thanks to family and friends for their endless support.

DJ Plunkett (Peter Cratchit) With NSMT: Debut. With NSMT YPA: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Stuart Little, Footloose, Disney's Mulan Junior, Disney's Alice in Wonderland Junior, Disney's Jungle Book Kids. Elsewhere: DJ is a freshman at Austin Prep and is thrilled to be in A Christmas Carol. DJ has also appeared in Neverland Theatre's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. (Benjamin). DJ is also a member of NSMT's Youth Performance Choir. Special thanks to my family and friends for their support, and to NSMT for this amazing experience. Merry Christmas!

Zehava Younger (Ignorance/Want) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Zehava is very excited to be a member of the cast of A Christmas Carol. This is her first time performing.

Jon Kimbell (Director, Adaptor, NSMT Artistic Director / Executive Producer) Mr. Kimbell has received the Elliot Norton Award and the New England Theatre Conference Award for Outstanding Achievement in The American Theatre, Salem State College's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Moss Hart Award for his musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol.  In 2006, Mr. Kimbell accepted the Kenneth A MacDonald Award for Theatre Excellence presented by the Independent Reviewers of New England, and he was honored by the Town of Danvers with the 2007 Drum Major of Justice Award for his leadership in promoting tolerance. Mr. Kimbell has also been the recipient of the Bay State Banner Award for employing artists of color both onstage and off and received the Actors' Equity Association's Rosetta LeNoire Award in 2003 for the NSMT's outstanding commitment to non-traditional casting.  He has been involved in the development of 60 new musicals and premieres. Active in the theater community, Mr. Kimbell currently serves on the Board of the National Music Theatre Network, concentrating on the New York Music Theatre Festival.  He is president and treasurer of the Council of Stock Theaters, and has served as a panelist and evaluator for the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Hampshire Commission on the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Maine State Council on the Arts and Humanities, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Cultural Arts Council of Houston.

Brian Cimmet (Music Director, Orchestrations/Arrangements) With NSMT: A Christmas Carol ‘06, ‘05, Hairspray, Damn Yankees (orchestrations), The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Nine, West Side Story. Elsewhere: Broadway: The Drowsy Chaperone, Grease; Off-Broadway: I Love You Because (also cast album), Newsical; Regional: Senor Discretion Himself (arranger/conductor, world premiere at Arena Stage), Hairspray (Ogunquit Playhouse), eleven years with Maine State Music Theatre, and too many readings and concerts to even remember anymore. As a composer, he wrote music for Absolutely Anything (which premiered this past summer in Illinois) and Spirit of Reindeer, which opened just a few weeks ago at the University of Maine under the direction of Edward Reichert. Brian is a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, an award-winning columnist for Grumble Magazine (www.grumblemagazine.com), the author of The Complete Reference Guide to Psychometricology and It's Easy For a Turtle (To Love An Owl), and a graduate of Wesleyan University.

John MacInnis (Choreographer) With NSMT: Beauty and the Beast. Elsewhere: John directed and choreographed The Olympic Medals Plaza at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. From 1998 - 2001, he also directed and choreographed The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the Radio City Rockettes. Other choreographic credits include  several European companies of Beauty and the Beast (Holland, Belgium, Germany, and on currently running in Spain), High Society (Shaw Festival), Guys and Dolls (5^th Avenue Theatre), Damn Yankees (T.U.T.S), Kiss Me, Kate (T.U.T.S.), Once Upon A Mattress (Music Theatre of Wichita), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Music Theatre Wichita). John is thrilled to be working on A Christmas Carol this year.

Howard C. Jones (Scenic Designer) With NSMT: Forever Plaid, Hairspray, Singin' in the Rain ‘05, ‘92, Fame, Swing!, Cats, Chicago, Footloose, Carousel, Sweet Charity, Student Prince, Victor Victoria, Annie, Carnival, Crazy For You, Will Rogers Follies, Phantom, Showboat, South Pacific, Brigadoon, City of Angels, Guys and Dolls, Nunsense 2, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Camelot ‘91 and the annual production of A Christmas Carol. Elsewhere: Howard has been a member of the faculty of the N.C. School of Arts for the past ten years.  Before that, he was the founder and owner of Cobalt Studios, an apprentice painting studio in upstate New York.  Other credits include: Goodspeed Opera, Starlight Theatre, Missouri Repertory Theatre, CLO in Pittsburgh, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Weston Playhouse, and the American Heartland Theatre.  Mr. Jones was proud to be included in the World Stage Design Expo 2005.  He received the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Designer in June 2000 and has been awarded Best Design by KC Drama Desk several times.  "Thanks to Mom and Dad and love to Jerry."

Nancy Leary (Costume Designer) With NSMT: A Christmas Carol 1993-2002, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Show Boat, Sweeney Todd, Phantom, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Elsewhere: Nancy Leary has a theatrical career that spans two decades. Her recent design credits include Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito for Opera Boston, La Finta Gardiniera for Juilliard, Massenet's Werther and Samuel Barber's Vanessa for Chautauqua Opera. Additional Opera Boston credits include Lucrezia Borgia, La Vie Parisienne, The Consul, The Rise and Fall of The City of Mahagonny, The Pearl Fishers and Robert Ward's The Crucible which later traveled to Chautauqua and Mobile Opera. Nancy has also designed costumes for the Regional Premier of Permanent Collection which won an Elliot Norton, and Into the Woods which landed her an IRNE for Costume Design both produced by New Repertory Theater. Other design credits include Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Merrimack Repertory Theater, American Repertory Theater Institute, Chamber Repertory Theater and Boston Theater Works. Costumer credits include: Stratford Theater, Boston Ballet, Glimmerglass Opera, The Alliance, Huntington Theater Company and PBS and Affiliates. Currently Nancy is working on Handel's Sernele for Opera Boston as well as teaching Production and Design for the Theater Department at Boston University's School for the Arts.

Jack Mehler (Lighting Designer) With NSMT: Disney's High School Musical, A Christmas Carol ‘03-'06, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar, Camelot, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Nine, West Side Story'03 (Scenic Design), Wizard of Oz (with Ken Smith), Ragtime, A Little Night Music, Children of Eden Elsewhere: Jack has been designing lighting and scenery based in New York for the last 15 years   His work has been seen at Albuquerque Civic Light Opera, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, American Place Theatre, Body Politic/Seanachai, Buglisi/Foreman Dance, Capital Rep, Chamber Dance Project, Cleveland Play House, Crossroads Theatre, Donald Byrd/The Group, Freedom Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, INTAR, The Joyce, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Manhattan Theatre Club, Merrimack Rep, Museum for African Art, Musical Theatre Southwest, 92nd Street Y, The New Victory, Paper Mill Playhouse, Seacoast Rep, Seattle Rep, Stage One (Wichita), Syracuse Stage, Taste of the NFL, Theatre By The Blind, Trollwood Performing Arts School, The Working Theatre and the WPA, among many others.

John A. Stone (Sound Designer) With NSMT: Les Misérables, Forever Plaid, The Three Musketeers, High School Musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Crazy For You, The 1997-2006 Shakespeare productions and musical seasons, A Grand Night for Singing, Co-designed A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996). Elsewhere: John received his bachelor's degree in physics and music at St. Lawrence University.  He came to NSMT as an intern in 1995 and is now the sound supervisor and resident designer. John has received IRNE Awards for his Sound Design for Pacific Overtures, Jesus Christ Superstar and Ain't Misbehavin'. John has also designed Bed and Sofa, The Fever, and Mere Mortals for the Nora Theatre Company in Cambridge. He now owns and runs Addison Audio, an equipment rental and design business intended to provide services to many area schools and organizations.  He would like to thank his wife Nancy and step-daughter Dalya for their love and support.

Gerard Kelly (Wig and Hair Design) With NSMT: Les Misérables, Forever Plaid, High School Musical, Crazy For You, The 2002 - 2006 Musical Seasons, Zorba, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Carousel, Fiddler on the Roof. Elsewhere: Gerard's New York City credits include The New York Shakespeare Festival, The Joseph Papp Public Theater, Jewish Rep., Play Wrights Horizons, The York Theater Company, The Mint Theatre and NYU. Regionally, Gerard has worked with Westport County Playhouse, The Helen Hayes Theatre, The Walnut Street Theater, Gateway Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Maine State Music Theater, Goodspeed Opera, The Long Wharf Theater, The Bay Street Theater, Dallas Theatre Center, The Williamstown Theater Festival, Boise Contemporary Theater, San Francisco's TheaterWorks, San Diego Rep, Sacramento Theater Co., the New Jersey and Idaho Shakespeare Festivals, The Carousel Dinner Theatre, Philadelphia's New Freedom Theater, The Northern Stage Co., Westchester Broadway Theater, The Downtown Cabaret Theater and The Geva Theater. Gerard has also created wigs for performers such as the B-52's, Sandy Duncan, Laura Linney, Eartha Kitt, Toni Collette, Charles Busch, Jennifer Holliday, Varla Jean Merman, Lypsinka and Brini Maxwell. Gerard's wigs can be seen in the films Transamerica, Girls Will Be Girls, the soon to be released The Savages, The Ten and currently in production Bolden.

Michael Goudzwaard (Special Effects Designer) With NSMT: A Christmas Carol, Cats, The Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast.  Elsewhere: In addition to designing special effects, Michael works as a lighting designer including four seasons as Resident Lighting Designer at Gordon College and a moving light programmer with Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus.  Recent work in television and film includes director of the film, Voices del Darien, a documentary exploring the ecosystems of southern Panama.

Bethany Ford (Production Stage Manager) With NSMT: Les Misérables, The Three Musketeers, High School Musical, Crazy For You, A Christmas Carol ‘05, ‘06, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cinderella ‘05, ‘06, Singin' in the Rain, Damn Yankees, The Full Monty, Camelot, Abyssinia, Fame, Thoroughly Modern Millie. Elsewhere:  Regional credits include: Memory House (Humana Festival, Actors' Theatre of Louisville, world premiere); Topdog/Underdog and The Bay at Nice with Estelle Parsons (Hartford Stage); Romeo & Juliet: The Musical, co-written and directed by Terrence Mann, The Road To Hollywood (Goodspeed-at-Chester); A Christmas Carol (Trinity Rep); Guys and Dolls (Missouri Rep); Forever Plaid (Michigan Ensemble Theatre); and 10 shows for The North Carolina Theatre, including The King and I  starring Lou Diamond Phillips.  Off-Broadway work includes The Waverly Gallery; After-Play; Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly; and three seasons as Resident Stage Manager for Signature Theatre Company, working with Pulitzer Prize winners Edward Albee and Horton Foote.  Ms. Ford is a graduate of Chatham College, a member of Actors' Equity since 1993, and a veteran of eight previous Christmas Carols.

Alicia D. Reece (Assistant Stage Manager) With NSMT: Les Misérables, Forever Plaid, The Three Musketeers, High School Musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Crazy For You, A Christmas Carol ‘05, ‘06, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cinderella ‘05, ‘06, Singin' in the Rain, Ain't Misbehavin', Damn Yankees, The Full Monty, Camelot, Abyssinia, Fame, Thoroughly Modern Millie. Elsewhere: ‘Lish' is delighted to be returning for her third (gasp) season in Beverly, MA. Past theatrical journeys include the Off-Broadway runs of BUG and Orson's Shadow, the Asian tour of Cabaret as well as seasons at Playhouse on the Square (Memphis, TN), The Children's Theatre (Cincinnati), and The Barn Theatre (Augusta, MI). She received a degree in Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration from Western Illinois University, which comes in handy while running through the backstage forest. And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so?  It came without ribbons.  It came without tags.  It came without packages, boxes or bags.  And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.  Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before.  What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.  What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.  ~Dr. Seuss

Toby Schine (Assistant Director) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: As NSMT's Assistant Director of Education, Toby has directed the acclaimed Summer Stages productions of The Rocky Horror Show, Sweeney Todd, and Seussical as well as  main stage Youth Performance Academy productions of Charlotte's Web, Winnie the Pooh, Stuart Little, Seussical Jr., and Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Toby teaches acting classes and coaches privately at NSMT and Endicott College. This is his third year with NSMT. Toby is thrilled to join the team of the 2007 production of A Christmas Carol.

Robert L. Rucinski (Assistant Musical Director, Rehearsal Accompanist) With NSMT: Forever Plaid, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Crazy For You, Christmas Carol ‘04 - ‘06, Cinderella ‘06, ‘05, Singin' in the Rain, Ain't Misbehavin', Damn Yankees, Camelot, Fame.  Elsewhere: Robert is excited to be returning for his fourth production of A Christmas Carol at NSMT. He recently finished music directing Waltham High School's production of City of Angels and was seen as the pianist for Boston Theatre Works' A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Last winter he was the music director for NSMT's YPS production of Stuart Little. He has Music Directed at several local theatres including Worcester Foothills, Reagle Players (Waltham, MA) and Arundel Barn Playhouse (Arundel, ME). He conducted the MIT Concert Band for several years, and has taught at The Bromfield School (Harvard, MA) and the Walnut Hill School (Natick, MA). Robert currently lives in Arlington, MA and is a freelance musician working out of Boston and New York City.

Alison Franck (Casting) With NSMT: Les Misérables, Forever Plaid, The Three Musketeers, High School Musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Crazy For You, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cinderella ‘06, Singin' in the Rain, Ain't Misbehavin', Damn Yankees. Elsewhere: Alison has been Resident Casting Director at Paper Mill Playhouse since 2000.  She has cast over 30 productions for Paper Mill, including the revival of I'm Not Rappaport, starring Ben Vereen and Judd Hirsch, directed by Daniel Sullivan, which transferred to Broadway.  Among the many plays and musicals she has cast include co-productions with Coconut Grove Playhouse: The Chosen starring Theodore Bikel, Romeo and Bernadette and The Dinner Party, directed by John Rando.   Recently, at Paper Mill Playhouse:  Ragtime, The Baker's Wife, Carnival, The Drawer Boy starring John Mahoney and A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Tina Landau.  Independent film: Broke Even (Best Drama, 2000 New York Independent Film Festival).  TV series:  Al Franken's "Lateline," "Soul Man,"  "Talk to Me".  Pilot casting: "Madigan Men" and "Freaks & Geeks" (2000 Emmy for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series). Special thanks to Kevin Covert.