A Huron County Christmas Carol
Show Info
Cast
Creative Team
Rebecca Auerbach
Rebecca is always honoured to return to the Blyth Festival where she has spent 10 seasons telling Huron County stories. An award-winning actor, she has worked on stages across the country. As a writer, she is developing a personal new solo show, Discount Dave and the Fix, as well as The Wilder Sisters, inspired by the women of the CKNX Barndance era. Film/TV highlights: Sunset Superman (TUBI), Bike (BellFibeTV1), and Riley Rocket (Sphere Media/Oasis Animation). Rebecca also plays in the folk/roots/country band Regal Road. More than anything on earth, she loves her dog, Archer.
Rebecca Auerbach
Fanny, PRESENT, Mrs.Dilbert
Rebecca is always honoured to return to the Blyth Festival...
Felix Dawe
Felix is a 12-year-old from Clinton who enjoys playing soccer, Zelda, and keyboard in his family band, The Honey Sweethearts. His recent theatre credits include roles in Everybody Gets Eaten By Sharks and The Day the Aliens Attacked Fairfield with Ordinary Magic Theatre Company. This is Felix’s Blyth Festival debut. He is looking forward to eating candy in the green room and playing the grand piano that he has nicknamed “Gerald”.
Felix Dawe
Tiny Tim
Felix is a 12-year-old from Clinton who enjoys playing soccer,...
Graham Hargrove
Blyth Festival credits: HCCC (2019), The Drawer Boy (2022), John Ware Reimagined (2022). Elsewhere: 13 seasons in the orchestras and an onstage musician at the Stratford Festival. Inner Chamber ensemble, 12 seasons. Performed in Marek Norman’s Ballycroy (2022). Recently recorded and toured with Loreena McKennitt on the “Under a Winter’s Moon” album (2022) and tour as well as her “Lost Souls” album (2018). Awards: Dora (2015, Sound Design/Composition) 2nd and 3rd place in the All Ireland Bones Competition (2017,2019).
Graham Hargrove
Fred, PAST, YET TO COME
Blyth Festival credits: HCCC (2019), The Drawer Boy (2022), John...
Bruce Horak
Blyth Credits: Assassinating Thomson. Other Theatre: Goblin:Macbeth (Stratford Festival, Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare Company) Richard III (Shakespeare Company), Leading Ladies, Dear Johnny Deere (1000 Islands Playhouse), The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Wizard of OZ (ATP), A Christmas Carol (National Theatre of Canada). Film and TV: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Transplant, In the Dark
Bruce Horak
Narrator, Bob Cratchit, Cactus Mac, Burt
Blyth Credits: Assassinating Thomson. Other Theatre: Goblin:Macbeth (Stratford Festival, Bard...
Randy Hughson
Blyth Credits: James Donnelly & Company (The Donnellys: A Trilogy) Angus (The Drawer Boy), Scrooge (A Huron County Christmas Carol), Stompin’ Tom (Stompin Tom). Many roles over seven season including directing Power and Gloria and Heat Wave. 13 seasons at the Stratford Festival. Randy has played leading roles across Canada. He has performed in Mexico and the United states including many shows at the Tarragon, Canadian Stage, Factory theatre, Soulpepper, Theatre Passe Muraille, Necessary Angel and Crows theatre in Toronto. He has been nominated for eight Dora awards, three Vancouver Jessie Awards, three Edmonton Sterling awards, one Calgary Betty Mitchell award, one Gemini and two Broadway World awards and was awarded one of each.
Randy Hughson
Scrooge
Blyth Credits: James Donnelly & Company (The Donnellys: A Trilogy)...
Trish Lindstrom
Woohoo! Blyth Debut! Originally from Toronto, Trish is an award-winning actor who has appeared onstage across Canada and The U.S. for over 3 decades. Stratford (6 seasons), Shaw (5 seasons), U.S. 1st National Tour, 59E59th (NYC), New York Musical Festival, Milwaukee Rep, Crow’s, Tarragon, Canadian Stage, Musical Stage, Soulpepper, Aquarius, NAC, Centaur, TIFT, Toronto Fringe, Urban Ink, MTC, MTYP, Ship’s Company, Charlottetown, and YPT. Most recently: played Ginny Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Mirvish). She is a proud member of The Actor’s Center (NYC). @lindstromtrish, www.trishlindstrom.com. For Mom.
Trish Lindstrom
Belle, Clara, Emily
Woohoo! Blyth Debut! Originally from Toronto, Trish is an award-winning...
George Meanwell
BLYTH CREDITS: John Ware Reimagined (musician/as cast); Mr. New Year’s Eve: Guy Lombardo (music director); The Pigeon King (co-creator). Other theatre: Lear, Measure For Measure, The Winter’s Tale (Groundling), Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare In Love, The Taming Of The Shrew, Pirates Of Penzance, The Grapes Of Wrath, As You Like It, Jacques Brel… (Stratford Festival), Once (Neptune Theatre). RECORDINGS: Another Street, Late, The Easy Straight. PREVIOUSLY: Quartetto Gelato (1996 NPR Performance Today Debut Artist of the Year). More information at meanwell.ca. George is delighted to be returning to Blyth!
George Meanwell
Marley, Doc Cruikshank
BLYTH CREDITS: John Ware Reimagined (musician/as cast); Mr. New Year’s...
Adam Campbell
Adam Campbell is a versatile sound designer, composer, percussionist and singer-songwriter. Originally from Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Adam has worked as sound designer/composer with Stratford Festival, Blyth Festival, Human Body Expression, Edmonton Opera, Capitol Theatre, Lights On Stratford and more. Adam has toured and performed throughout North America as a percussionist with TorQ Percussion Quartet and Ladom Ensemble, and regularly plays in the pit for musical theatre productions with companies such as Mirvish Productions and Stratford Festival. In 2019, Adam released his debut solo singer-songwriter album, Guess I’m A People Too, featuring a mix of folk, rock and 90’s-tinged original music. Adam currently lives in Stratford, Ontario, with his wife Alice and their cats Ninja and Nazca.
Adam Campbell
2023 Production Sound Design
Adam Campbell is a versatile sound designer, composer, percussionist and...
Gil Garratt
Actor, director, playwright, collaborator, Gil has been with the Blyth Festival in some capacity or other since 1999. Outstanding shows over the years have included: Death of the Hired Man, the Drawer Boy, the Outdoor Donnellys, World Without Shadows, Pearl Gidley, the Nutalls, A Killing Snow, the Last Donnelly Standing, the Pigeon King, In the Wake of Wettlaufer, The Donnellys: A Trilogy. Gil has been artistic director since 2014, and lives on a little farm in Central Huron with his wife and four beautiful children.
Gil Garratt
Playwright & Director
Actor, director, playwright, collaborator, Gil has been with the Blyth...
Verne Good
Verne is so happy to see A Huron County Christmas Carol back at Blyth! For Blyth: The Pigeon King, New Canadian Curling Club, and others. Elsewhere: sound designs and compositions for The Grand, Tarragon, Factory, Roseneath, Soulpepper, and Stratford.
Dora Nomination in 2016 for The 39 Steps at Soulpepper. Verne is a proud member of ADC IATSE 659 and IATSE 357, and works as both a sound designer as well as a stagehand and audio technician.
Verne Good
Original Sound Design
Verne is so happy to see A Huron County Christmas...
Steve Lucas
Blyth Credits:
Set and lights and projections for: Innocence Lost: The Steven Truscott Project; The New Canadian Curling Club; Test Drive; Billy Bishop Goes to War and The Real McCoy
Set and light design for: The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom; Queen Milli of Galt; The Pigeon King; If Truth Be Told; A Huron County Christmas Carol; The Drawer Boy and Chronicles of Sarnia
Lighting design for:
Pearl Gidley; Stag and Doe; The Wilberforce Hotel; Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad;
Set design for: Seeds
Since 1987 Steve has designed award winning sets and lighting for more than 500 productions of theatre, dance and performance art. His work has toured extensively and has been seen in 27 countries around the world.
Steve has received several awards including four Dora Awards for his designs. He has also been nominated for several of Canada’s most prestigious awards including the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre and thirty three Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations.
Steve Lucas
Set & Lighting Design
Blyth Credits: Set and lights and projections for: Innocence Lost:...
Suzanne McArthur
Suzanne has enjoyed 13 seasons with the Grand Theatre, six seasons with Drayton Entertainment, six seasons with the Port Stanley Festival Theatre, 5 seasons with the Stratford Festival, and has also worked for Mirvish Productions, Studio 180 Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times and Tarragon Theatre. Training: B.A. from Brock University. Upcoming: In Seven Days (Grand Theatre/Harold Green Jewish Theatre). Et cetera: Suzanne lives in London with her children Michael and Charlie.
Suzanne McArthur
Stage Manager
Suzanne has enjoyed 13 seasons with the Grand Theatre, six...
Caitlin Mears
Blyth Festival: Debut. Elsewhere (Selected): Rent, Les Belles-Soeurs, Chicago, The Miser, Three Tall Women (Stratford); Bluebeard’s Castle (Against the Grain Theatre); The Breathing Hole (National Arts Centre); Homes: A Refugee Story, Home for the Holidays (Grand Theatre); The Tender Land (UofT Opera); Cinderella: The Panto (Capitol Theatre); Angel (Opera Atelier); August: Osage County (Soulpepper); Twelfth Night (a Company of Fools). Caitlin would like to thank her family, friends, and mentors for all their support.
Caitlin Mears
Assistant Stage Manager
Blyth Festival: Debut. Elsewhere (Selected): Rent, Les Belles-Soeurs, Chicago, The...
Marek Norman
Photo Credit: David Cooper. Blyth Festival Credits: Billy Bishop Goes to War, A Huron County Christmas Carol.
Marek Norman is considered one of Canada’s most versatile theatre artists. A multi-award-winning composer/songwriter/actor/producer, his performance credits include Canadian premieres of Closer Than Ever and Falsettos, world premieres of Amelia (by John Gray) and The Death of Von Richthofen … (by Des McAnuff).
Marek has created over 50 original scores for theatre productions. His musicals include Dracula – A Chamber Musical, Emily, Larry’s Party, Dancer, Ballycroy – and Wanderlust (in collaboration with Morris Panych) which received its world premiere at the Stratford Festival.
Other works: The Tin Soldier, Oliver Button is a Sissy (National Tap Dance Co.), The Lover (a film-ballet), opening/closing ceremonies for The Canada Games, Bridgefest (PEI), and Special Olympics – for which his anthem, “Along The Way”, has become the organization’s main theme (worldwide).
Mr. Norman co-produced (with his wife, Barbara Barsky) the Canadian premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins, which garnered five Dora Mavor Moore Awards – including Best Production and Musical Direction.
Their company, Reprise Concerts, produced classic works in concert format: including Company, Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes, Roar of The Greasepaint, Smell of The Crowd.
Marek has written, arranged and performed over 1500 commercial jingles. His theme for American Airlines –“We’re Giving Our Best” won the prestigious Clio Award for Best Song of the Year.
As a singer, Marek has provided vocal support for such superstars as:
Bryan Adams, Sheena Easton, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Liza Minnelli, Luther Vandross and Colm Wilkinson.
Marek Norman has received seven Dora Mavor Moore Awards nominations,and is the only theatre artist to be so honoured in the following four categories:
1 ) Producer (Assassins)
2) Composer (Larry’s Party)
3) Actor (Closer Than Ever)
4) Musical Director (Assassins, The Last Five Years, A Chorus of Disapproval,
Oh, What A Lovely War)
As an educator, Marek continues to work with many of Canada’s young writers of musical theatre. He is the former composer-in-residence for Stratford’s famed INNERchamber music ensemble. His initial commission, “A Day Like No Other” (for seven musicians and actor) received its world premiere at Factory 163 in June, 2016. “Suite Wanderlust” (for orchestra and dancers), March, 2017. SONG CYCLE: “The Light That Shines”, November, 2018. “Mystique”, March, “Gestures”, October, 2019 – and, most recently, “Ballycroy” (in concert), November, 2022.
Marek Norman
Music Director & Arranger
Photo Credit: David Cooper. Blyth Festival Credits: Billy Bishop Goes...
John Powers
John is thrilled that Blyth is doing another production of A Huron County Christmas Carol with such a wonderful cast of actors/musicians! He would like to extend a special thanks to Gil for the opportunity to make this show together, to Marek for the excellent arrangements and musical direction, to the cast for bringing these songs to life and to his family for the love and support.
John Powers
Original Songs & Music
John is thrilled that Blyth is doing another production of...
Jennifer Triemstra-Johnston
Blyth Credits: The Donnellys: A Trilogy, Drawer Boy, Jewel, Huron County Christmas Carol, Wing Night at the Boot, Kitchen Radio, Billy, Bishop Goes to War, Innocence Lost, Against the Grain, The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom, Queen Milli of Galt, Schoolhouse, The Thirteenth One, Test Drive, Overboard!, Barndance Live!
What a joy to be able to dress these quirky, Huron County Christmas Carol characters again! They are some of Jennifer’s favourite designs. Jennifer has been fascinated with the language of clothes since she was a teenager and the study of clothing is her passion. She is a designer, educator, creator and purveyor of costume and fashion. She has designed 18 Blyth productions for the Blyth Festival, including The Donnellys: A Trilogy this past summer. Jennifer is the owner of Pick a Posie Vintage – just down the street at the corner of Wellington and Queen. Drop by for a visit!
As a free-lance costume designer Jennifer has created costumes for over 175 theatre, dance and opera productions across Ontario. She has spent over 13 seasons at the Blyth Festival as a costume designer. She is known for her attention to detail and for collaborating on new works.
Jennifer holds a BFA in Theatre Production and Design from York University and an MA Fashion from Ryerson University. She has worked as part-time faculty for various university departments including the Toronto Metropolitan School of Fashion and School of Performance, and York University Theatre and Dance Departments. She has developed curriculum and taught courses in costume design, fashion design, pattern making, draping, construction, millinery, corsetry, accessories, specialty building, painting and dyeing.
Jennifer has enjoyed working with several museums in the province including the Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate and the Huron County Museum. She has presented at ICOM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Costume, Fashion and Textiles.
Jennifer owns and manages two different social enterprises in Blyth Ontario. Pick a Posie Vintage is a second-hand costume, vintage and eclectic fashion shop that offers one of a kind pieces as well as custom design services. The Fashion Arts & Creative Textiles Studio (FACTS) is innovative and educational fibre and textile arts hub that offers classes and workshops at both the community and professional level. Jennifer grows a dye garden on her property that she uses to dye clothing, accessories and yarn with. Visit Pick a Posie Vintage and the dye gardens at 345 Queen Street in Blyth, at the corner of Queen and Wellington.
Jennifer Triemstra-Johnston
Costume Design
Blyth Credits: The Donnellys: A Trilogy, Drawer Boy, Jewel, Huron...

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Randy Hughson and Graham Hargrove. Photo by Gemma James Smith
Book Tickets From
$
20-50
Show Times:
2:00pm, 8:00pm & 10:30am
Runtime:
Approx 2 Hours
Performance:
A Huron County Christmas Carol
Venue:
Memorial Hall
Ticket Deals:
- Performances on the 8th and 15th are buy one get one free!
- Previews- Nov. 30 Dec. 1 $40
A Huron County Christmas Carol
Adapted from the Charles Dickens classic and directed by Gil Garratt with original music by John Powers.
Memorial Hall.
It’s back! This show sold out in 2019! With live original music by John Powers, a cast of actor/musicians, and a star turn at Scrooge, the play is a down-home take on the holiday classic.
“A Huron County Christmas Carol is fun, full of great songs and filled with the warmest possible mood, but it also digs more deeply into what Dickens’s story is all about …If we feel a tear well up it’s because the show reminds us to cherish the spark of goodness we have in us that helps us through a life that is never long enough.”
Christopher Hoile, Stage Door
A HURON COUNTY CHRISTMAS CAROL – the Dickens’ classic, modernized and set in Huron County.
Together, E. Scrooge, and J.Marley were titans of industry. Their shrewd, ruthless approach to business helped them build a Feed and Fuel empire that has acquired all the mills in the community and across the province, amassing a staggering fortune. Now the sole man in charge, Scrooge, (a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner) is unwilling to go on making deals with tiny family farmers (like the Cratchits of Holmesville) let alone supporting all these little local Lions Clubs, and Optimists, and IODEs and these unending wretched charities always walking around with their hands out. Honestly, are there no workhouses?
Scrooge’s miserly ways are challenged in the night by (you guessed it) three spirits. The first shows him his past (where he relives his boyhood in a lonely Goderich mansion, meets the love of his life at a CKNX Barndance, and jettisons it all in pursuit of filthy lucre). The second widens him to his present (where his faithful employee is scrambling to provide for his family, and Scrooge’s own organic farmer nephew is partying without him). And the last reveals his inevitable, impending encounter with the business end of Cemetery Line.
A tale of avarice, greed, regret and redemption.
But, but wait – you there, what day is it?
A Huron County Christmas Carol returns to Memorial Hall at the Blyth Festival
November 30 to December 22, 2023
Tickets on sale June 14th
A Huron County Christmas Carol at Memorial Hall
Performances at 2pm and 8pm, and are fully air conditioned for your comfort.
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Play Showings
Play Showings
name | day | date | time | button |
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A Huron County Christmas Carol Preview | Thursday | November 30, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol Preview | Friday | December 1, 2023 | 8:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol Opening | Saturday | December 2, 2023 | 8:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Tuesday | December 5, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Wednesday | December 6, 2023 | 10:30 AM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Thursday | December 7, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Thursday | December 7, 2023 | 8:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Friday | December 8, 2023 | 8:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 8:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Sunday | December 10, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Tuesday | December 12, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Wednesday | December 13, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Thursday | December 14, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Thursday | December 14, 2023 | 8:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Friday | December 15, 2023 | 8:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Saturday | December 16, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Saturday | December 16, 2023 | 8:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Sunday | December 17, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Tuesday | December 19, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Wednesday | December 20, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Thursday | December 21, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Thursday | December 21, 2023 | 8:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol | Friday | December 22, 2023 | 2:00 PM | |
A Huron County Christmas Carol - Closing | Friday | December 22, 2023 | 8:00 PM |