Trinity Repertory Company presents its 49th annual production of A Christmas Carol, adapted from the novella by Charles Dickens, with original music by Richard Cumming. This year, the show will be co-directed by former Trinity Rep Artistic Director and Emmy Award–winner Richard Jenkins and acclaimed choreographer Sharon Jenkins. Resident company member Stephen Thorne returns to the role of Ebenezer Scrooge, which he last played in 2018. For the first time, the beloved holiday classic will be staged in Trinity Rep’s 250-seat Dowling Theater. It will play from Nov. 6 – Dec. 31, 2025. 

“Richard and Sharon Jenkins are Trinity Rep royalty,” the Laura H. Harris Artistic Director Curt Columbus said. “Their intimate retelling goes to the very heart of stories being told around fireplaces at holiday time. And having Stephen Thorne leading the cast as Scrooge simply puts everything in place to have the most memorable, the most special, the most magical telling of A Christmas Carol in many years.”

First added to Trinity Rep’s lineup in 1977 by Founding Artistic Director Adrian Hall, A Christmas Carol has become a cherished holiday tradition for generations of Southern New England families. Reimagined annually with a new cast and creative team, over two million people have experienced this unique production in its nearly 50-year history.

Resident company member Stephen Thorne returns to the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Joining him on stage in multiple roles are company members Taavon Gamble and Mauro Hantman; Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program in Acting students Kayla Bennett, Evie Dumont and Henry Nwaru; and guest artists Jeff Church, Nate Dendy, Alison Russo and Gillian Williams.   

As is tradition, child actors from across Southern New England will make up the children’s cast. This year’s young performers are Cranston residents Felese Kparyea, Tess Loezos, Salvador Rivera Scotti and Gabriel Taveras; North Providence resident Joshua Pitts-Wiley; Providence resident Elena Rose Taveras; Seekonk, MA resident Hadley Boyle; and West Warwick resident Aria Razza.

Due to construction, the in-person Ticket Office is temporarily closed. Tickets are always available online at TrinityRep.com  or by phone WED-SUN, 12-6 pm by calling (401) 351-4242. Will-call and day-of tickets are available in the lobby starting two hours before curtain.   For more information, visit Trinity Rep’s website at www.trinityrep.com.

YOUTH ARTWORK COMPETITION

Young and emerging artists (ages 13-25) are invited to submit original holiday-themed artwork for display in the Dowling Theater Lobby during the run of A Christmas Carol. Work should creatively explore the question: What do the holidays mean to you? Accepted media include 2D work such as paintings, drawings, prints, textiles, photography, or digital art (printed for display). Up to three submissions per artist will be accepted. The submission deadline is Oct.14, 2025, at 11:59 pm. Selected artists will be notified by October 21. Winning entries will receive a $50 cash prize, two tickets to A Christmas Carol, and have their artwork displayed throughout the production’s run. All submissions must be gallery-ready by Oct. 31 and accompanied by a short artist bio and statement. For complete guidelines or to submit, visit TrinityRep.com/Christmas.