A Klingon Christmas Carol
December 2008: Paul & Sheila Wellstone Center, Saint Paul, MN
Playwrights: Christopher O. Kidder & Sasha Walloch
Translated by: Laura Thurston, Bill Hedrick, and Christopher O. Kidder
Scrooge has no honor, nor any courage. Can three ghosts help him to become the true warrior he ought to be in time to save Tiny Tim from a horrible fate? Performed in the Original Klingon with English Supertitles, and narrative analysis from The Vulcan Institute of Cultural Anthropology.
The Dickens classic tale of ghosts and redemption adapted to reflect the Warrior Code of Honor and then translated into tlhIngan Hol (That's the Klingon Language).
A co-production of Commedia Beauregard and the IKV RakeHell of the Klingon Assault Group.
This was the second production of "A Klingon Christmas Carol". Initially it was a one-night-only gala event just as the prior year was, but because it sold out far enough in advance, a second performances was added.
The 2008 production was sponsored by The Source Comics and Games
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The Cast & Crew
| Narrator | Sheila Regan |
| SQuja' (Scrooge) | Michael Ooms |
| QachIt (Bob Cratchit) | Christopher O. Kidder |
| vreD (Fred) | Brian Watson-Jones |
| marlI' (Jacob Marley) | George Richard |
| Kahless Past (Christmas Past) | Andrew Northrop |
| Qe'pa (a youth) | Alex Bruno |
| Qob (a youth) | Nick Decker |
| Young SQuja (Young Scrooge) | Andrew Brown-Thomas |
| van (Fannie) | Kate Bruno |
| veSIwIq (Fezziwig) | Bill Hedrick |
| wIlqInS (Dick Wilkins) | Matt Franta |
| bel (Belle) | Erin Haynes |
| Warrior 1 | Alan Cloud |
| Warrior 2 | David Talarico |
| Warrior 3 | Jerry Harrison |
| Guest I | Michael Bruckmueller |
| Guest II | Joel P. Anderson |
| Guest III | Ariel Pinkerton |
| Kahless Present | Christopher Kehoe |
| emlI' (Mrs. Cratchit) | Jen Rand |
| marDa' (Martha Cratchit) | Kate Bruno |
| tImHom (Tiny Tim) | Himself (Operated by David Talarico) |
| marja' (Mrs. Fred) | Laura Thurston |
| Kahless Yet-To-Come | Laura Thurston |
| Merchant | Joel P. Anderson |
| Seller | Nick Decker |
| Boy | Alex Bruno |
Director: Christopher O. Kidder
Assistant Director: Sasha Walloch
Stage Manager: Becca Rodgers
Production Design: Forest Godfrey
Puppet Design & Construction: Laura Wilhelm
Fight Choreographer: Matt Franta
Costumes: Erin Haynes
Props & Deck Hand: Jennifer Peck
Make-up: Bill Hedrick
Supertitles Operator: Abbey Vargo
Language Coach: Laura Thurston
Reviews & Other Press
Minnesota Monthly -- Front & Center: The Best Off-Beat Holiday Shows
Bold. Blue. Adventure -- My Weekend was Nerdier than Your Weekend
WCCO.com -- Web Extra: Preps for "A Klingon Christmas Carol"
TrekMovie.com -- Two Star Trek Themed Stage Shows Performing This Week
vita.mn -- On Stage: 'A Klingon Christmas Carol'
Metro Magazine -- Dickens for Dummies
Fringe Famous -- Holiday Shows Are Like Assholes
Saint Paul Pioneer Press -- Holiday Arts Guide: Stage
L'etoile Magazine -- Party is as Party does
Attending this production is the holiday topper for any geek.
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