In time for the holiday season, WAMU and Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. present a contemporary radio play of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, featuring acclaimed Washington actor Craig Wallace as Ebenezer Scrooge and public radio broadcaster Murray Horwitz as the narrator.

This adaptation of the popular Ford's Theatre holiday tradition captures the magic of Dickens' Yuletide classic. Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption.

This performance of A Christmas Carol is adapted and directed by Michael Wilson, with sound design, original music and audio production by John Gromada. It is presented by Ford's Theatre of Washington, D.C. in partnership with WAMU.

More information about the radio play is available on the Ford's Theatre website. A souvenir program is also available for download.

Two versions of the program are available - a 59-minute version presented in a single segment, and a 58-minute version allowing for a 1-minute break midway through the program.

This radio play was originally produced and broadcast in 2020. WAMU is pleased to make this program freely available to stations for broadcast during the 2022 holiday season. If you have any questions, please contact Douglas Bell, WAMU's Program Director, at dbell@wamu.org.