Stephen Temperley’s play based on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”returns to Centenary Stage Company’s Sitnik Theatre this season.

Nineteenth-century London comes to life with this adaption made specifically for Centenary Stage Company. Performances will be Nov. 26 through Dec. 12 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 71 Grand Avenue. Performance dates and times are Thursdays, Dec. 2 and 9 at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, Nov. 26 and Dec. 3 and 10 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 27 and Dec. 4 and 11 at 8 p.m.; Sundays, Nov. 28 and Dec. 5 and 12 at 2 p.m.; with special addition matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Wednesday Dec. 1 and Saturday Dec. 4.

Tickets range from $25 to $29.50 with discounts available for seniors, students, and children 12 and younger. A live stream is also available for Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. for $10. For more information, go to centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage at (908) 979-0900.

The cast staff, students, alumni of CSC, and previous CSC veterans, including Carl Wallnau, Stephen Davis, Lea Antolini-Lid, Danny Rutigliano, Kyle Walton, Chris Robertson, Emily Bennett, Kayla Yepez, Emily Kurnides, Kai Vialva, Serena Buchan, Cody Jackson, Luis Rodriguez, Christina Polichetti, Chris Hara, and Megan Moran.

Wallnau, Centenary Stage Company’s Artistic Director and Chair of the Centenary University Theatre Department, will reprise his role as the beloved, yet cantankerous, Ebenezer Scrooge and serves as this production’s director. Also returning to reprise their roles are Kyle Walton as Cratchit and Marley, Stephen Davis as Timothy Cratchit and the Narrator, Lea Antolini-Lid as Mrs. Dilber and the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Emily Bennett as Mrs. Cratchit and Belle.

New to the cast are Danny Rutigliano and Chris Robertson. Danny Rutigliano will be taking on the roles of Businessman, Fezziwig, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and Old Joe, and has been seen on and off Broadway as well as in television and movies. Robertson’s previous credits include Godspell, Cabaret, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Centenary Stage Company remains committed to the health and safety of our community and adheres to all requirements set forth by the State of New Jersey. For more information regarding CSC COVID-19 policies and policy updates, visit centenarystageco.org/faq.

The 2021-22 season of performing arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, the John and Margaret Post Foundation, and CSC corporate sponsors, including Platinum Season Sponsor The House of the Good Shepherd, Silver Sponsors Hackettstown Medical Center Atlantic Health System, Home Instead Senior Care (Washington), and Fulton Bank, Visions Federal Credit Union, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.