‘Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol’ at the Vanderbilt Museum a new spin on classic Dickens tale

The holiday classic “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” is performed at the Vanderbuilt Museum on Dec. 2, 3, and 4.

Presented by the Arena Players, this offering by Tom Mula is based on Charles Dickens’s classic “A Christmas Carol,” but tells the tale from the perspective of Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge’s dead partner. Marley, condemned to a hellish eternity, sees a chance to free himself, but first must redeem Scrooge. Marley’s journey of laughter, terror, and redemption is irreverent, funny, and moving.

“Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” Dec. 2 and 3 at 8 pm and Dec. 4 at 3 pm. Tickets are $20, $18 for seniors, and $25 for Saturday performance.

The Vanderbuilt Museum [180 Little Neck Road in Centereach, (631)-854-5579; www.vanderbiltmuseum.org].

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