1. Ebenezer Scrooge: Jhon Pabon
Phantom of the Christmas past: Alejandra Lema
Phantom of the Christmas present: Luisa Moreno
Last Phantom: Bárbara Camargo
Jacob Marley: Henry Velandia
Fred: Jocsan Jímenez
Bob Cratchit: Raúl Salgado
The Gentleman: Leandro Figueroa
Scene i. Scrooge in His Shop:
Ebenezer Scroogeis visitedby his nephew
FRED: A Merry Christmas,Uncle!Godsave you!
SCROOGE:Bah! Humbug!
FRED: Christmasisa humbug,Uncle?I hope that‟smeantas a joke.
SCROOGE:Well,it‟snot.Come,some,whatisit youwant?Don‟t waste all day,Nephew
FRED: I onlywantto wishyoua Merry Christmas,Uncle.Don‟tbe cross.
SCROOGE:What else can I be whenIlive insucha worldof foolsas this?MerryChristmas!Out
withMerry Christmas!What‟sChristmastoyou buta time forpayingbillswithoutmoney;atime
for findingyourself ayearolderbutnotan hour richer.If I couldwork mywill,everyidiotwho
goesaboutwith“Merry Christmas”on hislipsshouldbe boiledwithhis ownpuddingandburied
witha stake of hollythroughhisheart.
FRED: Uncle!
SCROOGE: Nephew,keepChristmasinyourownwayand letme keepitinmine.
FRED: But youdon‟t keepit.
SCROOGE:Thenleave italone then,muchgoodit maydo you.Much goodit has everdone you.
FRED: There are many thingsfromwhichI mighthave derivedgoodbywhichIhave not profited,I
daresay,Christmasamongthe rest.Andthoughit hasneverputa scrap of goldin my pocket,I
believeithasdone me goodand will dome good,and I say God blessit!
SCROOGE:Bah!
2. FRED: Don‟t be angry,Uncle.Come!Dine withustomorrow.
SCROOGE:I‟ll dine alone,thankyou.
…..
GENTLEMANVISITOR: Scrooge andMarley‟s,I believe.Have Ithe pleasure of addressingMr.
Scrooge or Mr. Marley?
SCROOGE:Marley‟sdead.Sevenyearstonight.Whatisit youwant?
GENTLEMANVISITOR: I have no doubtthat hisliberalityiswell representedbyhissurviving
partner. Here,sir,my card.
SCROOGE:Liberality?Nodoubtof it?All right,all right,I can read.What isit youwant?
GENTLEMANVISITOR: At thisfestive seasonof the year…
SCROOGE:It‟s winterandcold.
GENTLEMANVISITOR: Yes…yes,itis,and the more reasonfor my visit.Atthistime of the yearit is
more than usuallydesirable tomake some slightprovisionforthe poorand destitute whosuffer
greatlyfromthe cold.Many thousandsare inwantof commonnecessaries;hundredsof
thousandsare inwant of common comforts,sir.
SCROOGE:Are there no prisons?
GENTLEMANVISITOR: Many, sir.
SCROOGE:Andthe workhouse,isitstill inoperation?
GENTLEMANVISITOR: It is,still,IwishI couldsay itwas not.
SCROOGE:The poorlawis still infull vigorthen?
GENTLEMANVISITOR: Yes, sir.
SCROOGE:I‟m gladto hear it.From whatyou said,Iwas afraidsomeone hadstoppedits
operation.
GENTLEMANVISITOR: Under the impressionthattheyscarcelyfurnishChristiancheerof mindof
bodyto the multitude,afewof usare endeavoringtoraise fundtobuy the poor some meatand
drinkand meansof warmth.We chose thistime because itisthe time,of all others,whenwantis
keenlyfeltandabundance rejoices.MayI putyou downforsomethingsir?
SCROOGE:Nothing.
GENTLEMANVISITOR: You wishto be anonymous?
3. SCROOGE:I wishto be leftalone.Since youaskme whatI wish,sir,that ismy answer.Idon‟t
make merrymyself atChristmasandI can‟t affordtomake idle people merry,Ihelpsupportthe
establishmentsIhave mentioned…theycostenough…andthose whoare poorlyoff mustgothere
….
SCROOGE:Latch the door,Cratchit.Firmly,firmly.Draftascoldas Christmasblowinginhere.
Charity!
SCROOGE:Is it?
CRATCHIT: Christmasevening,sir.
SCROOGE:Oh, you‟ll wantall daytomorrow off,I suppose.
CRATCHIT: If it‟squite convenient,sir.
SCROOGE:It‟s not convenient,andit‟snotfair.If I wasto deducthalf a crown fromyour salaryfor
it,you‟d thinkyourself ill used,wouldn‟tyou?Still youexpectme topaya day‟swage for a day of
no work.
CRATCHIT: It‟s onlyonce a year,sir.
SCROOGE:Be here all the earlierthe nextmorning.
CRATCHIT: I will,sir.
Scene 2. Scrooge goes home:
Ebenezer gets ready to spendChristmasEve alone
CHARWOMAN:Yes,sir?
SCROOGE:Hurry, hurry.The door…close it.
CHARWOMAN:Did youknock,sir?
SCROOGE:Knock?What matter?Here,lightme up the stairs.
CHARWOMAN:Yes,sir
CHARWOMAN:Somethingtowarmyou,sir?Porridge?
SCROOGE:Wha…? No.No, nothing.
CHARWOMAN:Merry Christmas,sir.
SCROOGE:Frighta mannearlyout of hislife…MerryChristmas…bah!
4. CHARWOMAN:Your room,sir.
SCROOGE:Hmm? Oh yes,yes.Andgoodnight.
CHARWOMAN:Warm your bedforyou,sir?
SCROOGE:What? Out!Out!
CHARWOMAN:Aye,sir.
SCROOGE:What‟s that?
CHARWOMAN:Me, sir?Nota thing,sir.
SCROOGE:Then,goodnight.
Scene 3. Ebenezer Scroogeis visitedby Jacob Marley
Ebenezer isgiven a chance to purifyhisgreedy soul
SCROOGE:What do youwant withme?
MARLEY: (In a ghostly,unreal voice.) Much.
SCROOGE:Who are you?
MARLEY: Ask whoI was.
SCROOGE:Who were you?
MARLEY: In life,Iwasyour partner,JacobMarley.
SCROOGE:He‟s Dead.
MARLEY: Sevenyearsthisnight,EbenezerScrooge
SCROOGE:Why do youcome here?
MARLEY: I must.It is commandedme.Imustwanderthe worldand see whatI can no
longershare,whatI wouldnotshare whenI walkedwhere youdo.
SCROOGE:Andmust go thus?
MARLEY: The chair?Look at it, Ebenezer,studyit.Locksandvaultsand goldencoins.I
forgedit,eachlink,eachday whenIsat in thesechairs,commandedtheserooms.Greed,
EbenezerScrooge,wealth.Feelthem,know them.Yourswasasheavyas thisI wearsevenyears
ago and youhave laboredtobuilditsince.
5. SCROOGE:If you‟re here tolecture,Ihave no time forit.It is late,the nightiscold.I want
comfortnow.
MARLEY: I have none to give.Iknownot how you see me thisnight.Ididnot ask it.I have
sat invisible besideyoumanyandmanya day.I am commandedtobringyou a chance,
Ebenezer.Heedit!
SCROOGE:Quicklythen,quickly.
MARLEY: You will be hauntedbythree spirits.
SCROOGE:Is that the chance?
MARLEY: Mark it.
SCROOGE:I do not choose to.
MARLEY: Then youwill walkwhere Ido,burdenedbyyourriches, yourgreed.
SCROOGE:Spiritsmeannothingtome.
MARLEY: Expectthe firsttomorrow,whenthe bell tollsone,the secondthe
nextnightat the same hour,the thirduponthe nextnightwhenthe laststroke of twelve has
ended.Looktosee me no more.I must wander.Lookthat, for yourownsake,you remember
whathas passedbetweenus.
SCROOGE:Jacob…Don‟t leave me!...Jacob!Jacob!
Scene iii.The Spiritof ChristmasPast
SCROOGE:Are you the spiritwhose comingwasforetoldtome?
FIRST SPIRIT: I am.
SCROOGE:Who and whatare you?
FIRST SPIRIT: I am the Ghost of ChristmasPast.
SCROOGE:Long past?
FIRST SPIRIT: Your past.
SCROOGE:Why are youhere?
FIRST SPIRIT: Your welfare.Rise.Walkwithme.
6. SCROOGE:I am mortal still.Icannot passthrough air.
FIRST SPIRIT: My hand.
SCROOGE:Jack Walton.YoungJack Walton.Spirits…? Yes,yes,Irememberhim.Bothof them.
Little BenBenjamin.He usedto…They…they‟re off forthe holidaysandgoinghome fromschool.
It‟s Christmas time…all of the childrenoff home now…No…no,notat all…there wasone.
Yes…reading…poorboy.
FIRST SPIRIT: What,I wonder?
SCROOGE:Reading?Oh,itwas nothing.Fancy,all fancyandmake-believe andtake-meaway.
All of it.Yes, nonsense.
FIRST SPIRIT: She diesa womanandhad, as I remember,children.
SCROOGE:One child.
FIRST SPIRIT: Your nephew
FIRST SPIRIT: ThenI will leave you.
SCROOGE:Not yet!Don‟tleave me here!Tell me whatI mustdo! What of the otherspirits?
FIRST SPIRIT: Theywill come.
SCROOGE:Andyou? What of you?
Scene iv. The Spiritof ChristmasPresent
SECOND SPIRIT: Hello,Scrooge.
SCROOGE:But you can‟t be…notFezziwig.
SECOND SPIRIT: Do yousee me as him?
SCROOGE:I do.
SECOND SPIRIT: Andhear me as him?
SCROOGE:I do.
SECOND SPIRIT: I wishI were the gentleman,soasnot to disappointyou.
SCROOGE:But you‟re not…?
SECOND SPIRIT: No,Mr. Scrooge.You have neverseenthe like ofme before.Iamthe Ghost of
ChristmasPresent.
SCROOGE:But…
7. SECOND SPIRIT: You see whatyouwill see,Scrooge,nomore.Will youwalkoutwithme this
ChristmasEve?
SCROOGE:But I am not yetdressed.
SECOND SPIRIT: Take mytails,dearboy,we‟re leaving.
SCROOGE:Wait!
SECOND SPIRIT: What isit now?
SCROOGE:ChristmasPresent,didyousay?
SECOND SPIRIT: I did.
SCROOGE:Thenwe are travelinghere?Inthistown?London?Justdownthere?
SECOND SPIRIT: Yes,yes,of course.
SCROOGE:Thencouldwe walk?Yourflyingis…well,toosuddenforanoldman.Well?
SECOND SPIRIT: It‟s yourChristmas,Scrooge;I am onlythe guide.
isby the hearth.) Howdidour little TinyTimbehave?
BOB CRATCHIT: As goodas goldand better.He toldme,cominghome,thathe hopedthe people
saw himinthe church because he was a cripple anditmightbe pleasantforthemtoremember
uponChristmasDay whomade the lame to walkand the blindtosee.
SCROOGE:Hardly hospitableiswhatI‟dsay. Spirit. I…Ihave seen enough.Tiny
Tim…will he live?
SECOND SPIRIT: He isveryill.Evensongcannotkeephimwhole throughacold winter.
SCROOGE:But you haven‟ttoldme! If he be like todie,he hadbetterdoit and decrease the
surpluspopulation.Erase,Scrooge,those wordsfromyourthoughts.You
are notthe judge.
3 scene. Ebenezer learnthe lesson
LAST SPIRIT: He wasChristmasPast.There wasa lifetime he couldchoose from.Ihave only
thisday,one day, and youScrooge.I have nearlylivedmyfill of both.ChristmasPresentmust
be gone at Midnight.Thatisnear now.Come.
8. SCROOGE:Is thisthe last spiritwhoisto come to me?
LAST SPIRIT: Theyare no spirits.Theyare real.Hunger,Ignorance.Notspirits,Scrooge,
passingdreams.Theyare real.Theywalkyourstreets,looktoyou forcomfort.And you deny
them.Denythemnottoo long,Scrooge.Theywill grow andmultiplyandtheywill notremain
children.
SCROOGE:Have theynorefuge,noresource?
LAST SPIRIT: (AgainimitatingScrooge) Are there noprisons?Are there noworkhouses?
(Tenderlyto the children) Come.It‟sChristmasEve.(He leadsthemoffstage.)
