Luminary Theater Company's Holiday Production will Benefit the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank
"Every seat filled supports both the arts and the fight against hunger in Fredericksburg."
By Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT
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At the end of Charles Dickens’s holiday classic A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge, reformed of his miserliness, sends a local boy to purchase the biggest prize turkey in the shop and deliver it to the home of his clerk, Bob Cratchitt.
“He sha’n’t know who sends it,” Scrooge thinks to himself with glee. “It’s twice the size of Tiny Tim.”
In the spirit of Scrooge and his creator Dickens, the Luminary Theater Company has partnered with the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank to ensure that its production of A Christmas Carol can help feed the community.
Five percent of sales of tickets to A Christmas Carol, or the Marvelous Reclamation of Ebenezer Scrooge, running December 12–28, 2025, at the Fredericksburg Fairgrounds, will be donated to the food bank, the company announced. In addition, theater-goers will have an opportunity to donate to a virtual food pantry at every performance, and and a limited number of tickes to the play will be available to clients of the food bank.
“Together, the two organizations aim to make a lasting impact both onstage and off, uniting the connection of theatre with the power of giving,” a press release about the partnership states.
Luminary’s production is a modern-day retelling of the classic story, set in Fredericksburg and with a score by a local composer. It will incorporate puppetry and immersive staging to create “a unique holiday event for our community.”
“Our production of A Christmas Carol is all about empathy, connection, and the power of community,” said Cheryl Lane, executive director of Luminary Theatre Company. “Partnering with the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank allows us to live those values in real time. Every ticket purchased helps share the holiday spirit onstage and put food on the table for local families.”
Tickets go on sale on Monday, September 15, at the company’s website.
“Every seat filled supports both the arts and the fight against hunger in Fredericksburg,” the press release states.
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