SHOW DATES & TIMES 
Fridays, December 10* & 17, 8pm
Saturdays, December 11 & 18, 2pm
Saturdays, December 11* & 18, 7pm
Sundays, Dec 12 & 19*, 5pm
*Indicates livestream offered

LOCATION
The Howe Theatre
Roosevelt Island Cultural Center
548 Main Street
Roosevelt Island, NY 10044

Director
Steven Eng

Music Director
Jonathan Fadner

Assistant Director
Jacqueline Lucid

Stage Manager/Lighting Designer
Zackry Childers

Assistant Stage Manager
Bryan Cusick

Choreographer
Isaiah Reynolds

Costume Designer
Amelia Dombrowski

Wardrobe Assistants
Yongmei Huang
Jenny Green

Production Designer
Rachel Reuben

Production Design Assistant
Tanya Starace

Band
Kenneth O’Rourke: Drums
Peter Michaels: Guitar

Graphic Designers
John Dougherty & Jerry Fadner

Photographer
Irina Hage, Irina Island Images

Livestream Team
Isaiah, Liam & Elijah Sadlier

Act 1

“The Ghosts All Around You” — Fuzzybutt & Company

“Jacob Marley Was Dead” — Yve, Meson, Babba, Cheryl & Company

“The Ghosts All Around You (Reprise)” — Ghost of William

“Mom Always Knows How To Save the Day” — Cheryl Makepeace

“Lousy Day” — Stingyas

“Bah Humbug (Part 1)” — Scrooge, Scrooge’s Nephew, Bob Cratchit, Charity Workers

“Bah Humbug (Part 2)” — Scrooge, Porridge Woman, Makepeace Kids

“Knock Knock” — Yve, Meson, Babba & Ghost Ensemble

“Looking for a Good Time” — Dickens, Samuel Langhorn Clementine

“Crazy About You (Part 1)” — Dance Announcer

“Crazy For You (Part 2)” — Nelly Bly, Asylumettes & Ghost Ensemble

“Knock Knock (Reprise)” — Yve, Meson, Babba & Ghost Ensemble

“The Ghosts All Around You (Reprise)” — Ghost Ensemble

Act 2

“The Ghosts of Your Family” — Ghost of William & Ghost Ensemble

“Thankful for Everything You’ve Got (Part 1)” — Ghost of Fred Jr & Ghost Ensemble

“Row the Pottyboat” — Fred Jr and Kids

“Thankful for Everything You’ve Got (Part 2)” — Ghost of Fred Jr & Ghost Ensemble

“What I’m Dreaming Of” — Fred Jr, Ghost Ensemble

“Thankful for Everything You’ve Got (Part 3)” — Ghost of Fred Jr & Ghost Ensemble

“What I Was Dreaming Of (Reprise)” — Fred Jr

“So Much In Common” — Charity & Ghost Ensemble

“Everything’s OK” — Cheryl

“So Much in Common (Part 2)” — Charity, & Ghost Ensemble

“Row the Potty Boat Stingyas” — Fuzzybutt, Stingyas &Ghost Ensemble

“Grateful For You” — Company

“Last year was a time of development for “The Ghosts All around You.” At the time, the city was in the grips of the Covid 19 pandemic and life was scary and uncertain. MSTDA forged ahead by reinventing their programming and allowing creative artists a safe haven to be creative and stay connected and safe. Their perseverance is paying off this year with a staged production of the new musical. Jonathan and I, along with the support of Executive Director Kristi Towey and the MSTDA Board of Directors and our cherished “theatre family” here at MSTDA are thrilled to produce this deeply meaningful and community-minded new work.” 

— Kimbirdlee Fadner, Artistic Director

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

PREFACE (from the 1st edition of A CHRISTMAS CAROL)

I HAVE endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their house pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it. 

------ Their faithful Friend and Servant, C.D. December 1843.

No doubt C.D., even playfully, believed in the power of Ghosts and how they could impact health and temperament, even in the form of a “little book.” Don’t let it sour how people think of themselves, one another, the holiday time, and certainly not the author himself, he implores even before the reader reads those first lines “MARLEY was dead.” 

What is this power? And what does it mean in a time of suffering, when a virus indiscriminately claims lives, an economic struggle claims livelihoods, and political division claims hope for a better future. For C.D., a spirit can open one’s eyes to his past choices. Also press one to analyze her present behaviors. Even force one to take ownership of all the actions they will commit that they have yet to imagine. These ghosts can assume the guise of people we’ve loved or who’ve loved us, or even worse, who’ve despised us. We already have lots of history with these ghosts, and while we know we’re flesh and blood and very real, are they? Some scary stuff, perhaps more apt for Halloween than Christmas.

But then C.D. assures us by insisting, have a little fun while we’re at it. So that is my wish for you.

These ghosts are indeed all around you, and it’s with that pleasant haunting that I invite you into the world of Jonathan Fadner’s ghostly conjurations during this holiday time. As our own Ghost of Yet to Come leaves us wondering how the season will unfold, consider taking the time to honor those who’ve been lost and to look back on how far we’ve come, as well as celebrating the wonder and grace that enable us to share our time together, if but for this one moment in the present.

— Steven Eng, Director

*This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Office of Ben Kallos, and a grant from the State of New York Council on the Arts.

Special Acknowledgement to the MSTDA Board of Directors, Dimaura Hoosain, Amanda Sadlier, Judy Berdy & RIHS, Roosevelt Islander, Roosevelt Island Daily, Broadway World, RIOC & Public Safety, Sophia Pinzari, Charlotte Fung Miller, Dusty Rhoades, Kate Orozco.

Kristi Towey
Executive Director

Kimbirdlee Fadner
Artistic Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gina Enock
Board President

Joanne Eichel
Board Vice-President

Lydia Tang
Board Treasurer

Tanya Starace
Board Secretary

TEACHING STAFF
Lauren Abdul, Anwar Berry, Jonah Bobo, Zackry Childers, Kay Clark, Kara Curtis, Michael Eliran, Steven Eng, Jonathan Fadner, Kimbirdlee Fadner, Yukari Ikegaya, Makiko Ishimori, Jacqueline Lucid, Joan Marie, Mihaela Mihut, Debra Orenstein, Haley Ostir, Barbara Parker, Joselito Placio, Isaiah Reynolds, Pena Verde, Christie Vozniak
Additional Staff: Charlie Abdul, Jeanne Castagnaro, Rachel Reuben, Karine Wong

MSTDA SPONSORS

— PRODUCER —
($1000 and above)

Anonymous • Anonymous • John Dougherty and Eve Serfaty • Katherine Grimm • The Kranich Family • Kayla Tang • In Honor of Nina Wintringham 

— STAR —
($500 – $999)

Mitch & Sande Elinson • The Geyer Family • The Shinozaki Family

— DIRECTOR —
($250 – $499)

Steven & Arlene Bessenoff • Patrick Castagnaro • The Orozco Family • Kana Yazawa

— SPONSOR —
($100 – $249)

Alessandra Corona • Robert & Susan Corson • Russ & Jacqueline Cusick • Paula Beltrone • The Block Family  • The Cusick Family • Joanne Eichel • Irina Hage • The Lima Family • Nina Lublin • The McDonald Family • Anita Michael • Mihaela Mihut • Robert & Charlotte Miller  • Diana Morgan • Barbara Packer • Jack Resnick • Dusty Rhoades • Rodriguez Family • The Schott Family • The Stein Family • Jane Swanson

— FRIEND —
($50 – $99)

Lucia Aschettino • Sofia Aschettino • The Battas Family • Domenic Birrittieri • Kristen Brooker • Kasia Calz • Charlotte Coughenour • Marcia Ellis • Wanda Enock • Vicki Feinmel • Emma Felix • The Hayek Family • The Itskowitch Family • The Kaden Family • Mary Eliza Kimball • Mira Kurien • Francine Lange • Nikki Leopold • The McGonagle Family • Patrick McLaughlin • Eri Muta • The Rodriguez Family • The Starace Family • The Yamamoto Family