Guthrie Theater

A Christmas Carol: 2009 By the Numbers

2        trap doors used in the show

3        real candles used each performance (plus 47 fake ones)

4        days from the final performance of The Importance of Being Earnest to the conclusion of setting up the set for A Christmas Carol

9        cubic feet of fake snow needed for the run of the show

9        consecutive years director Gary Gisselman has helmed the Guthrie production

20      backstage staff for each show (4 on the deck, 2 spotlights, 2 board ops, 3 stage managers, 4 dressers, 2 wigs, 1 wardrobe, a crew supervisor and a wardrobe supervisor)

20      years the longest performing A Christmas Carol actor (Nathaniel ‘Nat' Fuller) has been in the Guthrie production

25      wigs used in the show

26      years the longest working crew member (Stage Supervisor Brian Crow) has been involved with the show

28      simultaneous "quick changes" (costume changes done in under 2 minutes) following the Fezziwig scene

30      fake food items used onstage

36      actors in the show (16 adults, 11 children and 9 Londoners/Party Guests/Vagrants)

40      distance of the conricopter (used for the entrance of the Ghost of Christmas Present) from the stage floor at full height in feet

47      fake candles used each performance

52.5    height of this year's shortest performer (Kyle Feller/Tiny Tim) in inches

151     costumes in the show

161     links in the chains used by the Ghost of Jacob Marley

163     light cues (that's approximately one every 33 seconds)

700     pounds of dry ice used each week to create the fog effects

800+   number of actors that have appeared in the Guthrie's production of A Christmas Carol over the years

1843   year Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol

... another fun fact: The prop building plans that Young Jacob Marley shows to Young Ebenezer are actually architectural plans for the new Guthrie building.