The 4 th annual, Charles Dickens', A Christmas Carol, opens for 8 performances December 13 through 23.

The classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge is a musical adaptation and 4 year collaborative effort between Jimmy Calire and Peter Crane. Peter will be directing it and he says it is an absolutely amazingly talented cast of 35 actors. Jimmy Calire will be conducting his stringed orchestra who will be playing all his original music. This year OPAT is producing it and thanks to some very generous benefactors the proceeds from the performances will go directly to 8 Ojai charities. In fact each charity is selling their own tickets for their particular night. Each charity is the beneficiary of the proceeds. The charities include:

Ojai Homeless Shelters

Stop the Trucks

Help of Ojai

Ojai Unified Elementary Music Departments

Ojai Valley Museum

Ojai Youth Foundation

Ojai Performing Arts Theater

Ojai Film Soceity

For a list of phone numbers for tickets please go to www. ojaitheater.org.