The Little Theatre of Alexandria

At Christmas time, every year of my childhood, we'd pull out a special VHS tape full of Christmas specials taped from TV shows. The first thing on the tape was Mickey's Christmas Carol, and to this day, when I watch it (yes, I still have a VHS player), it truly puts me in the Christmas spirit. Today, I'm proud to be playing a role that was immortalized by Jiminy Cricket, and hope to do it justice (although the wedding dress/top of the Christmas tree angel costume makes it quite a different take on the character). When the audience sees this show, I hope that it can bring up childhood memories for them, as it does for me. In that way, I will truly be the Ghost of Christmas Past! If it brings them joy and happiness to remember their past Christmases, then I think I've done Mister Dickens' work justice. For children hearing this story for the first time, I hope that the Christmas spirit can infuse them, and it can be the beginning of a tradition at this magical ti...

Benjamin Ashton (Dick Wilkins & Skater) Clare Baker (Belinda Cratchit) is excited to join the wonderful cast and crew of A Christmas Carol. Clare is a fourteen year old freshman at Woodson H.S. Past performances with LTA: A Christmas Carol (Belinda Cratchit), A Christmas Carol (Fan Scrooge), Gypsy (Newsboy); and PWLT’s Bye Bye Birdie (Ursula Merkle), ESP’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mustardseed Fairy), RMT’s Annie (Tessie), and CFTC’s Annie Get Your Gun (Nellie). Thanks Linda Wells, JCCNV Dance Academy and family. Elliot Bales (Marley, Christmas Present, & Christmas Future) returns to LTA following a successful production of Rossum’s Universal Robots with The Naked Theater Company. The Alexandria, Virginia-based actor returned to performing following a 26 year career as a US Army officer, appearing in 33 Variations, Morgan in The Drawer Boy (Port City Playhouse), A Christmas Carol (LTA), Woman in Black (LTA) and Romeo and Juliet (ACCT). He has also performe...

Every year LTA produces a version of A Christmas Carol based on Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella for our community. It will be one of thousands of live performances of this classic to be performed throughout the DC Metro area this holiday season. There will be musicals, dances, puppet shows, even a phone-in version of this story produced in our region and audiences will flock to them all. But why do “spirits walk the earth and why do they come to” our stages year after year after year? Isn’t the story of ole’ Ebenezer Scrooge dated and passé? Or is there some compelling, timeless reason we are drawn to Tiny Tim’s jubilant “God bless us every one”? First, Scrooge has garnered a maligned reputation over the years. He has become synonymous with meanness, perhaps even a little evil. In fact, Scrooge just doesn’t care. He cares about and for no human being. He lives only with the immediacy of the present moment, with no reflection on what went before or thought for what comes next (c...

The tree will be trimmed and the candles burning bright in the Green room on Sunday, December 15th from 7pm-9pm for our traditional holiday party for LTA members and volunteers! We hope that you and your family will be able to join us for festive cheer, desserts, cider, hot chocolate and carols. Please RSVP to Virginia Lacey virginia@thelittletheatre.com by Thursday, December 12th.

Get excited, we are!  

LTA's production of Avenue Q, this past summer, chose to honor a Broadway tradition by dedicating its performances to charity!  Prior to the show's opening, four charitable organizations were chosen for support.  These organizations: Broadway Barks, DC Actors for Animals, King Street Cats, and the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter in Alexandria, are dedicated to educating the public about the humane treatment of animals and the benefits of animal adoption. During "The Money Song" in Act 2, the cast entered the audience with hats to collect donations to give to these great organizations that work so hard to improve the lives of homeless animals. Throughout a SOLD OUT run of 20 performances, each to a house of 219 generous audience members, the cast and crew of Avenue Q raised an amazing $6,500!  This money was split equally among the organizations. Thank you Avenue Q and thank you to our generous audience members!

What do you find appealing about your character? Kate Monster, for me, is one of those rare characters that I already have so much love for.   One of the reasons I think Kate is so special is that there is a little bit of Kate Monster in everyone.   Old or young, male or female, everyone knows what it feels like to want to feel loved, or to dream, or to be just a little bit different.   I also love Kate’s emotional journey through the show.   She differs from other female love interests in that she’s not your typical “I’m in love and everything’s wonderful” kind of girl.   She’s sassy and knows how to stand up for herself.   She can be really strong in challenging situations, and she’s not some naïve young girl who gets depressed when things don’t go her way. What do you want the audience to take away from this show? I hope we reach new people with this show, who came in not knowing what to expect and find upon leaving that they were truly mo...