Actor Marcus Fisk Talks about 'A Christmas Carol'
Actor Marcus J. Fisk, left, pictured with the Ghost of Christmas Past Rachel Gray, talked to LTA about A Christmas Carol and his character, Scrooge. What attracted you to A Christmas Carol ? I have been involved in theatre for nearly 45 years. My father was a founding member of one of the oldest summer stock theatre companies in the country – the Huron Playhouse – while he was attending Bowling Green University on the GI Bill after WWII. My mother was a ballerina, too, so I guess theatre is in my blood. Later we were stationed in Germany when my father was in the Army and I remember my mother giving me $1.00 to go see a GI production of A Christmas Carol on Base when I was 10 years old. I got there early and sat in the front row and watched as the production crews set up for the evening’s performance. I was bowled-over. The show was terrific and after four decades of seeing theatre productions, it is probably the best show I have even seen. Until now. This product...