The Minstrel Players Theatre Company of Northport prepare for their Fifth Annual Holiday production at Houghton Hall – Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main Street in scenic Northport Village. They will be staging Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, and hope that it will become a regular Northport holiday tradition. A Christmas Carol is adapted from the Charles Dickens novel by Ray and Tara Palen. Debbie Palen is directing this production. The cast features Ray Palen as Scrooge and many Minstrel Players veterans in various roles – Karen Ottomano, Jennifer Dallari Chirles, Keith Junas, Michael J. Freed, Jim Connors, Larry Keyes, and Gloria Roberts. Additionally, the large cast features many newcomers to the Minstrel stage – including, a group of children/teens ranging in age from 5 to 14, who all perform in various roles. The Minstrel Players are once again up for the challenge of bringing this well-known holiday classic to life and the founding members are all A Christmas Carol experts who found inspiration for their rendition in the countless classic stage and film productions of this famous novel.