The Hays Community Theatre is performing the Charles Dickens Classic “A Christmas Carol.”  Performances are December 13th and 14th at 7pm and December 15th at 2pm in the 12th Street Auditorium in Hays, Kansas.

Cost of admission is a non perishable food item or a free will donation.

Director Samie Pfeifer, a senior at FHSU, says that even though this is a show many people are familiar with, the message from Charles Dickens classic work is just as relevant as ever.

“I think it’s an amazing moral that we learn over and over again every year.  The idea of starting over with the winter solstice is always very purifying…. I think that it’s very important for us to remember that in our day and age that want and ignorance are still very vital vices in our era, and we need to take note of that.”

One way she says she’s unique in her directing style is that the cast has been regularly given educational materials and character development homework, which she says has helped the community actors deliver a great performance.

Pfeifer has been involved in theatre since she was 11 years old, starting with A Christmas Carol at the community theatre.  She will graduate from FHSU this month with a degree in communication studies with an emphasis in theatre (her finals week is the week of the show’s performance).  Pfeifer plans on attending graduate school, and while she may come back to help theatre grow in the community, she isn’t making any commitments beyond the immediate future.

“Coming back to help teach and educate more would be nice.  I don’t know if that’s necessarily what I want to do, but I love theatre and I love for people to love theatre.  So I’m really hoping that doing this show I can teach the people I’ve been in theatre with for a long time, show them some new insight from what I’ve learned.”