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Updated: November 30, 2023 @ 7:16 pm
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Roebuck
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Roebuck
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – After 40 years in Tinseltown, actor Daniel Roebuck knows a thing or two about entertaining people. He’s going back to his roots this holiday season by stepping onto the stage at Andy Griffith Playhouse for five performances of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
Roebuck played Cliff Lewis alongside Andy Griffith in three seasons of “Matlock.” Since then he has appeared in numerous television and movie roles, including well-known titles, such as “The Fugitive” movie and the TV series “Lost.” Roebuck grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he began his acting career in theater. When he discovered the Andy Griffith Playhouse during a visit to Mount Airy for Mayberry Days, the idea struck him to return to the small-town stage.
“We really fell in love with the community,” Roebuck says. “My wife, Tammy, and I have a heart for service, and the Surry Arts Council is an extraordinary organization that is bringing wonderful programming to the area.”
Roebuck, who plays Ebenezer Scrooge, describes this interpretation of the classic Dickens’ story as funnier, taking a humorous approach while staying true to the original. This version also focuses on Scrooge’s need to repent of past wrongdoings on his road to redemption.
The show opens Saturday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m., and a meet-and-greet reception follows that performance. Other showtimes are: Dec. 10 and Dec. 17 at 3 p.m.; and Dec. 16 and Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25-$30. Admission to the reception is $35.
“We want to make this a yearly tradition in Surry County,” Roebuck says. “Let’s get people from all over North Carolina to say, ‘Let’s go to Mount Airy for a couple of days to enjoy Christmas there.’”
Additional holiday performances offered by the Surry Arts Council include Dailey & Vincent’s Christmas Tour on Dec. 2 at Earle Theatre; and “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 3, Christmas with The Embers on Dec. 14, and Elkin Big Band Christmas Show on Dec. 21, all at Andy Griffith Playhouse.
To purchase tickets for “A Christmas Carol” and other shows, go to www.SurryArts.org or call (336) 786-7998. For info on lodging, restaurants and other activities: www.YadkinValleyNC.com.
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