Meet the Cast of A Christmas Carol's Past: AlissaBeth Morton

Meet AlissaBeth Morton

I was in A Christmas Carol in first and second grade. I was a Belle’s Child, the cinnamon stick girl, and a child on the streets of London. Since then I’ve performed and participated in MBT fundraisers, such as “Feet for Seats” and the 2013 gala. In 2018 I was in the Pre-Broadway Tryout of Johnny Manhattan at MBT as Gloria the wide-eyed new show girl. I will always consider MBT as my home. But right now my home is as a lead performer aboard the Azamara Quest! I’ve sailed to over 18 countries and will end in Thailand.

Meet the Cast of A Christmas Carol's Past: Carly Reno

Meet Carly Reno

I, different years, played Tiny Tim, Want, a Londoner, Belinda and a Belle's child. Since my time in A Christmas Carol, I've graduated from Hillsdale College with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Spanish. I've moved to Scottsdale, AZ where I work for Vanguard. I've just passed my Series 7 and Series 63 exams to become a general securities representative. I'm in an Emerging Leader Development Program, which is a rotational program that will eventually allow me to become a leader in the financial services industry. I owe so much of my confidence and people skills to my time with MBT and am so grateful that this opportunity has led me to where I am today!

Meet the Cast of A Christmas Carol's Past: Ryan Spahn

Meet Ryan Spahn

I was in A Christmas Carol at Meadow Brook Theatre in 1992/3 (I think) playing Peter Cratchit and Scrooge as a Boy. I began my New York stage career in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Pulitzer Prize-finalist Gloria at the Vineyard Theatre. I then appeared in Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow (MCC and Williamstown Theatre Festival), Daniel's Husband (Westside Theatre, Primary Stages, and Penguin Rep), Summer and Smoke (Classic Stage and Transport Group), Still At Risk (TFTNC), and Exit Strategy (Primary Stages). I will appear next in How to Load a Musket and Mr. Toole, both at 59e59. As a co-writer and producer, my feature films include "He's Way More Famous Than You", "Grantham and Rose" and "Woven". My TV credits include "The Blacklist", "Ugly Betty", "Tanner on Tanner" and "Star Trek: Voyager". As a playwright, my latest play Nora Highland was a finalist for the 2019 O’Neill Playwrights Conference and was presented at Pride Plays (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre). I am a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and The Juilliard School, and can be seen in the upcoming film "Shirley".

Meet the Cast of A Christmas Carol's Past: Lauren Ellsworth

Meet Lauren Ellsworth (now Frederiksen)

I was Martha Cratchit in 2008! A Christmas Carol was my favorite show I ever did when I was younger because I got to be in it with my Mom, Vivian Ellsworth, who was a cast member and one of the carolers for years. I went to college at Brigham Young University, majoring in public health with a minor in music education, and then to dental hygiene school at Utah Valley University. I work full-time as a dental hygienist in Meridian, Idaho. I sing at Church, and in both Church and community choirs. I am always singing - at work, in the car, at home! I am getting certified to teach yoga, and my introduction to yoga was my "Dad" Tobin Hissong in the rehearsal room! Even though I was only in the show one year, the "Christmas Carol" winters where my Mom was in it were some of my favorite memories from growing up in Michigan.