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From the bonny shores of England comes the Styckes-Upon-Thump Repertory Theater Company. A stuffy old traveling troupe embarking on their fifteenth annual farewell tour of the Dickens’ tale. The company includes Sir Selsdon Piddock, the consummate actor, in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge, with Mrs. Bettina Salisbury. Dame Rowena Middleton-Lewis. Mrs. Cordelia ffoliet-ffolkes ffortescue Woods, Teddy Shub and Elyot Crummels in multiple supporting roles. Sweet Cynthia Imbry, the general understudy, suddenly finds herself thrust onstage to perform a role she's ill-prepared for. Bettina, the company dive, pretends to be ill, certain the production will be cancelled. However, much to her shock and rage, the show does go on without her. Roles are shuffled at the last minute and poor Cynthia finds herself center stage. The play begins but mid-way through theatre doors open and in rushes Bettina, determined to reclaim her roles. Mayhem ensues as this professional company scrambles to keep the show going and everything that could possibly go wrong does, to hilarious, ridiculous results.