Orlando actor David McElroy takes on ‘A Christmas Carol’ all by his lonesome

Here’s another welcomingly weird and locally grown holiday tradition back this weekend — for a 27th year. Orlando actor David McElroy is taking on Charles Dickens’ holiday tale … all by his lonesome.

That’s right, McElroy plays all 37 roles in his iron-man reading of A Christmas Carol. This happens for three nights only and is noteworthy just for the sheer ambition of the task. But for McElroy it’s just a way of spreading some eccentric cheer.

“What it’s all about for me is to bring everyone together in a holiday spirit of camaraderie, because there’s so much division nowadays with things,” said McElroy to OW a few years back. “It makes me feel good to say ‘God bless us, every one.’” And that includes the multitudes within McElroy.

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This article appears in Dec 18-24, 2024.