Catholic Secondary Schools and Catholic Central High School present Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol | Arts & Culture

The Catholic Central Drama Department will be presenting Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol on October 18 and 20 at 7 p.m. and October 20 and 21 at 3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center located on the campus of Aquinas College. All performances will be staged at the Performing Arts Center at Aquinas College.

The story is a take-off from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and explores Marley’s journey to free himself from his private tormentor. To escape his own chains, he must first redeem Scrooge. So begins a journey of laughter and terror, redemption and renewal, during which Scrooge's heart, indeed, is opened; but not before Marley in this irreverent, funny and deeply moving story discovers his own.

Ticket sales will begin today, October 8, at noon at the Aquinas Box Office (616-456-6656). At the door, tickets will be priced at $8 for general admission and $6 for students with ID.

Grand Rapids Catholic Secondary Schools is the administrative body of the Diocese of Grand Rapids that oversees operation of Catholic Central and West Catholic high schools. Founded in 1906 and with a 2011-‘12 enrollment of 676 students, Catholic Central High School is the oldest diocesan co-educational high school in the nation. Now in its fiftieth year, West Catholic High School has a 2011-‘12 enrollment of 436 students.