1. ‘A Christmas Carol’
Celebrate the season as the Gallery Theater Company presents the classic tale.
Time: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturday, Dec. 4-20; 2 p.m. Sundays Dec. 7-21
Cost: Adults $17; students and seniors $15
Location: Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd., Bloomington
Info: www.bloomingtonartcenter.com

2. ‘A Klingon
Christmas Carol’
The Dickens classic performed in the original Klingon tongue. Can three ghosts help Schrooge become the true warrior he ought to be in time to save Tiny Tim from a horrible fate? Performed in the Original Klingon with English supertitles.
Time: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13
Cost: $20
Location: Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center, 179 E. Robie St., St. Paul
Info: 651-797-4967 or www.cbtheatre.org

3. ‘A Christmas Carol’
Holiday Feast
This show offers a delightful adaptation of Dickens’ popular show. On arrival guests are welcomed by the cast and escorted to their tables inside Charles Dickens’ country estate where he regales the audience with his timeless tale. With three stages, live music, and two dozen performers roaming through the dining area guests become part of the show. The setting is Wigington Hall located in the Harriet Island Pavilion on the bank of the Mississippi River. A breathtaking view of the massive holiday light displays across the river in downtown St. Paul skyline is an added bonus.
Time: 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 5 p.m. Sundays; noon weekend matinees through Dec. 14
Cost: Dinner and show $74.50
Location: Wigington Hall, Harriet Island W., St. Paul
Info: www.actorsmn.org

4. ‘Jacob Marley’s
Christmas Carol’
This is not the same old Christmas Carol. Move over Scrooge, it’s time for Jacob Marley to tell his story. Our tour begins in Hell, with Jacob Marley applying for a “transfer.” Little does he understand that even in the afterlife, Scrooge will once again determine his future. The amazing Jim Lichtscheidl brings to life Jacob Marley, a little ear sprite, a compulsive record keeper, and a host of celestial and earthly beings, all with wise-cracking humor. If you celebrate Christmas, or just love a great ghost story with all the trimmings, you will enjoy the spirit in this very modern presentation. An invitation to the imagination, this show will delight the whole family.
Time: Evening and matinee showtimes through Dec. 21
Cost: $18-$39
Location: Park Square Theater, Historic Hamm Building, 20 W. 7th Place, St. Paul
Info: www.parksquaretheater.org or 651-291-7005

5. ‘A Don’t Hug Me
Christmas Carol’
It’s Christmas Eve in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota and bar owner Gunner Johnson gets in an argument with his wife, Clara, and tells her he’s skipping Christmas. He storms out of the bar, goes snowmobiling across the lake, falls through the ice, and goes into a coma. He comes back in his dream where he’s visited by folk legend, Sven Yorgensen, who plays the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future. The ghosts take Gunner on a journey similar to that in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
Time: Evening and matinee showtimes through Dec. 28
Cost: $22-$25
Location: Stages, 824 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis
Info: www.hennepintheatredistrict.org or 612-339-7007