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Last year, audiences from 41 states and 6 countries came together to hear local and national St. Louis celebrities read excerpts from Charles Dickens's timeless classic in a virtual streaming event. This year, MTC hosted a live version of this event on December 7, 2021 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. For the week leading into Christmas this year, enjoy an all-new virtual version of the reading, featuring new St. Louis celebrities from the December 7 event and favorites from 2020 - including Ellie Kemper (The Office and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Ken Page (Nightmare Before Christmas), Ruth Ezell (Nine Network of Public Media), Aisha Sultan (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), and many others.

Readers (in order of appearance)
Ellie Kemper, Emmy-nominated Actor, Comedienne, and Writer
Soupy Alan David, Actor
Vanessa Cooksey, President and CEO, Regional Arts Commission
Lamarr Mosley and Nile, Essential Worker
John Mozeliak, President of Baseball Operations, St. Louis Cardinals
Jamie Rahn, American Ninja Warrior and General Manager of Ultimate Ninjas
Charlie Brennan, KMOX Morning Host, Donnybrook Contributor, and Author
Ken Page, Drama Desk Award winning Actor and Singer
Dr. Erin Kane, Emergency Room Physician, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Terry Crow, Mayor of University City
Mike Kehoe, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Paul Goldschmidt, First Baseman, St. Louis Cardinals
Ruth Ezell, Senior Producer, Nine Network of Public Media
Jacqueline Thompson, Actor, Director, and MTC Associate Artist
Julie Tristan, Morning Show Host, “Wake Up with Bret & Julie,” Y98
Adam Wainwright, Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
Carl Overly, Jr, Actor and Director
Alicia Revé Like, Actor and Singer
Carol North, Former Metro Theater Company Artistic Director
Christine Brewer, Grammy Award-winning Soprano
Aisha Sultan, Home and Family Editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Julius B. Anthony, President, St. Louis Black Authors of Children’s Literature
Tim Gore, Director of Educational Initiatives, HEC-Media
Roxane McWilliams, Actor, Musician, and Teaching Artist
James Croft, Leader, Ethical Society of St. Louis
Michael Thanh Tran, Actor and Animator
Abby Llorico, KSDK 5 On Your Side Reporter and Multimedia Journalist & Casey Nolen, KSDK 5 On Your Side Anchor and Political Editor
Justin Willman, Star and Creator of Netflix original series Magic for Humans
Oliver Marmol, Manager, St. Louis Cardinals
Dr. Timothy Eberlein, Director Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center
Deborah Jackson Taffa and Keola, Writer and Storyteller
Dr. Joseph S. Davis, Superintendent, Ferguson-Florissant School District

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