BAKER CITY — Full of groan-worthy puns and double entendres, “Scrooge in Rouge” re-creates the classic Charles Dickens tale in this holiday show presented by Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre.

The play runs two weekends: Dec. 2-4 and Dec. 9-11. For the first weekend, showtimes are 6 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday (after the Twilight Parade) and 3 p.m. Sunday.

For the second weekend, shows are at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday.

Opening night has special ticket prices of $10 adults and $5 youth. After that, prices are $13 adults and $8 youth. Purchase tickets online at easternoregonregionaltheatre.com, by calling 541-523-9652, or at the door. The lobby opens one hour before show time.

The show, said Director Add Collard, can be considered PG-13.

The theater will have Barley Brown’s beer and Copper Belt wine for sale, in addition to the regular concessions.

The show

“Scrooge in Rouge” is set in a Victorian music hall where a theater troupe faces a major dilemma — 17 of the 20 actors come down with food poisoning the night before the show was set to open. This leaves only three to put on “A Christmas Carol.”

Determined that the show must go on, the remaining actors face the task of presenting the entire show by playing multiple characters.

“These three — and the piano player — play all the characters,” Collard said.

This leads to inevitable problems — sometimes a quick costume change means they come out in the wrong outfit or not fully dressed, or two actors are so eager that they rush out playing the same character. And then there’s the dilemma of Tiny Tim…

In one scene, a “Ghostly Gherkin” appears because the actor thought the Grim Reaper costume was just too dreary.

The classic Dickens story is all here, mixed with jokes and a variety of songs.

The cast includes Ginger Savage, Mary Collard and Jay Billings. Keith Taylor provides the live piano music, assisted by Sue Samet.