Holiday Dinner Theater

Group Only Performances

The more the merrier! Group shows for the Holiday Dinner Theatre welcome groups of 25 or more guests.

Gather friends, family, and co-workers to celebrate the season with us! Reservations for the dinner theatre must be made in advance through the group sales office by contacting Group Sales Manager, Nicole Boyer, at Nicole@PaRenFaire.com.

Don't have a group of 25 or more?
Limited public shows now available!

Learn more about the Public Holiday Dinner Theater Event

Group Performance Menus

Eat, drink and be merry with these delicious Group Performance menu options! Please Note: Meal choice must be selected at the time of ticket purchase. If you or anyone in your group has allergies, please let your group leader know to inform us. No substitutions can be made day-of. Menu subject to change.

The menu listed below is for the Group Only Performances of the Holiday Dinner Theater. For the Exclusive Engagement Public Menu, please visit PaRenFaire.com/Holidays-Groups.

Dinner Theater Appetizer Dinner Theater Salad Dinner Theater Drink

Traditional Meal

Served Appetizer:
Deviled Eggs

Salad:
Harvest Salad (Spring Mix, Orange Segments, Cranberries, Goat Cheese & Apple Vinaigrette)

Traditional Entrée:
Applewood Smoked Ham, Roasted Red Skin Potatoes, Chef's Choice Vegetable, Cranberry Orange Relish

Dessert:
Seasonal Chef's Choice

Alternative Meal
(Gluten Free/Vegan/Vegetarian)

Served Appetizer:
Seaweed Kelp Chickpea Balls

Salad:
Harvest Salad (Spring Mix, Orange Segments, Cranberries & Apple Vinaigrette)

Alternative Entrée:
Portabella Steak served with Vegan Tomato and Roasted Vegetable Risotto

Dessert:
Seasonal Chef's Choice

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Soda, Coffee, Hot Tea, Hot Chocolate, Water
Select Non-Alcoholic Beverages Included in Ticket Price

Alcoholic Beverages

Swashbuckler Beer, Mount Hope Wine, Signature Cocktails & Lancaster County Cider Available for Purchase at the Cash Bar


Dinner Theater Rolls Dinner Theater Dinner Theater Dessert

Scenario

Take a trip down the rabbit hole as Charles Dickens invites, fellow literary juggernaut, Lewis Carroll to help retell his most prolific holiday ghost story, A Christmas Carol! Mr. Dickens has made arrangements for the finest and most elegant holiday gathering with the staff at Mount Hope Estate. He looks forward to welcoming his guests for an evening of whimsy, merriment, and good, old fashioned holiday cheer! Perhaps Mr. Carroll will even be coaxed into regaling the crowd with a reading from his newly published book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"! Join them and other honored guests for a night filled with your favorite Christmas carols, rousing parlor games, and a delectable holiday meal with all the trimmings. Get wrapped up in Christmas cheer and celebrate this beautiful tradition of the Holidays at Mount Hope!

Cast Information

Sit back and enjoy the show as the cast performs some of your favorite classic stories in each of the festively decorated dining rooms. Guests will long remember this heart-warming experience. Please check back for more information.

2026 Cast

Jacob Moore

Charles Dickens

Mr. Dickens is our host for the evening. He is elated to present his most beloved ghost story, "A Christmas Carol", with some of the finest literary figures of the Victorian era to help ring in the holiday season.

Played by Jacob Moore
Gale Hall

Lewis Carroll

Mr. Carroll is our guest of honor for this evening's celebration. His most notable work, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" has just recently been published. He is sure to bring a touch of whimsy to our holiday festivities!

Played by Gale Hall
Sydnei Sutton

Elizabeth Gaskell

Mrs. Gaskell is a celebrated novelist, biographer, and short story writer. She regularly wrote about the very poor and destitute of the Victorian age. Her warm heart and kind demeanor is sure to take the chill out of even the most bleak winter season!

Played by Sydnei Sutton
Kelly Smith

Mary Ann Evans

Ms. Evans may be better known by her pen name George Eliot. She was one of the most famous and well respected Victorian novelists. She also had talents as a poet, journalist, and translator. Though she isn't known for to be warm and fuzzy, her talents brighten even the darkest winter nights!

Played by Kelly Smith
Ryan Hays

SWING PERFORMER
For Charles Dickens & Lewis Carroll

Played by Ryan Hays
Maddie Buckley

SWING PERFORMER
For Elizabeth Gaskell & Mary Ann Evans

Played by Maddie Buckley




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