Puppet people bring Charles Dickens classic to Salisbury

Puppeteer Michelle Smith-Carrigan in costume as the Ghost of Christmas Past.

Patrick L. Sullivan

Puppet people bring Charles Dickens classic to Salisbury

SALISBURY — The Puppet People of Schenectady, New York, put on an intense and dramatic puppet version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at the Salisbury Congregational Church Saturday afternoon, Dec. 14.

The Puppet People are Mark Carrigan and Michelle Smith-Carrigan, who have been putting on puppet shows for over two decades.

The setup was impressive, with a big puppet stage dominating the stage end of the parish hall.

Backstage were marionettes ready for deployment, plus rod puppets, shadow puppets, and masks and costumes for the two human performers, who occasionally ventured out in front as The Ghost of Christmas Past, for instance.

This was no Punch and Judy show. The sets were elaborate, the puppets vivid, and the pace of the show deliberate.

The show was sponsored by the Salisbury Association and the Scoville Memorial Library.

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