Imagine one person, alone on a stage with three chairs and not much else, playing more than 30 characters in a two-hour performance of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol."

That's exactly what actor Rick Breuer will do starting tonight at Cloquet's County Seat theater, as he opens a two-weekend run of "One Christmas Carol," a one-man version of the classic tale of selfishness and selflessness and one man's redemption.

Although it is billed as a one-man-show, that number should probably be "two," as the director - Breuer's wife, Ruthie - plays a hugely important role behind scenes. Breuer sa...