From December 9 through 11, MTM presents the comedy The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College. Toys for Tots gifts will be collected in the lobby before, during, and after the performances.

Playwright Mark Brown takes the “happily ever after” component of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to an new level. The play begins when, just a year after his miraculous transformation, Ebenezer Scrooge reverts to his old ways. He indignantly files suit against Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future for breaking and entering, kidnapping, slander, pain and suffering, attempted murder and the intentional infliction of emotional distress. They all relive the night in question as all of the characters from A Christmas Carol take the stand.

Shows are Friday, December 9 at 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for students, senior citizens and children. Visit Kelseytheatre.org.