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  "I just have to stay focused," Gold said. "We all do, so we don't let the extra stress get to us. Have to remind myself constantly that I should be having fun. That's not in my nature, but I've been trying."

  Everyone involved with the show, it seems, has been trying. One solution to make it all worth it, according to both Dr. Gruber and Mr. Strindberg, is to make sure the crowds are big. And while any version of A Christmas Carol is a perennial best seller in virtually all English-speaking theaters, the two theater leaders were faced with the particular difficulty of directing the traffic of one theater to the other.

  The campaign appears to have worked. According to Dr. Gruber advanced ticket sales for opening night this Friday are on pace to have very close to a full house, and anyone who wants tickets to the show is advised to call ahead and reserve them as soon as possible.