True dread? Marley to be played by Epp

Steve Epp memorably played Hamlet, the Miser and lecherous Tartuffe at the now-defunct Theatre de la Jeune Lune. He recently did a compelling turn as a widow in "The House Can't Stand," the one-man show he wrote and performed in at the Southern Theater. Next up, he's going for dread (not dreadlocks). Epps plays Marley (Jacob, not Bob) in the 35^th anniversary production of "A Christmas Carol" at the Guthrie Theater. As the ghost of Scrooge's business partner, Epp will don the chains his character forged in life, dropping in from his wandering afterlife to warn his still-living business buddy to mend his ways. Epp takes over the role from Nathaniel Fuller in the holiday staple that has been condensed to 90 minutes. Peter Michael Goetz plays Scrooge in the Gary Gisselman-directed production. It previews Nov. 19 and ends Dec. 31.