▁and ▁are ▁significantly ▁older ▁than ▁the ▁major ▁Th ars is ▁vol cano es . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Vol cano es ▁of ▁Mars ▁Category : Th ars is ▁quad rangle <0x0A> </s> ▁Mrs . ▁Bob ▁Cr atch it ' s ▁Wild ▁Christmas ▁B inge ▁is ▁a ▁musical ▁par ody ▁of ▁the ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ▁story ▁A ▁Christmas ▁Carol . ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁Christopher ▁Dur ang , ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁initially ▁commission ed ▁by ▁City ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁when ▁Dur ang ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁T racy ▁Brig den ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁Christmas ▁comedy . ▁It ▁premier ed ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁at ▁the ▁City ▁Theatre , ▁with ▁Krist ine ▁N iel sen ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁prem ise ▁of ▁the ▁par ody ▁is ▁the ▁question , ▁" What ▁if ▁Dick ens ' ▁Mrs . ▁Cr atch it ▁wasn ' t ▁so ▁go ody - go ody , ▁but ▁instead ▁was ▁an ▁angry , ▁str essed - out ▁modern - day ▁American ▁woman ▁who ▁wanted ▁out ▁of ▁this ▁har sh ▁London ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁life ?" ▁The ▁main ▁character ▁in ▁B inge ▁is ▁the ▁hard - dr inking , ▁suic idal ▁Glad ys ▁Cr atch it , ▁whose ▁har sh ness ▁to ▁her ▁family ▁sur pass es ▁M omm ie ▁D ear est ▁by ▁a ▁mile . ▁The ▁other ▁two ▁leads ▁are ▁The ▁Ghost ▁and ▁Eb ene zer ▁Sc ro oge . ▁The