Second Grader Plays Tiny Tim in a Christmas Carol

Peter Stamoulis, 7, plays Tiny Tim Crachit in the Hanover Theater's production of A Christmas Carol.

This is Stamoulis' debut performance and Peter's mother Lena said he is a natural on stage.

“Peter has been performing since he was in the cradle,” said his mother, according to the Hanover Theater website. “He has always enjoyed making people laugh and loves to perform for people so finally being on a professional stage is a great achievement for him. His father, Dean, and I are so excited about his performing in this role.”

Peter is a second grader at and studies Greet, likes math and history and plays soccer.

“The audition was fun but I had to work really hard to do a good job,” Peter said, according to the website. “I was a little nervous because it was my first audition ever but I was so excited when I got the role of Tiny Tim. My favorite part of this role is having to act sad, happy and normal all in a couple of minutes’ time.”

The play ran through Dec. 23 in Worcester.