Last year, Know Theatre of Cincinnati re-visited Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale with “Christmas Yet to Come,” using contemporary music and dance.

When the troupe decided to re-mount the production this year, it was obvious that they had to re-visit, the re-visit.

“The reason we did the show last year was to provide an alternative to the companies that do the same play year after year,” said Liz Holt, the show’s creator. “We thought that if we do the same show we did last year, that defeats the purpose.”

This version, retitled “Christmas.To.Come,” is a bit more adult-oriented than last year’s production, she said, and she likens the style and tone to lucid dreaming.

“Some of it may seem random, but not so much that it doesn’t make sense,” she said. “We tweaked the story a little bit more than last year. It still follows the same basic pattern but doesn’t tell the story so much as it lets it flow.”

The music is also completely different, this time using songs from Ryan Adams, John Mayer, Great Northern, Frank Sinatra, David Gray and Diana Ross.

The use of popular music and choreography creates a modern landscape that sets this work apart from typical Dickens adaptations, Holt said.

There will also be puppets, although this isn’t a show for kids.

“Sometimes things from everyday life randomly pop into your dreams,” Holt said. “I’ve always loved the ‘Muppets’ Christmas Carol,’ so we had some puppets created for us to give a big silly feature.”

The play stars Derek Snow as Ben Scrooge, Molly Binder as Christmas Preset and Adam Slemon as Jacob Marley, along with Todd Patterson, Vandit Bhatt, Anne Marie Carroll, Anthony Darnel and Adrienne Clark.

• WHAT: “Christmas.To.Come,” created by Liz Holt, based on “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens

• WHERE: Know Theatre of Cincinnati

• WHEN: Dec. 6-28

• COST: $15-$22

• MORE INFO: (513) 300-5669; www.knowtheatre.com