Chris appeared in Little Women as his own grandfather. (He played the role of grandson Laurie in the 1962 production.) His debut with the Concord Players came in 1958, when he was the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. Other roles include Mr. Huckleberry in , The Fantasticks Spettigue in Where's Charley?, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, and, most recently, Mr. Gradgrind in Hard Times. As a longtime teacher at the Alcott School he has taken scores of students on annual field trips to the Alcotts' Orchard House Museum where he now serves as a member of the Board.