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Family drama/comedy |
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Full-length, 70-85 minutes
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3 females, 7 males (10-44 actors possible: 3-17 females, 4-27 males) |
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Either minimal (chairs, bed, table) or full-scale set.
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| This swift adaptation of the Christmas classic remains true to the original story by incorporating portions of the Dickens' novella not usually seen on the stage or screen. Infused with a myriad of popular Christmas carols and a subtle twist of contemporary humor, the morality tale of Ebenezer Scrooge is once again alive with holiday spirit. |
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| "CRITIC'S CHOICE! Pure and moving and true... What's startling about Jacqueline Goldfinger's new adaptation, commissioned by the theater, is the way it hews so closely to the original 1843 novella, yet finds a way to make it feel naturally, gracefully theatrical...the genius of Goldfinger's approach is in how she uses [the carolers] to tease out the shadings of humor, anger and irony in the first-person narrator's voice...it's a sweet affirmation of life." |
| --San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Critic's Choice, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2007 & 2008 |
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| The World Premiere of A Christmas Carol, North Coast Repertory Theatre, Solana Beach, California (2007). Photo: Al Schlegel |
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