From Obie-winning playwright Craig Lucas and Tony Award winner and A.C.T. Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon comes a joyous and puckishly funny adaptation of Charles Dickens's beloved classic. A small theater troupe in the town of Whynot has gathered to put up their director's new version of A Christmas Carol. From the first rehearsal to opening night, we follow these sometimes-reluctant comrades on their quest to put on a great show with too little time and money but no shortage of opinions. An ingenious set and costume design by Tony Award winner David Zinn (A.C.T.'s The Wizard of Oz) transports us behind the curtain as our ragtag cast boldly tackles prop mishaps and dance blunders, collaborating against all odds in hopes of a holiday miracle: real change. With festive music, magical ghosts, an effervescent cast of kids, and ample hijinks, this fresh telling amplifies Dickens's moving and evergreen call for true generosity all through the year.
Image Credit: Photo by Kevin Berne. Dan Hiatt in the world premiere of A Whynot Christmas Carol performing at A.C.T.'s Toni Rembe Theater now through December 24, 2024.
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Image Credit: Photo by Kevin Berne. Dan Hiatt in the world premiere of A Whynot Christmas Carol performing at A.C.T.'s Toni Rembe Theater now through December 24, 2024.
From Obie-winning playwright Craig Lucas and Tony Award winner and A.C.T. Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon comes a joyous and puckishly funny adaptation of Charles Dickens's beloved classic. A small theater troupe in the town of Whynot has gathered to put up their director's new version of A Christmas Carol. From the first rehearsal to opening night, we follow these sometimes-reluctant comrades on their quest to put on a great show with too little time and money but no shortage of opinions. An ingenious set and costume design by Tony Award winner David Zinn (A.C.T.'s The Wizard of Oz) transports us behind the curtain as our ragtag cast boldly tackles prop mishaps and dance blunders, collaborating against all odds in hopes of a holiday miracle: real change. With festive music, magical ghosts, an effervescent cast of kids, and ample hijinks, this fresh telling amplifies Dickens's moving and evergreen call for true generosity all through the year.
Image Credit: Photo by Kevin Berne. Dan Hiatt in the world premiere of A Whynot Christmas Carol performing at A.C.T.'s Toni Rembe Theater now through December 24, 2024.
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Image Credit: Photo by Kevin Berne. Dan Hiatt in the world premiere of A Whynot Christmas Carol performing at A.C.T.'s Toni Rembe Theater now through December 24, 2024.
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