{"id":338994,"date":"2022-12-04T09:01:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T14:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?p=338994"},"modified":"2022-12-04T09:01:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T14:01:47","slug":"a-christmas-carol-is-set-in-baltimore-with-joy-and-heart-at-chesapeake-shakespeare-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2022\/12\/04\/a-christmas-carol-is-set-in-baltimore-with-joy-and-heart-at-chesapeake-shakespeare-company\/","title":{"rendered":"‘A Christmas Carol’ is set in Baltimore with joy and heart at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve long thought that if there were a moment in literature I could join and stay forever, it may just be Fezziwig\u2019s Christmas party \u2014 a perfect evening of wassailing and dancing, in the spirit of joviality, generosity, and community.<\/p>\n

That is what A Christmas Carol \u2014 <\/em>in any version worth its weight in figgy pudding \u2014 should offer, a chance to reflect on past mistakes and a renewed belief that we can and will do better by the members of our community. And that is exactly what this new adaptation of A Christmas Carol <\/em>at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) offers with abundance.<\/p>\n

CSC Company Member Laura Rocklyn \u2014 an actor and adapter of Bront\u00eban and Austenite works \u2014 is genuinely at home in the 19th century and deftly updates Dickens\u2019 prose when needed but keeps as much of his original wit and sentiment as possible.<\/p>\n

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Troy Haines-Hopper as the Ghost of Christmas Present in Chesapeake Shakespeare Company\u2019s \u2018A Christmas Carol.\u2019 Photo by Kiirstn Pagan Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Setting the play in 1842 Baltimore works incredibly well. Audience members chuckled at hearing the names of various Baltimore neighborhoods (Scrooge lives in Mount Vernon while Bob Cratchit and family reside near Fells Point) and references to historical personages and events, including Baltimore\u2019s own favorite writer of ghost stories: Edgar Allan Poe. Marley and Scrooge\u2019s office is located at the intersection of Calvert and German Streets (since renamed Redwood Street), where the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has resided since 2014. Originally a bank, the Romanesque facade with its large arched window is fittingly replicated within the theater to become the setting of literature\u2019s most famous miserly accountant. (Mollie Singer\u2019s simple but effective wood, brick, and windowed set calls upon the creative powers of audience members to imagine Scrooge\u2019s bed, a windswept boat, and the possibilities of feasts, graves, ghosts, and busy sidewalks.)<\/p>\n

The dramaturgical note in the program highlights the relevant history of Baltimore at this time, especially that Dickens visited Baltimore in 1842 on a U.S. tour. Rocklyn writes Dickens into this adaptation. The great writer and anti-poverty champion is escorting Baltimore social reformer Mrs. Mary Pickersgill as she collects alms for the historical Impartial Female Humane Society when they are unceremoniously thrown out of Scrooge\u2019s office without alms on Christmas Eve. The next morning, Dickens is greeted on a busy street corner by a transformed Scrooge, and we know that he now has the inspiration for the Christmas tale he wrote and published in 1843.<\/p>\n

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The cast of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company\u2019s \u2018A Christmas Carol.\u2019 Photo by Kiirstn Pagan Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We don\u2019t need that bit of cheeky revisionism, however, to make this an effective adaptation well worth making a part of a family tradition. Directed with warmth and conviviality by Shanara Gabrielle, this adaptation is lively, musical (traditional carols, hymns, jigs, and gospels are performed throughout, and often accompanied by Ellen Cattle on fiddle), spirited, and sentimental.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s tradition to tell ghost stories at Christmastime in the UK, and A Christmas Carol <\/em>has a slew of scary and beneficial spirits, with a standout performance by Troy Haines-Hopper as the gracious and avuncular Ghost of Christmas Present, who sings many of his best-known lines in a resounding church voice while spreading Christmas cheer (loads of glitter) from a golden chalice. (Some ghosts \u2014 especially the monumental shrouded Ghost of Christmas Future, designed by Chester Stacy \u2014 may be a bit spooky for younger theatergoers.)<\/p>\n

But Scrooge is also haunted by all those upon whom he has inflicted cruelty and indifference. This is also achieved well in having the members of the talented ensemble appear in each Ghost sequence as well as the framework narrative. Likewise, the Dickensian narration is not given to a specific role but lines are shared by all members of this cast \u2014 confirming again the sense of established community, one that Scrooge has long been outside and self-exiled from. Kristina Lambdin\u2019s Victorian-era costumes are festive \u2014 red plaids, wool capes, and beribboned bonnets \u2014 and clearly delineate between social classes and time periods and mark the specters (especially the Ghost of Christmas Past\u2019s gauzy all-white Colonial-era gown festooned with fairy lights) from the Baltimoreans of yore.<\/p>\n

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The cast of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company\u2019s \u2018A Christmas Carol.\u2019 Photo by Kiirstn Pagan Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s always interesting to see when Ebenezer Scrooge\u2019s heart first begins to thaw in each adaptation. CSC veteran actor Gregory Burgess, who has growled \u201cBah, humbug!\u201d at CSC for the last eight winters, is maybe (to cite Shakespeare\u2019s King Lear<\/em>) \u201ca man more sinned against the sinning.\u201d As soon as the first ghost takes him back to his boyhood boarding school, not only does he feel wistful about his lonely holidays, but he also reflects upon the carolers and alms collectors he abused earlier that day. Burgess\u2019 tough exterior and crankiness quickly crumble when he joins in the dance at Fezziwig\u2019s party and has been replaced utterly by shame and a willingness to change when he visits a series of Christmas present scenes \u2014 at the Cratchit homestead, as well as in factories and shipyards throughout the city \u2014 seeing that those who have the least in wealth often are the ones most full of love, grace, and charity.<\/p>\n

This is a Scrooge who learns from his mistakes early on, and yet his metamorphosis into a generous neighbor, a caring employer, and a beloved member of his community never ceases to be a small miracle. It is a tale many times retold, but when A Christmas Carol<\/em> is produced and performed with such joy and heart, it\u2019s just as good as receiving an invitation to Fezziwig\u2019s party.<\/p>\n

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company\u2019s production ends, of course, with Tiny Tim\u2019s cheer, \u201cGod bless us, everyone,\u201d but it is the Ghost of Christmas Present\u2019s greeting \u201cCome in, come in, and know me better man!\u201d that defines this production \u2014 full of cheer, curiosity, and a desire to learn and care more about our neighbors.<\/p>\n

Running Time: Two hours with one 15-minute intermission.<\/p>\n

A Christmas Carol<\/em><\/strong><\/a> plays through December 23, 2022, at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, 7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD. Adult tickets start at $55; tickets for youth under 25 start at $29. Subscriptions and tickets can be purchased by calling 410-244-8570, ordering online at ChesapeakeShakespeare.com<\/a>, or visiting the Box Office in person. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

COVID Safety:<\/strong> The theater requires patrons to be masked unless eating or drinking.<\/p>\n

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A Christmas Carol<\/strong><\/em>
\nAdapted from the Charles Dickens novella by Laura Rocklyn
\nDirected by Shanara Gabrielle<\/p>\n

CAST (in alphabetical order)
\nGreta Boeringer – Mrs. Dilber, Party Guest
\nJ. Bradley Bowers – Jacob Marley, Nicholas
\nGregory Burgess – Ebenezer Scrooge
\nEllen Cattle \u2013 Fiddler
\nMorganne Chu – Belle
\nLauren Davis – Frances
\nEmilia Endy – Belinda Cratchit
\nKate Forton – Mrs. Pickersgill, Businessperson
\nKyle Hermary – William, Peter
\nTroy Haines-Hopper – Christmas Present, Joshua
\nLauren Erica Jackson – Christmas Past, Businessperson
\nAlex Jones – Freddie, Belle\u2019s Son, Boy
\nJade Jones – Martha Cratchit, Betsy, Belle\u2019s daughter
\nMolly Moores – Mrs. O\u2019Leary, Mrs. Fezziwig, Party Guest
\nShaquan Pearson – Young Scrooge, Party Guest
\nBenny Pope – Party Guest, Businessperson
\nSamuel Richie – Bob Cratchit
\nRiver Robinson – Tiny Tim
\nMichael Salconi \u2013 Mr. Fezziwig
\nEmily Zinski – Mrs. Cratchit
\nMadalaina D\u2019Angelo – Swing
\nRyan MacDonald – Child Swing
\nJake Stibbe – Swing<\/p>\n

CREATIVE TEAM
\nShanara Gabrielle – Director
\nSarah Curnoles – Production Manager
\nSarah E. T. Jackson – Production Stage Manager
\nDan O’Brien – Technical Director & Facilities Manager
\nMollie Singer – Set Designer
\nKristina Lambdin – Costume Designer
\nMinjoo Kim – Lighting Designer
\nSarah O’Halloran – Sound Designer
\nCaitlin Bouxsein – Props Designer
\nChester Stacy – Puppet Designer, Associate Technical Director
\nGrace Srinivasan – Music Director
\nMadalaina D’Angelo – Choreographer
\nGrace Santamaria – Costume Design Associate
\nHannah Brill – Wardrobe Supervisor & Wig Consultant
\nMiles A. Lawlor – Assistant Stage Manager
\nDawn Thomas Reidy – Production Associate
\nLloyd Ekpe – Production Assistant
\nKris Ingle – Board Operator
\nKris DiBastiani – Child Minder
\nMandy Benedix – COVID Safety Manager
\nPam Forton – Senior House Manager
\nAlexis Davis – Backstage Swing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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