[Capdist-announce] Dickens' CHRISTMAS CAROL presented in a Totally Fresh Way.

Fri Nov 21 21:17:54 EST 2008

            THE PERFECT FAMILY SHOW FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON!

             
                                FOR TICKETS -- $15 (STUDENTS $12)

                            CALL CAROL GEORGE DIRECT ON 377-9397
                                or ORDER ON-LINE 24 HOURS A DAY AT 

                                                www.civicplayers.org 

             
            A Christmas Carol
            December 5 through 14
            By Schenectady Civic Players

            12 So. Church St. -- Schenectady

             
            Told in a fresh and exciting way.

            An original, unique treatment you've never seen before!

            Cast includes oversized puppets representing ghosts!

            Read full details below
             
           
                  Dickens' A Christmas Carol
                  A Ghost Story of Christmas  
                 

                  Presenting the ultimate scary ghost story! Charles Dickens' beloved classic is told in a fresh way by the Schenectady Civic Players on December 5, 6 & 10-13 at 8 PM and matinees on Sundays, December 7 & 14 at 2:30 PM. With carolers singing period songs, over-sized puppets representing ghosts and plenty of chains rattling and special effects sounding, it's the perfect holiday season treat for everyone.

                  The story is the nightmare of a mean old man, visited by spirits and spooked into rediscovering what life's about. Set in Victorian London, where the privileged, in their fancy parlors, prosper while the poor struggle to survive. A Christmas Carol speaks to all ages as it tells the tale of the cynical Ebenezer Scrooge. With a heart hardened by a tragic childhood and lost love, Scrooge would rather Christmas never came around to disrupt his money-grubbing ways... until he gets a series of wake- up calls from the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. SCP's original production captures A Christmas Carol's enduring message of hope and redemption with evocative songs, sprightly dances, spectacular sets and magical stage effects.

                  The Cast

                  Produced by Duncan Morrison, A Christmas Carol is adapted and directed by Lloyd Waiwaiole.  Melissa Brown is the assistant director. Musical direction is provided by Valerie A. Lord. The acting ensemble play multiple roles, sing, dance, play instruments and manipulate over-sized puppets. The cast includes: Sev Moro, Jonathan Savoy, Richard Roe, Tom Heckert, Byron Cortez, Claudia DeMartino, Eliza Jane Figueroa (and her mother Jane Figueroa), Sue Rucinski, Stephanie Insogna, Evan Russell, Alex Allwine, Will Whisenhurst, and features John Noble (recently of Cohoes Music Hall's Noises Off) as Scrooge.
                   
                  Pictured are John Noble as Scrooge alone and John Noble with Will Whisenhunt as Tiny Tim with Claudia DeMartino and Jonathan Savoy as Belle and Young Scrooge in the background.
                     

                  The Director

                  Lloyd Waiwaiole, costumer of the theater and dance department at Union College, created and directs this original play. His vision for this play includes his original puppet designs and Dickens' written words spoken by the cast. The play is true to the original spirit of the book but done in Lloyd's presentational story telling style. He says of the production, "This extremely talented cast is getting the job done beautifully with no backstage drama, in a nice community theater that's good for audiences and performers." 

                  The music

                  Musical director Val Lord researched group choral songs popular in Victorian England and selected twenty little-known and seldom heard carols which are performed as part pf the play, in the spirit of strolling Victorian carolers of the season. Dickens wrote the book in the form of a carol and the producers added music as a tribute to Dickens.

                  Schenectady Holiday Parade - November 22 at 5 PM

                  The cast will march in this Saturday night's Schenectady Holiday Parade in their Victorian period costumes. Accompanied by a key prop from the play, Scrooge's bed. Come out and cheer for your favorite float.

                  Performances

                  A Christmas Carol will be performed December 5-7 and 10-14; evening shows begin at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 382-2081 or online at www.civicplayers.org 

                  A Few Seats available

                  The Playhouse continues their successful seat campaign with only a few seats left for theater patrons to have a plush seat named in their honor. All money donated to the seat campaign is fully tax deductible.

                  Blog for Reviews

                  The playhouse blog for audience members to share reviews, thoughts, insights and comments on this production is at http://civicplayhouse.blogspot.com/


                  The historic Civic Playhouse is set in the Stockade District at 12 S. Church Street. Evening shows start at 8 PM, Sunday afternoon matinees at 2:30 PM. Call the box office at (518) 382-2081 or visit www.civicplayers.org for tickets.

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