Will Lyman and Bobbie Steinbach.
Presented by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Based on the story by Charles Dickens
Adaption by Steve Wargo
Musical Arrangements by Dianne Adams McDowell
Directed By Steven Maler
Musical Direction By Dan Rodriguez
Choreography by John Lam
Dramaturgy by Natalie McKnight
Dialect and text coaching by Bryn Boice
Intimacy consultant: Lauren Cook
December 8 – 22, 2024
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
219 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
Online playbill
Critique by Kitty Drexel
BOSTON — I have beef with A Christmas Carol. It makes Tiny Tim Cratchit into inspiration porn, a term invented by activist Stella Young to describe the objectification of disabled folks like me to inspire unmotivated abled people. Alas, there’s a longstanding theatre tradition of producing any odd number of A Christmas Carol variations for the December holidays, so I’m reminded of my dislike for Dickens’ story every year. It’s too bad because the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ was otherwise solid: good acting despite wobbly accents, an ensemble that worked together and had fun, elegant singing despite some wooden moments, unique costumes with small flourishes of modernity that still borrowed from the Victorian period, clever set design that utilized a hidden trap door, and tasty intermission snacks. Continue reading
