It's December again, only so many days left to squeeze in your shopping, and that means it's time for Suite101.com Theatre's most popular event:
Jacob Marley's Links
The absolutely, fabulistic, elastic, metamorphosizing page. It's our hope to add links to every web site or page that advertises, promotes, or relates to every single current production of any adaptation of A Christmas Carol or show that uses the idea of the book as a central device that we can track down. Every few days more will be added until January. So, unless Suite 101's main storage area overflows and the Net bogs down under the massive weight of all these hyperlinks, we celebrate the season with the ever-expanding Jacob Marley's Links page!
The Actors Theatre of Louisville (KY) runs their Jory-written adaptation from November 26 - December 23.
Phoenix, AZ, is the home of the Actors Theatre of Phoenix, where you can see their adaptation, directed by Matthew Wiener. December 10 - 23.
In Montgomery, AL, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's version is an all new adaptation, directed by Ray Chambers. November 16 - December 24.
Houston, TX's Alley Theatre presents an all new adaptation by its director, Stephen Rayne. November 23 - December 30.
In Buffalo, NY, the Alleyway Theatre ("We're Doing Things Y ou Never Heard Of!") presents Neal Radice's adapation for it's 17th year. December 10 - 18.
The American Conservatory Theater, aka ACT, of San Francisco, CA, presents their annual version, adapted by Laird Williamson and Dennis Powers and directed by Raye Birk and Candace Barrett. November 27 - December 26.
At the Nashua Court Street Theatre in Nashua, NH, the American Stage Festival presents a version adapted and directed by Troy Siebels. December 9 - 23.
In Birmingham, AL, the Birmingham Children's Theatre version is for "older kids" runs for one weekend. December 8 - 17.
CBC Radio sponsors a series of more than 60 readings of their version ("A Dramatic Reading With Music") across Canada (and several in the US). Check the site for locations and dates.
City Nights Dinner Theatre of Pawtucket, RI, offers their version, directed by Beth and David Jepson, for the 16th year. November 26 - December 19.
Gender-changing of the popular story is a feature of the Civic Theatre of Allentown's (PA) version, entitled A Christmas Carole, wherein the title character, who runs the Scrooge & Marley Lipstick and Makeup Conglomerate, is visited by the ghost of Janet Beth Marley. December 3 - 18.
CTM Madison Family Theatre Company (Madison, WI) offers a version adapted and directed by Nancy Thurow. (Rather than the CTM site, you'll find more detailed information about the production at MadStage.)
