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utterly sold out, but there are still some tickets for the regular shows. Dec. 1 to Dec. 6. (Somewhere in Western Oregon.)
Dr. Valerie L. Gager's play, Dickens' Dreams was inspired by Robert William Buss' unfinished painting Dickens' Dream. It ends with Dickens' last public reading of A Christmas Carol. (No performances scheduled.)
In Chicago's Footlights online magazine, Jonathan Abarbanel writes about potential alternatives to the perennial classic.
Will & Company offers a 45-minute touring production for kids, adapted by Colin Cox. (Los Angeles, CA)
As they do every year, the Randolph-Macon College Drama Department will be performing a Marilyn Mattys adaptation, directed by Joe and Marilyn Mattys. December 8 - 11. (Ashland, VA)
The Goodman Theatre's 20th anniversary production, adapted by Tom Creamer, is being celebrated with 20 different events, including A Christmas Carol Coloring Contest, Cratchit Family Reunion (where actors of 20 years worth of production are reunited for a big party), and "A Turkey the Size of Tiny Tim" is given away. November 8 - December 30. (Chicago, IL)
Seattle's got a number of concurrent "Carols" playing this year. Read about them in the Seattle Times.
The Wayne State University theatre site has not been updated in recent times, but they do announce a version by Barbara Field in their 1997-98 season. (Detroit, MI)
You can read some studies of the cultural perspectives of Dickens' story written by some students of Susquehanna University as part of their "Study of Literature HTML Project." Warning: Bad Spelling alert.
The stage & fright theatre company presents a version in English at the Schauspielhaus Bochum based on Dicken's own abridged performance version. It stars Andreas Lammers playing more than fifteen characters. The site also features an adaptation of the story by J.H. McNulty, based on Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven." December 1, 8, 15, 22, and 23. (Bocum, Germany)
South Coast Repertory does an adaptation, but they don't seem to like to talk about it. It's listed in their calendar of events at their site, but not in their list of the current season's offerings. November 30 - December 24. (Costa Mesa, CA)
Ballet Montmartre of Costa Mesa, CA, is present a premiere of a new ballet based on the work, choreographed by Stela Viorica, with music by George Martinovich. Here's a news release. December 4, 20, 21. (Costa Mesa, CA)
The CBC Radio site (Canada's national public radio) actually maintains a list of assorted Canadian productions of A Christmas Carol. No mention of what kind of, or who did any of the listed adaptations, but they do note whether the productions include
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