Jacob Marley's Links '00 (Updated Jan. 8)

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, until 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!

Yadeedah! This year we sort by state, province, or country.

Phoenix, AZ, is the home of the Actors Theatre of Phoenix, where you can see their adaptation, by Matthew Wiener and Michael Grady, directed by Mr. Wiener. December 2 - 23.

Jerry Patch's adaptation receives a 21st annual production at Costa Mesa's (CA) South Coast Rep, directed by John-David Keller. November 25 - December 24.

Glendale, CA's A Noise Within presents a new adaptation, directed by Julia Rodriguez Elliot and Geoff Elliot. December 8 - 19.

San Diego Repertory Theatre's (CA) version, adapted by D.W. Jacobs and directed by Joan Schirle, runs November 25 - December 24.

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 25 - December 27.

With their "unique" production, Northside Theatre Company of San Jose, CA, has received "grand reviews" for the last 17 years. December 7 - 24.

The Gilbert Reed Ballet of San Luis Obispo, CA, presents their version, accompanied by the San Luis Obispo Symphony (playing an "all new Handel score"). December 15 - 17.

Sonoma County Rep of Sebastopol and Santa Rosa, CA presents a version (in Santa Rosa), directed again by Jim dePriest. December 1 - December 23.

Hartford Stage (CT), presents a version, subtitled "A Ghost Story of Christmas," adapted and directed by Michael Wilson. November 21 and December 30.

An adaptation by Doris Blaizey, directed by Carl Mercier, is featured at the Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut of Putnam, CT. December 1 - 16.

In Riverton, CT, The Riverton Theatre's version runs December 1 - 3.

Ford's Theatre of Washington, DC, hosts their annual version, adapted by David Bell and directed by Timothy Gregory, with Stephen Crossley reprising his performance as Scrooge for the first time since 1988. November