A High Point Christmas Play
by Pat Devine
Have the holidays snuck up on you...
Boo! There here! Why not relish in the spirit?
High Point's Shakespeare Festival is putting on a production of Dicken's A Christmas Carol and it's one for the whole family.
Like most regional theatres they are a union based company. About half of thier company are union players. A third more are young professionals. This according to the manager of the Shakespeare Festival and director of the production, Pedro Silva.
Why to See It
Says Silva, we should see the play because, "it is excellent quality, we use professional actors, and because it continues to be and could become a wonderful holiday tradition. It's a timeless passionate significant story about our common humanity."
Most all of us have seen some form of the story, but that does not limit the amount with which we can enjoy reviewing this masterful and timeless classic. It helps, also, that the players really go out of thier way to keep the script fresh and look at it in new ways.
The show revolves around Ebenezer Scrooge. His story is the centerpiece for the play.
His role is being played by Allen Edwards, a highly accomplished actor who has been with the company for 9 years and has been acting most of his adult life.
"It was great to see Scrooge's journey throught the play," says Sean Scurlock, an HPU theatre student after seeing the production of the play.
When and Where
The production continues through the 21st of December.
The play is being performed in downtown High Point, six days a week, at the High Point Theatre.
Matinees on Sunday
Future Events
by Pat Devine
Have the holidays snuck up on you...
Boo! There here! Why not relish in the spirit?
High Point's Shakespeare Festival is putting on a production of Dicken's A Christmas Carol and it's one for the whole family.
Like most regional theatres they are a union based company. About half of thier company are union players. A third more are young professionals. This according to the manager of the Shakespeare Festival and director of the production, Pedro Silva.
Why to See It
Says Silva, we should see the play because, "it is excellent quality, we use professional actors, and because it continues to be and could become a wonderful holiday tradition. It's a timeless passionate significant story about our common humanity."
Most all of us have seen some form of the story, but that does not limit the amount with which we can enjoy reviewing this masterful and timeless classic. It helps, also, that the players really go out of thier way to keep the script fresh and look at it in new ways.
The show revolves around Ebenezer Scrooge. His story is the centerpiece for the play.
His role is being played by Allen Edwards, a highly accomplished actor who has been with the company for 9 years and has been acting most of his adult life.
"It was great to see Scrooge's journey throught the play," says Sean Scurlock, an HPU theatre student after seeing the production of the play.
When and Where
The production continues through the 21st of December.
The play is being performed in downtown High Point, six days a week, at the High Point Theatre.
Matinees on Sunday
Future Events
From February until April the company is going on a statewide school tour.
They will be performing an abridged version of Romeo and Juliet.
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