Dickens Parody in Readers Theatre
Posted December 18, 2013 at 5:40 am by Tim Dustrude
“What if Charles Dickens’ Mrs. Cratchit wasn’t so goody-goody?” That’s the premise of the holiday comedy presented in San Juan Community Theatre’s On Book! Readers Theatre series on Thursday and Friday, December 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge (Christopher Durang’s parody of the classic A Christmas Carol) centers on the hard-drinking, suicidal Gladys Cratchit, whose harshness to her family surpasses Mommy Dearest by a mile. Many of the familiar characters, including The Ghost, Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim are all included.
The reading is directed by John Davis and features 13 islanders: Else Arndt, Tim Bair, Fionnoula Bourne, Floyd Bourne, Grace Castle, Daniel Finn, Therese Finn, Carolyn Haugen, Shannon Kelley, Joely Loucks, Dorian Oliver, Bo Turnage and Joy Van Camp.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. with festival seating. Admission is free.
For more information on the series and other Theatre events, visit www.sjctheatre.org
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