A Christmas Carol (Blessed Unrest) – Location, Tickets, Reviews
This holiday season Blessed Unrest, an award-winning theater company, brings a minimalist, physical version of Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol to the stage.
This trimmed-down version focuses on the socio-economic disparities in the world of Ebenezer Scrooge and everything is seen through the moral dilemma of the haves’ responsibility towards the have-nots. The message is straightforward and involves enough humor so it’s not too sanctimonious, but the real value of this production is in Jessica Burr’s smart and graceful direction and choreography, as well as in the actors’ nimble performance.
The stage is empty except for loose doors and suitcases that serve as set and props. With these simple items the cast depicts a surprising array of situations and spaces (a dinner table, an office space, a bedroom). The six actors play 30-odd characters, and they swiftly shift between them – each has its own body-language and movement — to create a piece with a simple message that is very pleasing to the eye.
LOCATION
The Interart Theatre
500 West 52nd Street
New York City
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RUNNING TIME
1 hour 35 minutes, no intermission
TICKETS
$18 (click here for tickets)
DATES
Performances through December 22, 2013
REVIEWS
Stage and Cinema
A Lovely Innovative Staging of an Old Favorite
Theatre Is Easy
Performed by an excellent six-person cast, this production is thoroughly theatrical, frequently delightful, and ultimately ambivalent about Dickens’ message of redemption.
Theater Pizzazz
Representative of some of the best of avant-garde theater today, this adaptation of the Christmas Carol is clever.
CAST & CREW
(partial list)
Adapted by Mark Opatrny
Directed and choreographed by Jessica Burr
Featuring Sora Baek, Jessi Blue Gormezano, Tatyana Kot, Damen Scranton, Nathan Richard Wagner, Joshua Wynter