Ed’s note: Will Synetic’s Christmas Carol thrill children and adults? DCTS reviewer Gary McMillan speaks for the adults, (See Take 2) and our young reviewer gives his perspective here. ————————————- A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili and Dan Istrate Produced by Synetic Theater at Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre Reviewed by Hunter Kieserman I […]
Archives for November 27, 2007
A Christmas Carol, Take 2
A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens, adapted by Nathan Weinberger Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili and Dan Istrate Choreographed by Irina Tsikurishvili Produced by Synetic Theater Reviewed by Gary McMillan Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh with the hounds of hell nipping at your heels. Synetic Theater has taken on the Dicken’s […]
Christmas Carol 1941
Christmas Carol 1941 By James Magruder Directed by Molly Smith Produced by Arena Stage Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson Who knew that the age-old Christmas Carol story could be adapted to wartime Washington, D.C and filled with such local and national history? Talented playwright James Magruder has internalized the familiar messages of memory, retribution, and […]