Harlequin Productions presents Producing Artistic Director Aaron Lamb’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, November 24 – December 24 at the State Theater in downtown Olympia, WA. Mr. Lamb will direct.
Hailed as the greatest ghost story ever told, we evolve Artistic Director Aaron Lamb’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s timeless story of transformation, absolution, and grace, with new designs and effects for 2023. It’s fresh yet familiar, like all your favorite Holiday traditions. Start your Yuletide season with some theatre magic!
What can audiences expect this year? While most of the script remains unchanged from the original 2021 version, which hews to the original Dickens novel (until it doesn’t), Lamb’s intention is to keep the production “fresh yet familiar” with annual updates. This year’s version features an almost entirely new cast, with the notable exception of Terry Edward Moore, who returns as Ebenezer Scrooge. The production will introduce new costumes. And with renovation of the State Theater backstage now underway, audiences will also sense changes not just to the set, but to the house itself, which Director Aaron Lamb will be incorporating into the production.
Why A Christmas Carol?
Says Lamb, “A Christmas Carol has all the best elements of live theatre. The different things we can do with the same story are limitless; it’s Shakespearean in that way. The ghost story lets us as a theater company flex our technical muscles and pull out the stops where we excel. The redemption story gives the actors the purest character arc in all of theater. So you may have seen it before, but I promise you’ve never seen this one. We will surprise you!”
Tickets are available online at harlequinproductions.org, by phone at 360-786-0151, or in person 12-5:30 pm, Tuesday-Saturday at the Washington Center, and beginning 2 hours before performances at the State Theater.