| A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Merchant's House returns for the 8th year, virtually | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:57 am EST 11/03/20 | |
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| A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the MERCHANT'S HOUSE Keeps Spirits High and Christmas Merry This Holiday Season An online production of Summoners Ensemble Theatre in association with the Merchant's House Museum December 18 - December 24 only! Performances are Free RSVP required at www.summonersensemble.org or www.merchantshouse.org Adapted by John Kevin Jones & Rhonda Dodd from Charles Dickens' classic tale Performed by John Kevin Jones Directed by Rhonda Dodd "Jones easily captivates the audience with his brightly hued voice. Portraying Dickens as narrator, his delight for sharing the story is tangible and intoxicating." Out.com, David Clarke "This is masterful storytelling." Theatremania.com, Zachary Stewart "Jones summons Charles Dickens' classic characters seamlessly." New York Daily News, Joe Dziemianowicz This December, one like no other, Summoners Ensemble Theatre's A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the MERCHANT'S HOUSE returns for its 8th holiday season, virtually. Be transported back 150 years from the comfort of your home for this captivating one-hour performance filmed in the landmark Merchant's House dressed for the joyous season with a table-top tree, boughs of holly, and flickering candles. In the spirit of Mr. Dickens' message of compassion, generosity, and goodwill, we want performances to be accessible to "Every One!" You're all invited, just RSVP. A donation of $30 is suggested for those who can afford to give. December 1867. Charles Dickens arrives in New York City for a month of sold-out performances of his beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. Gather your friends and family and join Mr. Dickens, in the person of John Kevin Jones, as he tells this timeless Christmas tale -- created from Dickens' own touring script -- in the richly appointed and intact Greek Revival double parlor of the 1832 Merchant's House. "I have always thought of Christmas time -as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time. … when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely. … God Bless it!" Scheduled performances run online December 18 through December 24. Performances are free, but reservations are required to access this digital event. A donation of $30 per viewer is suggested for those who can afford to give. Each dollar donated will help keep us thriving through the unrelenting COVID crisis and beyond, ensuring that Summoners Ensemble Theatre can continue bringing classic literature to life and the landmark 1832 Merchant's House Museum remains a pillar of education about life in the 19th century in New York. This year, A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the MERCHANT'S HOUSE, Charles Dickens in New York, 1867, is presented online by Summoners Ensemble Theatre in association with the Merchant's House Museum. Performances were filmed in the landmark 1832 Merchant's House Museum, New York City's only 19th century family home preserved intact, inside and out. RESERVATIONS Performances are free, but reservations are required to access this digital event. Reserve at www.summonersensemble.org and www.merchantshouse.org or by calling 866-811-4111. A donation of $30 per viewer is suggested for those who can afford to give. Performance Schedule Friday, December 18 @ 8pm Saturday, December 19 @ 3pm Saturday, December 19 @ 8pm Sunday, December 20 @ 5pm Tuesday, December 22 @ 8pm Wednesday, December 23 @ 3pm Wednesday, December 23 @ 8pm Thursday, December 24 @ 5pm John Kevin Jones (Actor, Co-Adapter): Kevin is a member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors Equity Association and the Dramatists Guild of America. New York: Nothing But Trash, Theater for the New City; Jeffrey (starring Bryan Batt), Lincoln Center; The Winter's Tale and The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Hipgnosis Theatre. Regional: The Pavilion (American Stage), Othello (Arkansas Rep), The Rivals, All My Sons (Kentucky Rep), Angels in America, Gross Indecency (Playhouse on the Square). BA in Theatre Performance from the University of South Florida and MFA in Theatre Directing from the University of Memphis. RHONDA DODD (Director, Co-Adapter): An award-winning actor, technician and director, Rhonda arrived in New York with over 150 shows under her belt. Once here she made her Off-Broadway acting debut with Terese Hayden and Jacqueline Brookes' Workshop in Tennessee Williams' Period of Adjustment , finished her Ph.D., and spent 10 years working at Circle in the Square Theatre School. Dr. Dodd is the Artistic Director of Summoners Ensemble Theatre, a member of Actors Equity, and a participant in The Playground Experiment - a forum for theatre artists to explore, test, and showcase new work while finding inspiration and support from the community it creates. CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870): Considered the greatest English novelist of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. When his own family's destitution landed them for a time in debtor's prison, young Charles was forced to give up school and work in a blacking-warehouse. This era of his life heavily influenced his writing, which later made him a much sought-after orator. After giving a speech to a group of working-class poor, Dickens found himself contemplating the plight of exploited child workers. Taking only six weeks to complete, in 1843, A Christmas Carol stripped away the mask from some of England's most acute social evils. By speaking up for the poor and oppressed, Dickens directly confronted the apathy and callousness of his countrymen. But more than just a timely political screed, Dickens' spirit-filled holiday story has become a timeless treatise about love. He impelled his contemporaries then -- and now us today -- to care about everyone and to reach out and help if we see someone in need. MERCHANT'S HOUSE MUSEUM: Built in 1832, the Merchant's House is New York City's only 19th century family home preserved intact, with original family furnishings and personal belongings. A unique survivor of Old New York, the House offers an intimate glimpse of how a prosperous merchant family and their Irish servants lived from 1835-1865, when New York City grew from seaport to thriving metropolis. The Merchant's House is a National Historic Landmark and in New York City is distinguished as one of only 121 buildings that have NYC landmark status for both its exterior and interior. SUMMONERS ENSEMBLE THEATRE: Founded by a group of actors who studied together at Circle in the Square Theatre School's Professional Acting Training program, Summoners Ensemble joined the ranks of New York nonprofit theatre companies in 1993. Created as a collaborative to allow the members to share in all of the functions needed in running a theatre company, Summoners remains a collective effort as we jointly produce theatrical events with other nonprofits or as we find ourselves acting and directing, writing and producing. Visit: |
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