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The Mighty Marya Sea Kaminski (you may remember her as Rachel in MY Name is Rachel Corrie at Seattle Rep, to name just one of her dozens of lauded local performances) gives us a little taste of her ElectraElectra starts previews January 5th @ Seattle Shakespeare Company

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Extemporaneous Commentary

What? Art making, cake eating, theatre watchingWhen? Sunday, December 17thWhere? Seattle Repertory TheatreHow much? $5.00 for you, $5.00 for your guestMore please: Teen Tix and Seattle Rep are pleased to invite you to Extemporaneous Commentary, a party that will include art-making (specifically: artworks created on old-fashioned cafeteria trays), cake-eating (specifically: delicious), and theatre watching (specifically: Seattle Rep’s hotly anticipated production of Speech & Debate).The art-making starts at 5:00 pm in the Rep’s scene shop. Artworks will be created, hung in the Rep’s lobby, and the gallery opened all in two hours! Invite your friends and family to come and see what you’ve created – the gallery opening party starts at 6:30. There will be cake! Then at 7:30, the special sneak-preview performance ofSpeech & Debate begins. The artworks that are created will be shown in the Rep’s lobby during the run of Speech & Debate.5:00 – 6:30 = art-making 6:30 – 7:30 = gallery opening/cake-eating 7:30 – 9:30 = show watchingSmall print: this party is open to Teen Tix members and their guests only. Teen artists who wish to participate in the art-making portion of the evening must RSVP as space and materials are limited. Just like eating cake and watching art? Come to the party and the show! Your $5.00 Teen Tix ticket gets you into the pre-show gallery reception.FAQsCan adults come to the art-making part? Nope. The art-making portion of the evening is just for teen artists. But if you’d like to bring an adult as your guest for the party and show, you can leave a ticket for them at the box office.What if I just want to see the show (and eat cake)? Come at 6:30 for the gallery opening party and preview performance. Tickets are 2 for $10, so bring a guest!Can I take my art home with me? The artworks that are created will be displayed in Seattle Rep’s lobby during the run of Speech & Debate (a great opportunity to have your work exhibited publicly). After the show closes on February 21st, 2010, you can come and collect your art.Can I reserve my tickets just for the party and show? Yes! In fact, we encourage you to do so, as the show is expected to sell out.To RSVP, send an email to [email protected] with your full name and phone number. Please let us know how many tickets you are reserving (1 or 2) and whether you are reserving for just the party and show, or for the art-making, too!Learn more about Speech & Debate on our facebook page.Extemporaneous Commentary is a Teen Tix special event hosted by the Teen Tix Teen Steering Committee and Seattle Repertory Theatre. seattlecenter.com/teentixseattlerep.org

Note: Speech & Debate is recommended for ages 14 and above for mild profanity, teens engaged in discussions of sex, drinking and drug abuse.

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Awe

Review of Handel's Messiah at Seattle Symphony by Monet C.

Handel’s Messiah premiered on April 13, 1742 as a charitable benefit, raising 400 pounds and freeing 142 men from debtor’s prison. A year later, Handel staged it in London. Controversy emanating from the Church of England continued to plague Handel, yet the King of England attended the performance and, as the first notes of the triumphant Hallelujah Chorus rang out, the king rose. Following the royal protocol, the entire audience stood too, initiating a tradition that has lasted more than two centuries, up to today.

Georg Frederick Handel

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datebook: january 2010

New blog feature! On the fifteenth(ish) of every month, we will publish a look ahead at the arts events that we're most psyched about for the upcoming month. Know of something coming up at one of our participating organizations that you think should be in the datebook? Let us know!JANUARY, 2010

visual artThe Telephone Project by Stray at Henry Art GalleryIt started with a poem. One artist interpreted it into an artwork. The next artist took that artwork and made it into a poem. The next artist turned that poem into an artwork, which the next turned into a poem. And they did it over and over again until all 25 artists (UW student members of the poetry collective, Stray) had made a poem or an artwork. Come see their work and hear them talk (or maybe whisper into the ear of the person sitting next to you) about what they did.Thursday, January 14th 7:00 - 8:45 FREE henryart.orgNew New: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Asian Art at Seattle Asian Art Museum

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apophenia

Spencer T. on the "Dark Side of Oz" phenomenon Drugs inspire you to do weird things. Just ask Pink Floyd. Their 1973 rock classic, The Dark Side of the Moon, is rumored to have been created to sync with the visuals from a classic of a different vein: The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland. It is unknown where this story came from, but since the theory took off in the 90s, the internet has been inundated with lists of hundreds of instances where the music synchronizes the movie. People theorize the album is a tribute to Garland among other things. The album is played approximately 2 1/2 times during the course of the film and contains such moments as Dorothy being chased by the tornado only to have the song comfort her, singing, “Don’t be afraid!”. Then, when she steps into brilliant technicolor, the first cash register from the song “Money” rings. Later, the Cowardly lion appears to be dancing perfectly in tune to the soundtrack. For a (much) longer list, check out this website: http://thepinksync.tripod.com/ The evidence may sound a little underwhelming, and so the big question remains: is the so-called “Dark Side of Oz” real or a hoax?Vocab word of the day: apopheniaDefinition: The brain’s tendency to attempt to recognize patterns in chaos; to create order where there is none.Pink Floyd has repeatedly denied any intention on the part of the band to create this “alternate soundtrack”, leading most people to believe the similarities are just happenstance. But hey, even if it wasn’t intentional, why can’t we enjoy a good coincidence?Judge for yourself. “The Dark Side of Oz” is playing at SIFF Cinema Friday, December 18, at 7:30

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video of the day

The kids of A Christmas Carol @ ACT Theatre talk to actor Brandon Whitehead (Mr. Fezziwig) about the show:There are five more Teen Tix-eligible performances of A Christmas Carol:Friday, December 11th at 6:00Tuesday, December 15th at 6:00 and 8:30Wednesday, December 16th at 6:00 and 8:30Please note that there are NO companion (2 for $10) tickets available for any of these performances.Our reviewer, Jenny S. says "Once one allows high school enforced reading prejudices to fall away, Dickens’ words, bright and polished as sleigh bells, really do fulfill the great expectations one has of the literary giant...I’ll be the first to admit that Tiny Tim’s travails actually had my eyes welling up. So stock up on peppermint humbugs, Kleenex, and good cheer, and bear witness to a show that was captivating theater-goers when your parents still believed in Santa." Read Jenny's whole review here.For more information about the show, visit acttheatre.org

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Love Triangles Made Extra-Complicated

Review of Twelfth Night (Or What You Will) at Seattle Shakespeare Company by Yvette J.It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Shakespeare expert or a newbie to his work, Twelfth Night (Or What You Will) is a great play to watch Shakespeare’s work come to life. All of the characters seem to have jumped right out of the pages and onto the stage with no extra flourishes, add-ons or anything taken out of the characters. Director Stephanie Shine stayed true to each character, enhancing certain characteristics within the role to better display the type of person Shakespeare imagined his characters to be. Twelfth Night is full of confusing love triangles, complicated plans and misleading identities; it’s a story too complicated to forget and a play that will only pique your interest until the very last act.José A. Rufino as Duke Orsino and Chris Ensweiler as Feste in Twelfth Night at Seattle Shakespeare Company. Photo by Erik Stuhaug.Twelfth Night was written by William Shakespeare and first published in 1623. The story takes place in mythical Illyria, a kingdom that is home to Duke Orsino and Lady Olivia. The audience first becomes acquainted with a woman named Viola who is believed to have lost her twin brother in a storm. Viola, who stumbles upon Illyria, needs to find work and decides to work for Duke Orsino, but disguises herself as a man named Cesario. Orsino is madly in love with Olivia and one of Cesario’s tasks is to deliver love messages from Orsino to Olivia. While completing the task, Olivia falls for Cesario, but is really Viola. But Viola has fallen in love with her master, Orsino, but remember…she’s really a woman dressed up as a man. And don’t forget about Orsino, who is still in love with Olivia. Confused yet?As complicated as the storyline seems, the director and the actors do a great job in making the storyline simple and easy-to-follow. There are just so many characters involved in the love triangle and the confusion only heightens when we involve Viola’s not-actually-dead twin, Sebastian, a butler, a maid, and a drunken uncle. The story moves fast, as it was naturally written by Shakespeare, but it’s not hard to catch up if you missed anything. Each actor captures the essence of their characters perfectly. Suzanna Milonzi (Viola/Cesario) plays a convincing male and she manages to sweep a woman off her feet; you can feel your heart ache as José Rufino (Duke Orsino) never manages to get the girl he wants until the very end, and Chris Ensweiler plays a lovingly enchanting, yet still mischievous fool. Twelfth Night is the perfect sort of entertainment you and your friends may seek on a cold, wintery night. What else could be better than love triangles and a little bit of mischief just to complicated things even more? Exactly: nothing else could be better.- Yvette J.Friday, December 4thTwelfth Night (Or What You Will) runs through December 27thMore info and show times at seattleshakespeare.org

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An Exuberant Celebration of Life

Review of Black Nativity at Intiman Theatre by Marissa B-TAn element of audience participation was evident from the beginning of Black Nativity: A Gospel Song Play. It commenced with a rocking number from the fantastic jazz quartet. Then silence reigned and a spotlight fell on director Patrinell Wright, singing the first notes of “Joy to the World” from the back of the house. She paused a few seats down to greet a “handsome young” audience member of seven or eight, who was befuddled by the attention.Photo by Chris BennionBlack Nativity is in its twelfth and final year at the Intiman Theatre; next year it will be staged at a larger venue. The show is quite a collaborative effort, directed by Jacqueline Moscou, but with musical direction and arrangements by the multitalented Wright and choreography by Kabby Mitchell III. An African-American retelling of the Christmas story interspersed with over twenty gospel songs, Black Nativity was written by Langston Hughes, so this is a fairly old tradition -- it debuted on Broadway in 1961. Admittedly, this version is different from the original, with closer to forty performers than the 160 in 1961. Also, parts of the play have been interpreted differently, with newer songs incorporated under various directors. The heart of Black Nativity remains unchanged, however. Its joyful exuberance and message of unity and hope are clear.About half of the songs on the program are traditional Christmas and/or gospel pieces and the rest are original. Whether familiar or new, all are arranged with a focus on energy and harmonization that is phenomenal to hear and see. A quintet of women harmonizing beautifully a cappella in the second act absolutely awed the crowd on opening night. From “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” to “Steal Away,” “We Three Kings of Orient Are” to “Looking for a Miracle,” the Total Experience Gospel Choir and the dancers threw their whole selves into this celebration of life. The party didn’t stop at the edge of the stage, however; dancers shimmied up the aisles, and soloists shook hands with audience members. The infectious happiness of most songs incited the audience to clap along.Black Nativity is uplifting, energizing, and everything else that is necessary for a stirring welcome into the season of Christmas. As religious as it all is, it is not only for Christians; Pastor Wright asked for a show of hands from a dozen religions, which revealed the audience to be surprisingly diverse. The second act seemed too long -- the run of the play is approximately two hours and fifteen minutes, excluding intermission. The duration should not be a deterrent, though; you’ll be kept awake (and sometimes even on your feet) by the expressive voices, whirling dances, and inspirational poetry of Black Nativity!- Marissa B-TDecember 4th, 2009Black Nativity runs through December 30th at INTIMAN TheatreMore info and show times at intiman.org

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cure for boredom

La Danse: Le Ballet de L'Opera de Paris @ Northwest Film ForumDance lovers, film lovers, French lovers (ooh la la!) this is for you:"To say that the film, sumptuous in its length and graceful in its rhythm, is a feast for ballet lovers is to state the obvious and also sell Mr. Wiseman's achievement a bit short. Yes, this is one of the finest dance films ever made, but there's more to it than that." -A. O. Scott NY TimesWatch the trailer (in French - the version playing at the Film Forum will be subtitled):The Paris Opera Ballet is one of the world’s storied ballet companies and Fredrick Wiseman is one of the world’s legendary filmmakers. In his latest film, Wiseman employs his fly-on-the-wall technique to following the rehearsals and performances of seven ballets: Genus by Wayne McGregor, Le Songe de Medée by Angelin Preljocaj, La Maison de Bernarda by Mats Ek, Paquita by Pierre Lacotte, Casse Noisette by Rudolph Noureev, Orphée and Eurydice by Pina Bausch, and Romeo and Juliette by Sasha Waltz. The film reveals the work of administering the company and the coordinated and collaborative work of choreographers, ballet masters, dancers, musicians, and costume, set and lighting designers.La Danse: Le Ballet de L'Opera de ParisDecember 4 - 10Northwest Film ForumMore info at nwfilmforum.org

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cure for boredom

Jody Diamond and Gamelan Pacifica @ Cornish College of the ArtsTONIGHT!Okay, first, what's a gamelan, right? Let's go to Wikipedia:"A gamelan is a musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Bali or Java, featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings. Vocalists may also be included."Gamelan Pacifica is a 30 year-old Seattle-based gamelan orchestra. It is an active and adventurous ensemble, with a reputation for creating diverse productions merging traditional and contemporary musical forms with dance, theater, puppetry, and visual media.Jody Diamond is a composer, performer, and scholar and one of the premier proponents of contemporary gamelan music in America today.But none of that is really why you're gonna go to this concert. This is why:Want some more?Jody Diamond and Gamelan PacificaSaturday, December 5th @ 8 pmPONCHO Performance Hall, Cornish College of the ArtsMore info at the Cornish Music Series site

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The Perfect Holiday Pick-Me-Up for any Teenager

A review of Plaid Tidings at ArtsWest by Shannon L.The Plaids, a barbershop quartet, were killed when broadsided by a bus on the way to a show. They returned to earth just one more time in the show Forever Plaid… or did they? The Plaids are back at Arts West in Plaid Tidings, and I certainly hope it will be back for many more. These four men, plus a small orchestra, executes spot-on choreography, never waver off-pitch, and still manage to stay perfectly in-character as they blend Christmas tune after Christmas tune into a wildly entertaining show for the holidays. Musically directed by R.J. Tancioco, the harmonies are bitingly bright and pristinely in tune.Aaron Finley, John Bartley, Daniel Stoltenberg, and Ryan McCabe in Plaid Tidings at ArtsWest. Photo by Matthew Durham.Of all the holiday shows out there, I don’t remember one that has made me cry from laughter (actual tears were streaming down my face), and again from an exquisitely simple and touching final line… until now. On their opening night, the cast of Arts West’s Plaid Tidings was, unfortunately, playing to a less-than-half-full house of elderly people, my mother, my younger brother, and me. We were the ones laughing the hardest. Even after a long Wednesday at school and two unbearable hours of mind-numbingly bland Driver’s Ed, this show is the perfect pick-me-up for any teenager. It has something for almost everyone; be ready to jump out of your seat and onto the stage, because these boys need help, and they’ll ask for it! The fact that it had little plot barely mattered. This sequel to the show Forever Plaid is filled with singing and precise barbershop-style songs, relatable characters, and hysterical comedy. Featuring John W. Bartley as the Charlie Brown-esque Smudge, Aaron C. Finley as leader-of-the-group Frankie, Ryan McCabe as baby brotherly Jinx, and Daniel Stoltenberg as endearingly quirky Sparky, this cast fails to disappoint. It would definitely be a mistake to miss this one.Plaid Tidings plays at ArtsWest now through December 27th.

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video of the day

Our video of the day is a short little promo for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of Equivocation, currently playing at Seattle Rep (and our Pick of the Week).This video makes you want to see the play, which is remarkable considering that it simultaneously reminds you of how all theatre - even really really good theatre - always always always looks absolutely stupid on video. Enjoy.EquivocationSeattle Repertory TheatreThrough December 13th

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cure for boredom

Rashomon @ SIFF CinemaHey! You! Dude who's never seen Rashomon! I *know* I didn't just hear you call yourself a real film nerd, right? RIGHT? Yeah, that's what I thought.RashomonDecember 4 - 10SIFF CinemaMore info at siff.net

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Pick of the Week

Equivocation @ Seattle Repertory Theatre"Equivocation is a stunningly thoughtful play. It boldly holds its audience accountable for its response. It stands and says: Listen up. Art matters, because life matters...Cain’s provocative script, performed by Ashland’s riveting actors, makes for one night at the theatre you are not permitted to forget." - Teen Tix reviewer Lauren WPhoto by Jenny GrahamIn Equivocation, the Prime Minister to King James commissions William Shakespeare to write a play about a thwarted attempt to kill the king. But when Will and his band of actors discover the government’s version is neither true nor interesting, they must choose between losing their artistic integrity or losing their heads. Bill Cain’s contemporary writing is brilliantly woven with threads of King Lear and Macbeth. This production was a smash hit at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and this marks the first time in 25 years that an OSF show will be seen in Seattle."...this is a thrilling night of theater and you should treat yourself to catching this incredible show before it moves on. And that is the truth." - BroadwayWorld.comEquivocationThrough December 13thSeattle Repertory TheatreMore information at seattlerep.org

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cure for boredom

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play presented by Taproot Theatre @ North Seattle Community CollegeIf you live in the Phinney/Greenwood neighborhood, or have been following local news lately, you probably already know that Taproot Theatre, along with several other businesses and homes in the Greenwood neighborhood, was severly damaged in one of a rash of fires that were set by an arsonist over the past month.Mark Lund, Candace Vance and Grant Goodeve in Taproot Theatre's It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Photo by Erik Stuhaug.Taproot had planned to present a new play, Sherlock Holmes and and the Case of the Christmas Carol, as their seasonal show this year (and they are still presenting two staged readings of the play - by local playwright John Longenbaugh - on December 4th & 5th at SPU.) But, when their space became unusable, they realized that they didn't have room for that production, and quickly pulled together a remount of their popular live radio play version of It's a Wonderful Life. It's an apt choice: a story about one individual's value to a community to respond to one individual's attempt to decimate a community. Expect a heart-string-tugging evening and a lesson in the healing power of art.It's a Wonderful LifePresented by Taproot Theatre at North Seattle Community College's Stage OneThrough December 30thMore information at taproottheatre.orgDirections to NSCC's Stage One here

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The Nutcracker Makes My World

A Review of The Nutcracker at Pacific Northwest Ballet by (former Nutcracker dancer) Tucker C.

Returning for its 26th season in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Nutcracker ushered in the holiday season last weekend to an enthusiastic audience. Created by Kent Stowell and Maurice Sendak (author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are) TheNutcracker has been a holiday tradition for Seattle families for many years. And this year, it can be counted on again to be the fun, whimsical, but also powerful experience that has charmed Washington for decades. The crown jewel of the show is the world that Sendak creates with his costumes and sets. Each piece is intricate and detailed—upon close examination, mice line the frescoes of Clara’s house, Where the Wild Things Are-like monsters can be found in the backdrops at the start of Act Two, and his sets vary in style from European to Oriental to the bizarre. It is this intricacy and detail, combined with his vibrant but simple style that makes Nutcracker come alive in a world formed of the same imagination that whisks Clara away. Combined with Tchaikovsky’s timeless score, Stowell’s choreography, and a small army of excited PNB School students, the production takes off. Building off of boundless energy and passion, you cannot help but be drawn into the spirit and cheer of it all. I had the chance to dance for three years in the PNB’s Nutcracker several years back, and the experience defines Nutcracker for me every time I have seen it since. From the first time I saw it, dancing in the Nutcracker was my childhood dream, and I entered the PNB school just to be in Nutcracker. Now, when I return to Nutcracker, I am captivated just as I was when I was four. In the end, Nutcracker continues to be a tradition for just this reason. Not just any show can make you remember how to dream and feel like a kid again, year after year after year. Uniquely heartfelt and touching, words do not describe what it is like to experience it, and cannot even come close to the joy of coming back again. Nutcracker creates a world that for a few hours you will be blessed to fall into; and when the curtain closes, you will be just as sad to go as Clara. Pacific Northwest Ballet'sThe Nutcracker plays at McCaw Hall now through December 30th. Please note that this production is NOT Teen Tix eligible.

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Corporate Pranksters

A Review of The Yes Men Fix the World at Northwest Film Forum by Laura V.No isn't an answer for Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno as they battle the free market by pulling pranks on large corporate businesses. In The Yes Men Fix The World, Mike and Andy decide to impersonate employees from corporate companies including Dow Chemical, World Trade Organization, Exxon Oil, McDonalds, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the New York Times. Their objective: to spread awareness by changing the truth with outrageous props to support their mission ranging from Gilda the Skeleton, Reggie the human flesh candle, and the Survivorball; and with each spoof, the Yes Men clearly get their message to the business men that are drinking the "free market kool-aid." The Yes Men successfully made their point throughout the film. They gave the audience a well-developed, unbiased approach to how the free market is draining natural resources and how the free marketeers are affecting the middle and lower classes, without letting us know. Using vintage cartoon clips and other primary sources, the Yes Men used interviews of locals from Bhopal to the men of the Cato Institute to get their point across and let us understand what really fuels the wealth, prosperity, freedom, privatization and capitalist system of the "free" world. I highly recommend this film for anyone who loves a prank or two. The Yes Men took on corruption and had fun exposing the truth by simultaneously spreading awareness to a broad audience, and as Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno put it, "if we can do that, imagine what you can do."The Yes Men Fix the World plays now through December 3rdat Northwest Film Forum

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Caution: Christmas May Be Closer Than it Appears

A review of A Christmas Carol at ACT by Jenny S.Christmas has come to the ACT Theatre, and there is not a Rockette in sight. Nary a reindeer blinks its luminescent nose, and only a woebegone handful of snow drifts from the technically endowed ceiling of the theatre. It is against this austere backdrop that Kurt Beattie and R. Hamilton Wright set the stage for Dickens’ formidable fable, revealing a story that is masterful in its simplicity. What seems the stuff of hearthside entertainment, allegorical drudgery, or at the very worst, literature to be consumed under the forceful eye of a high school English teacher, proves itself to be a mirror to society, withstanding the test of time from Dickensian England to health-care-crisis-two-wars-for-the-price-of-one America.R. Hamilton Wright as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at ACT Theatre. Photo by Chris Bennion.A Christmas Carol is a seminal classic. It follows the story of one Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old coot whose grizzled gray locks have certainly seen better days. He delights, if you can call it that, in counting his abundant stacks of cash, and would probably be most welcome in an Algebra class. He displays an untoward amount of energy spitting on those who have the misfortune to stumble across the path of his contempt for Christmas, charity, and seasonal cheer. Bah humbug indeed, for our aged protagonist is shown the error of his ways by three Christmas sprites, who respectively show him his downfall in an unhappy childhood, the misery he has inflicted, seemingly on the whole of England, though particularly the cheerily destitute Cratchit family, and finally a vision of Scrooge’s own coffin being paraded through the streets of London, to the despair of few. When the last, faceless specter dressed in the type of rags found moldering on the Costume and Display sales rack finally sinks into the floor of the theater amidst billows of red smoke, Scrooge is a changed man. Leaping and even tap dancing with glee that belies his age, dear ole Ebenezer runs through the street in his bathrobe, purchases for the impoverished Crachits a turkey the size of Santa Claus, and the rest is history. Or Christmas future, at the very least.The two directors, Kurt Beattie and R. Hamilton Wright, not content only to mount a first class production, also alternate the role that has become a household name and even a catchphrase. In the November 29th performance, R. Hamilton Wright exhibited curmudgeonly cruelty in the best way possible. Seething in upper class furor, he crows that the poor “had better die quickly, and decrease the surplus population!” After his transformation Wright is spiffily hilarious, tap dancing around the rounded theater crowing “I feel happy!” and contradicting his era by anachronistically high-fiving strategically seated audience members. Brandon Whitehead also stands out as the jovial Mr. Fezziwig, and Chloe Forsyth pulls heartstrings and knows it, as the freakishly adorable Tiny Tim. The supporting actors twist their tongues around a panoply of British accents, and pop merrily about the stage ringing in the yuletide spirit and sporting different shades of plaid.This production is not a new one, it is in its thirty-fourth incarnation at ACT and has become a perennial favorite of Seattle crowd. The 2009 production betrays its age only in that it has been honed over time into a perfectly un-preachy confection. More than any one actor or technical enchantment, Dickens’ words shine in the script adapted by Gregory A. Falls. Once one allows high school enforced reading prejudices to fall away, Dickens’ words, bright and polished as sleigh bells, really do fulfill the great expectations one has of the literary giant.The Beattie and Wright production of A Christmas Carol is visually appealing, intelligent, and occasionally humorous. (I don’t wish to spoil a surprise, but there is a sudden and very hilarious moment involving cross-dressing.) And I’ll be the first to admit that Tiny Tim’s travails actually had my eyes welling up. So stock up on peppermint humbugs, Kleenex, and good cheer, and bear witness to a show that was captivating theater-goers when your parents still believed in Santa. - Jenny S.November 29th, 2009A Christmas Carol plays at ACT now through December 27th.Only the following select performances of A Christmas Carol are Teen Tix-eligible. There are NO companion (2 for $10) tickets for any of these performances.December 8 @ 7pmDecember 10 @ 6 and 8:30pmDecember 11 @ 6pmDecember 15 @ 6 and 8:30pmDecember 16 @ 6 and 8:30pm

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