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"A Christmas Carol" adapted by David H. Bell from Dickens, at Alliance Theatre in Atlanta through Dec. 27. Pictured: David de Vries and cast. (Photo by Greg Mooney)
Onstage This Week: Dec. 21–27 (The Dickens Digest!)
Scrooge, Fezziwig, Cratchit, and Tiny Tim are stars this week as hundreds of performances of Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday story take the stage across America.
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by David H. Bell from Dickens, at Alliance Theatre in Atlanta through Dec. 27. Pictured: David de Vries and cast. (Photo by Greg Mooney)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Howard Dallin from Dickens, at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park through Dec. 30. Pictured: Kathleen Wise, Livvy Stubenrauch, Austin Vaughan, and Bruce Cromer. (Photo by Mikki Schaffner)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Barbara Field from Dickens, at Kentucky’s Actors Theatre of Louisville through Dec. 23. Pictured: Jayson Speters, Jermaine Miles, Celina Dean, Calvin Ramirez, and Douglas Waterbury-Tieman.
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Richard Hellesen from Dickens, at Denver Center Theatre Company through Dec. 27. (Adams Visual Communications)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Buck Busfield, at B Street Theatre in Sacramento, Calif., through Dec. 27. Pictured: John Lamb and Greg Alexander. (Photo by Jerry Montoya)
“A Christmas Carol” by Dickens, at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, R.I., through Dec. 31. Pictured: Kyle Vincent Terry, Whitney White, Adrian Blount, and Dennis Kozee. (Photo by Mark Turek)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Dave Steakley from Dickens, at ZACH Theatre in Austin through Dec. 28. (Photo by Kirk Tuck)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Michael Wilson from Dickens, at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., through Dec. 31. Pictured: Edward Gero and James Konicek. (Photo by Scott Suchman)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Tom Creamer from Dickens, at Goodman Theatre in Chicago through Dec. 27. Pictured: Travis Knight and Larry Yando. (Photo by Liz Lauren)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Gerald Freedman from Dickens, at Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland through Dec. 23. Pictured: David Anthony Smith. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Arlitia Jones and Michael Haney from Dickens, at Perserverance Theatre in Anchorage, Alaska, through Dec. 27.
“A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol” adapted by GQ and JQ from Dickens, at Chicago Shakespeare Theater through Jan. 3. Pictured: JQ, GQ, Jackson Doran, and Postell Pringle. (Photo by Michael Brosilow)
“A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas” adapted by Michael Wilson from Dickens, at the Alley Theatre in Houston through Dec. 28. (Photo by T. Charles Erickson)
“A Christmas Carol” by Dickens, at Oregon’s Portland Playhouse through Dec. 24. (Photo by Brud Giles)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and Edward Morgan from Dickens, at Milwaukee Repertory Theater through Dec. 24. Pictured: Amalia Cecsarini and Jonathan Smoots, center, with the cast. (Photo by Michael Brosilow)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Jerry Patch from Dickens, at South Coast Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa, Calif., through Dec. 27.
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Tom Haas from Dickens, at Indiana Repertory Theatre in Indianapolis in 2015. Pictured: Emily Ristine and Will Mobley. (Photo by Zach Rosing)
“A Christmas Carol,” adapted by Michael Wilson from Charles Dickens, at Hartford Stage in Hartford, Conn., through Dec. 30. Pictured: Bill Raymond and Noble Shropshire. (Photo by T Charles Erikson)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Crispin Whittell from Dickens, at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis through Dec. 27. Pictured: Robert O. Berdahl and J.C. Cutler. (Photo by Dan Norman)
“A Christmas Carol” adapted by Kevin Moriarty from Dickens, at Dallas Theater Center through Dec. 26. (Photo by Karen Almond)
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