It’s hard to believe this is the 27th year for Pollard Theatre Company’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic set in territorial Oklahoma.
A Christmas Carol
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Don’t be a Scrooge
Lyric Theatre presents an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic that, through humor and poignancy, will delight even us professional Scrooges. It’s two hours of purely enjoyable theater. When working with such dreadfully familiar, albeit first-class, material as “A Christmas Carol,” the challenge for an adapter and director is to make the story fresh. Artistic director […]
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Like the Dickens
Director Hal Kohlman has delivered a solid take on a slightly retooled adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” penned by D. Lance Marsh, artistic director of TheatreOCU, who also stars as Ebenezer Scrooge. Devoid of friendship, love or charity, miserly businessman Scrooge is warned by the specter of his former business partner that if […]
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Like the Dickens
Director Hal Kohlman has delivered a solid take on a slightly retooled adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” penned by D. Lance Marsh, artistic director of TheatreOCU, who also stars as Ebenezer Scrooge. Devoid of friendship, love or charity, miserly businessman Scrooge is warned by the specter of his former business partner that if […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Don’t be a Scrooge
Lyric Theatre presents an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic that, through humor and poignancy, will delight even us professional Scrooges. It’s two hours of purely enjoyable theater. When working with such dreadfully familiar, albeit first-class, material as “A Christmas Carol,” the challenge for an adapter and director is to make the story fresh. Artistic director […]
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Chill out
Oklahomans have a love/hate relationship with ice. On one hand, we have devastating storms. On the other, we have the Oklahoma City Barons hockey team and ice rinks dotting the map, including a brand-new outdoor rink debuting Friday at the Festival Marketplace in Edmond. Running from noon to 10 p.m. daily, the rink aims to […]
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Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Then again, as I type these very words, a blizzard has shut down this fair city, so the doc’s timing is all too apropos. Having aired in the recent yuletide season, the BBC one-hour special makes its way to DVD and Blu-ray, where a Very Special Adventure awaits. Matt Smith is the current Doctor; Karen […]