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“A Christmas Carol” livestream will benefit Bucks Playhouse

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Bucks County Playhouse and producer Hunter Arnold unofficially kicked off the holiday season early by announcing that a special filmed version of Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol,” starring Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays, will be released worldwide Saturday, Nov. 28.

The streaming video event will benefit Bucks County Playhouse as well as other community, amateur and regional theaters across the country which have been devastated by the pandemic.

Directed by two-time Tony Award-nominee Michael Arden, adapted by Mays, Susan Lyons and Arden, and conceived by Arden and Tony Award-nominee Dane Laffrey, the filmed version is based on the acclaimed 2018 production which made its world premiere at Los Angeles’ Geffen Playhouse.

“Due to COVID-19, the country’s theaters have lost over 80% of their income, a number that is devastating to our community,” said Arnold. “These theaters, the work they produce, and the artists and workers they support are a fundamental part of our society. We must fight for their survival.”

Bucks County Playhouse is a partner through a joint project between Arnold’s TBD Pictures, La Jolla Playhouse, and On The Stage.

“A Christmas Carol” was filmed live at New York’s United Palace, chosen to preserve the power of the theatrical storytelling Mays and Arden have created. The timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to new life as Jefferson Mays plays over 50 roles in “a virtuosic, master class of a performance.”

The creative team for “A Christmas Carol” includes Dane Laffrey (scenic and costume design), Maceo Bishop (director of photography), Ben Stanton (lighting design), Joshua D. Reid (sound design), Lucy Mackinnon (projection design), Cookie Jordan (hair and makeup design), James Ortiz (puppet design), and Nikki M. James (assistant director).

A Christmas Carol is produced by Hunter Arnold with George Bamber, Kayla Greenspan, Carl Daikeler, Roberto Quiroz Mata, and Tom Kirdahy serving as executive producers for the film.

Tickets for “A Christmas Carol” are now available to purchase via buckscountyplayhouse.org/achristmascarol.


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