"For many, Charles Dickens' timeless tale about a miserly businessman who is visited by three ghosts is a holiday reminder for us to seek our own humanity. Portland Playhouse has been bringing this classic play back in a nontraditional thoroughly multiracial and often cros- gender adaptation directed by Charles Grant for the last three years, which feels timely and relevant to today. The play by Rick Lombardo and Anna Lackaff melds musical celebration and dance with prophetic storytelling."
"My life now as a father is bigger than me. Every decision I make now doesn't just affect me, doesn't just affect my mom and my brother. It affects these two people that I helped bring into the world, and if I forgo that, if I forsake that, that then is a consequence onto me spiritually and morally and mentally. So yes, this, this is about things that are bigger than ourselves. And being a father, I definitely feel that."
" Who is this person, and what if he was closer to who we are, and how did he get here? And what has he given up and his capacity for change? That's something that I've also been thinking about at this moment that no matter how far gone we are, no matter what is going on in the world around us or in our lives"
Portland Playhouse stages a nontraditional, thoroughly multiracial and often cross-gender adaptation of A Christmas Carol directed by Charles Grant. The adaptation by Rick Lombardo and Anna Lackaff blends musical celebration, dance, and prophetic storytelling to make Dickens' themes feel timely and relevant. La'Tevin Alexander portrays Scrooge and connects the role to his experience of fatherhood, emphasizing decisions that affect family and spiritual, moral, and mental consequences. The production foregrounds the character's capacity for change and prompts reflection on humanity, community, and responsibilities that exceed individual concerns. Performances run through December 31.
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