"Presented Dec. 10-21 at the Walnut Creek's downtown Lesher Center for the Arts, the two-act, roughly two-hour production was adapted by playwright Harrison David Rivers in collaboration with Sally Lobel and is directed by two-time Obie Award-winning theater artist Jared Mezzocchi. The Center Rep cast is joined by Berkeley-based AXIS Dance Company. The AXIS ensemble founded in 1987 includes disabled, non-disabled, d/Deaf and neurodiverse professional performing artists and is led by Artistic Director Nadia Adame and Executive Director Danae Rees."
"Mezzocchi notes River's adaptation keeps the traditional 1800s Victorian London setting and costuming, but has a mild shift in that it is the young Tim Cratchit character who makes the wish that Scrooge would change. "It's really about the community allowing Scrooge back in once he has transformed. Do they have that capacity when led by the youngest?" The reason to collaborate with AXIS he says is tethered to the script's narrative being shaped by Tim."
Center Repertory Company presents a West Coast premiere adaptation of A Christmas Carol at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts from Dec. 10-21. The two-act, roughly two-hour production was adapted by Harrison David Rivers with Sally Lobel and directed by Jared Mezzocchi. The Center Rep cast is joined by Berkeley-based AXIS Dance Company, an ensemble of disabled, non-disabled, d/Deaf and neurodiverse professional performing artists. The production retains a 1800s Victorian London setting but shifts focus by having young Tim Cratchit wish for Scrooge's change, framing the story through Tim's perspective and emphasizing empathy, community acceptance, and children's wisdom.
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