Do you like the Carol Burnett Show? Saturday Night Live? Second City Televison?
Then you do not want to miss this show!
This is not your typical Christmas show. But it is first-class sketch comedy. It does breeze through every Christmas Story Ever Told (well, a good chunk) and does it at break-neck speed.
Some Christmas stories are mashed together, weaving a hilarious comedic blend.
The most outstanding part of this show is the acting. When you only have three people on stage, they better be darn good to hold your attention. And the three fine thespians here do that, turned up to 11!
All three are outstanding. Caleb Boatright is a bright highlight, a physical comedian gifted at pulling the audience in. Alexandria Weekley is the intense, sincere center of the play, the "Straight Man" whom nothing else works unless she is spot on.
Kayla Dizon is a tour de force, one of the most dazzling performances I have ever seen. The sheer volume of dialogue she has - you're barely conscious of it because she blasts through it with such perfection and force. Every. Single. Word. She Utters...LANDS! She varies her voice and mannerisms to a multitude of characters. She pronounces strange, foreign words from a host of countries, all as if she were a native.
There is an interactive element to the show, so be prepared for that. It's not too involving. You won't have to jump off a scaffold. But you might have to answer some questions.
I love A Christmas Carol. It's the one show I could do over and over again. I've played Marley's ghost once and Scrooge twice. It's a powerful story and holds significant meaning to me.
There is some fun made in the play about how A Christmas Carol is overdone. Maybe.
I will say this. I see variations of A Christmas Carol being performed more often than the traditional telling. So why do writers, performers, and theatre-goers keep coming back to the same remarkable story and plotline if it's overdone?
Give yourself an extra special Christmas Present!
COME SEE THIS SHOW!!!
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