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‘A Christmas Carol’ reading to bring holiday classic to life Dec. 12

December 6, 2020

Ringing in the season with a true holiday classic, the Lewes Public Library Shakespeare Festival will present a virtual staged reading of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12.

In this beloved Victorian English story, the cruel-hearted Scrooge finds salvation and redemption in his experiences of self-reflection, guided by the spectral influences of ghosts from Christmas past, present and yet to come.

Professional actors David Logan Rankin and Sadie Andros partner with talented local amateurs Maud and Harry Banks to bring the famous tale to life in a magical evening of holiday entertainment.

The live, Zoom-based performance is free and open to the public with registration required. To register, go to lewes.lib.de.us and click on Virtual Programs for Adults.

SAG and Actors’ Equity member David Logan Rankin, who has spent decades working on New York and regional stages, will read the part of Scrooge. Sadie Andros, an experienced New York and London stage actor, is well known to local audiences as Cape Henlopen High School drama director, and for her performances with Clear Space Theatre and the Lewes Public Library Shakespeare Festival.

Lewes community theater actors Maud and Harry Banks round out the cast and are remembered for their roles in last year’s library reading of “Snowflakes.”

Rankin and Andros appeared this fall in the Lewes Public Library Shakespeare Festival’s Halloween readings.

Festival Artistic Director David White said he is pleased to again welcome Rankin and Andros, this time in a hybrid performance format, using amateur and professional actors together under expert direction. NYC theater professional Susan Savoy assisted White directing the project, providing coaching on dialects and delivery, and sculpting the narrative.

The Shakespeare Festival, a program of the Lewes Public Library since 2015, seeks to provide the community with experiences that foster understanding of Shakespeare, and the world in which he lived and wrote. In addition, the festival supports development of new works celebrating the spoken word and hosting performances of classical texts.

 

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