An Interactive One-Man Performance of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"

London, 1843. It’s Christmas Eve, and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge sits alone in his mansion, eating gruel by a dying fire. The sound of rattling chains breaks the icy silence, and thus begins the action of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Join New York Adventure Club and South Street Seaport Museum for an interactive one-man theatrical showcase of A Christmas Carol — taking place inside the Museum's recently restored 1868 A.A. Thomson & Co. building, part of the South Street Seaport Historic District, which now features three floors of the Seaport Museum's exhibition space.

Actor and writer Jeffries Thaiss brings Scrooge and twenty other characters to life in this intimate, simple, yet imaginatively intense one-person adaptation of the classic that is truer to Dickens' original text than almost any other adaptation.

Beginning with an interactive introduction, Thaiss sets the adaptation in the context of the world Dickens lived in and the world we live in now, and asks the audience to join him in telling the story by providing sound effects and saying some familiar lines. But don't worry — participation by audience members is optional, it just adds to the fun!

Stick around for a spirited talkback immediately following the show!

*Runtime is around 75 minutes without intermission followed by a 15-minute talkback

**Please note that this event takes place at the A.A. Thomson & Co. building located at 213 Water Street, NOT the South Street Seaport Museum's entrance on South Street

About Jeffries Thaiss

Jeffries Thaiss is an award-winning actor who over 30 years has played in a wide range of roles from Shakespeare to Ibsen to favorites of musical theatre at many of the country's top venues, including Tony-Award winning theatres Seattle Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and the Shakespeare Theatre of Washington, DC. He has written and performs another interactive one-man show, "Heart", in which he plays the controversial South African surgeon, Dr. Christiaan Barnard, who was first to transplant a human heart.

About the South Street Seaport Museum

The South Street Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic seaport district in New York City, preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Founded in 1967, the Museum houses an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, exhibition galleries and education spaces, working 19th century print shops, and an active fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of “Where New York Begins.” seaportmuseum.org

Testimonials

"Everything was good -- we really enjoyed the evening!" -Debra

"It was a pleasure to watch" -Ricky

"Wonderful setting, great actor and singer, always a pleasure to see Christmas Carol" -Gabriella

"I loved it! The acting was superb." -Mary

"It seized my attention from the very start and I was amazed at how captivated I was from start to finish! The show was SO well done and really made our Christmas celebration...very special! Thank you and Merry Christmas!" -Dan

"Very good acting and expression in the readings" -Norma

"Very true to Dicken's work, the edits were reasonable and did not hurt the production. Very enjoyable" -Sarah

"I love a Christmas Carol. i liked this one because there was more said about what was happening at the time." -Francis

"The performance of The Christmas Carol was wonderfully done. It was surprising that...it was a single person. Well done." -Rick

"The main actor put a lot of work into the program" -Dick

"What a spectacular show, it really made our night! Bravo!! Merry Christmas." -Taylor

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