A grand holiday tradition continues with American Conservatory Theater’s annual production of the Dickens classic.
James Carpenter and Catherine Castellanos star in “A Christmas Carol” at American Conservatory Theater.The ghost of Jacob Marley will forever haunt the moving production of “A Christmas Carol,” playing through Dec. 24 at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater.
The pleasure of watching veteran actors revisit roles year after year heightens the alchemy of the holiday ritual. Missing this tradition for the last few years has only burnished its power. The piece has evolved, the choreography of the musical numbers feels far more raucous than it used to and there are more children in the show than I remember.
To be sure it’s not a perfect staging. Some of the Victorian set design seems cheesy, particularly the street scenes. Some of the scenes feel a bit rushed.I think catharsis is what the holidays are for. It’s a time to revisit what we hold dear and why. In the past, I might have been mortified by that. I too have spent years as a stickler for theater etiquette. But now I think that perhaps the heart of “Carol” is about cherishing childhood in all its innocence and chaos. Scrooge finds his redemption in his memories of youth, after all. He remembers who he once was and the knowledge transforms him.
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