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Event
A Christmas Carol
On December 1 2016, The Historical Christmas Barn and Urban Impact of Black Rock, Inc. will present "A Christmas Carol" at Black Rock Church in Fairfield CT. This heartwarming show-of-the-season is performed by Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great grandson of literary master, Charles Dickens. Gerald, an actor and producer hails from Oxford, England and performs his captivating rendition of this timeless holiday classic in select venues.
Gerald bears more than a passing resemblance to his famous ancestor, who originally toured the U.S. in 1867 reading his literary works before spellbound audiences. The historians report that A Christmas Carol was his favorite piece to perform. According to Gerald, his great-great grandfather adored theater and initially wanted to be an actor but pursued writing as a career for practical purposes. For many years Gerald says that he himself "avoided anything to do with Dickens like the plague." But in 1993 when a friend asked him to do a reading of A Christmas Carol on its 150th anniversary of publication to help raise money for a historical restoration project, he couldn't turn him down. To his surprise, he enjoyed doing it and has been delighting audiences around the world with his rendition ever since.
During his energetic one-man show, Dickens brings A Christmas Carol to life. He leaps, he sobs, he laughs as he entertains depicting 26 characters of the classic tale, with just a table, wing chair, and hat rack accompanying him on stage.
Mr. Dickens returns to the U.S. for his 2016 tour that will take him to several states across the country. He will transform theaters into scenes straight out of the classic holiday tale, much as Scrooge was transformed from a dispirited miser to a joyous soul after his Christmas Eve encounter with ghosts from the past, present and future.
The performance is sponsored by The Historical Christmas Barn in Wilton CT. All of the proceeds from the performance will benefit Urban Impact of Black Rock, Inc., a Christian faith based 501 c3 organization that provides in-school and evening tutoring and mentoring programs for kids who live in PT Barnum. Community in Bridgeport CT. For more information about Urban Impact visit urbanimpactct.org
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LocationBlack Rock Church (View)
3685 Black Rock Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06825
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 8 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Contact
| Owner: Operation Hope |
| On BPT Since: Jul 19, 2016 |
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| Historical Christmas Barn |
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