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Ebt'ne/er St ntoge l/ohn Durbin) is frightened by a Christmas spirit in the Xebraska Theater
Caravan's A Christmas Carol, playing Sunday at the Hull Center.
Hult stages ‘A Christmas Carol’
By Layne Lakefish
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The Amerir an < Ihristmas tradition, which .11 tu
,11i\ began in Victorian Kngland, mines to life
Sunday on the Hull ( enter s Silva Com ert Hall
stage A Christmas (’anil performed l>v the N’e
liraska Theater (iaravan. w ill he performed .it to
and ft p in
"This is a wonderful produition said f’at (lu
sick Hull Center assistant marketing director
"Ust year we sold out the show, so this year we
del ided to add the matinee
This production is hound to please young and
old alike as the miserly S< rouge travels from
(Ih list mas just lot Ihrisimas present
The troupe makes ev eptional use of spei lal ef
fis Is for the gliosl and utilizes a magii al lied that
spins around as St rouge travels through time It
also boasts a dressing room wardrobe of over .’till
Vit torian costumes
"The show is very well done 111 the wav it takes
advantage of the special effects ol theater. Cu
sit k sairl
The Nebraska Theater Caravan brings Charles
Du kens' story to life in a wav unparalleled by
most theater groups "This group is so profes
sional and so pat kagetl." Cusit k said "They run
a tight ship."
The stage "ill also come to life through music,
employing .1 theater form known as masque This
means that mush is incorporated into the show,
hut not used to develop the stor\ line, (‘usii k e\
plained
"This is not music in the sense of a musical."
she said "for example, vou'li see Scrooge doing
the hooks and then some carolers will come to
his door It's traditional. Knglish carols
Scrooge will he placed In John Durbin, an a<
tor who's appeared on television in shows such
as "thirt\something." "Star I rek The Next (fen
eration." "Moonlighting." and "Hill Street
lllues " Alongside him will he .1 host of tH other
t ast members
"The acting is so fresh and polished." laisick
said "At last year's production, there were little
kids leaning forward with their t Inns on the seals
in front of them They were obviously caught up
in the vs hole thing
"it's the magii of live theater."
This partii uiar theater group lirsl performed A
Christmas Carol in Kugene last year. "Other pre
seniors were real thrilled with it." (aisick said
"They had a good reputation and we thought it
would be fun."
For tu ket information, call the Hull (enter box
off ir e at (>H7 5000
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