Slippery Rock University's Department of Theatre opened their production of A Christmas Carol Friday. The play was adapted and directed by Slippery Rock University theatre professor David Skeele. A Christmas Carol will run for a total of seven performances in the University Union multi-purpose room, ending its run Thursday, November 20.A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens, was first published in 1843. The story follows an old miser who hates Christmas. After a visit by the ghost of his departed colleague, Jacob Marley, Scrooge is taken on a journey of redemption with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. The classic Christmas tale has been retold in many mediums over the past 171 years including books, plays, films, an opera, ballet, and a Broadway Musical.
It is said that the current state of observance of Christmas is largely the result of a mid-Victorian revival of the holiday spearheaded by A Christmas Carol. Even the popularity of the term “Merry Christmas” is largely attributed to the success of the book. According to historian Ronald Hutton, in superimposing his secular vision of the holiday, Dickens influenced many aspects of Christmas that are celebrated today in Western culture, such as family gatherings, seasonal food and drink, dancing, games and a festive generosity of spirit.
Having been such an influential piece of literature over such a long period of time and all over the world and being currently relevant to our campus and community as the theatre department’s A Christmas Carol completes its run, I think this topic is great for coverage using Meograph.
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