Franklin High School Theatre Company to Present Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

The following is a press release from Elk Grove Unified School District: 

Franklin Theatre Company (FTC) will present a holiday show for all families to enjoy, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, on Friday, December 13.  

This show is an adaptation by John Jakes as a touring version.  It will feature the young artists of Franklin High School.  Click here for more information about the FTC.

A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens, first published by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. The story tells of bitter and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation resulting from supernatural visits from Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim.

This annual production seen many times around the holiday time will be a special production you will not want to miss.  The set and staging will be of a new method where actors will remain on stage throughout the show.  While the story remains much the same, the characters tell the story, but the artistry of Director Caitlin Knapp will allow audiences to see a form of staging that is very unique in theatre; and, some narration by Charles Dickens (an actor) throughout the play.

Caitlin Knapp is an alumnus of Franklin Theatre Company and a graduate of The University of the Pacific.  This is her second year at Franklin High School.  She has directed plays at Franklin and is currently teaching and directing one of two Children’s Honors Advanced theatre classes this school year.

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WHO:               FTC students and staff

WHAT:              This play tells the story of bitter and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation resulting from supernatural visits from Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.

WHEN:              Friday, December 13, 2013

                        6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

WHERE:            Franklin High School

Black Box Theater

6400 Whitelock Parkway
Elk Grove, CA 95757