| A CHRISTMAS CAROL At The Merchant's House Museum returns for the 12th Season | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:30 pm EDT 08/20/24 | |
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| Summoners Ensemble Theatre In association with the Merchant's House Museum Presents the 12th Holiday Season of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the MERCHANT'S HOUSE November 26 - December 29 only! Tickets on Sale Now at www.merchantshouse.org & www.summonersensemble.org Adapted by John Kevin Jones & Rhonda Dodd from Charles Dickens' classic tale Performed by John Kevin Jones Directed by Rhonda Dodd This holiday season, Summoners Ensemble Theatre and the Merchant's House Museum celebrate 12 years of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the MERCHANT'S HOUSE (29 East 4th Street, Manhattan). Surrounded by 19th century holiday decorations, flickering candles, and richly appointed period furnishings, audiences will be transported back 150 years in this captivating 70 minute performance created from Dickens' own script. Performances run November 26 through December 29. It's December 1867 and Charles Dickens has arrived in New York City for a month of sold-out performances of his beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. Be transfixed as Mr. Dickens, portrayed by actor John Kevin Jones, tells his timeless Christmas tale in the elegant intact Greek Revival parlor of the landmark 1832 Merchant's House Museum. "A Holiday Reception with Mr. Dickens" returns at SELECT PERFORMANCES ONLY - December 6-26. Attend a special performance by Mr. Dickens (John Kevin Jones) of "A Visit from St. Nicholas" and raise a cup of "Smoking Bishop" (mulled wine) or chilled cider to toast the holiday season! The 19th century family room, kitchen, and garden (weather permitting) of the Merchant's House Museum will be open to guests during the reception. If offered on your selected performance, look for the "Reception & Performance" ticketing option. Strictly limited to 20 guests. $35. "... we shall never have any entertainments more charming, or more full of genuine, legitimate and elevating pleasure ..." The New York Times, December 10, 1867 "The Christmas Carol becomes doubly enchanting when one hears it performed by Dickens." New York Herald, December 10, 1867 A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the MERCHANT'S HOUSE, Charles Dickens in New York, 1867, is presented by Summoners Ensemble Theatre in association with the Merchant's House Museum. Performances take place in the landmark 1832 Merchant's House Museum, New York City's only 19th century family home preserved intact, inside and out. Not recommended for children under 12. To be announced in November 2024: Our virtual offering of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the MERCHANT'S HOUSE will be available by pay-per-view again this holiday season. TICKET, PERFORMANCE & RECEPTION INFORMATION Tickets are available at www.summonersensemble.org and www.merchantshouse.org. Regular 70-minute performances: $50 - $130. Seating is strictly limited. Doors to the Merchant's House open 30 minutes prior to performance. For Group Sales of 10 or more, email Summoners Ensemble Theatre: summonersensemble@gmail.com "A Holiday Reception with Mr. Dickens" $35. Offered at select performances December 6-26. All reception begins 1 hour prior to your scheduled performance time. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE * "A Holiday Reception with Mr. Dickens" available at $35 Tuesday, November 26 at 7:00PM Wednesday, November 27 at 7:00PM Friday, November 29 at 7:00PM Saturday, November 30 at 7:00PM Sunday, December 1 at 6:00PM Tuesday, December 3 at 7:30PM Wednesday, December 4, at 7:00PM Thursday, December 5 at 7:00PM *Friday, December 6 at 7:00PM *Saturday, December 7 at 6:00PM Sunday, December 8 at 6:00PM Tuesday, December 10 at 7:30PM Wednesday, December 11 at 7:00PM Thursday, December 12 at 7:00PM *Friday, December 13 at 7:00PM *Saturday, December 14 at 7:00PM Sunday, December 15 at 6:00PM *Tuesday, December 17 at 7:30PM *Wednesday, December 18 at 7:00PM *Thursday, December 19 at 7:00PM *Friday, December 20 at 7:00PM *Saturday, December 21 at 7:00PM Sunday, December 22 at 6:00PM *Monday, December 23 at 7:00PM *Tuesday, December 24 at 4:00PM *Tuesday, December 24 at 6:30PM *Thursday, December 26 at 7:00PM Friday, December 27 at 7:00PM Saturday, December 28 at 7:00PM Sunday, December 29 at 6:00PM This is a strictly limited engagement. ? John Kevin Jones (Actor, Co-Adapter): Kevin is a member of Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, and the Dramatists Guild of America. In New York Kevin has been seen in Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe (SET), Whitman in Love (Merchant's House), Nothing But Trash (Theater for the New City), Jeffrey (starring Bryan Batt at Lincoln Center), The Winter's Tale, The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Hipgnosis Theatre). Regional credits include The Pavilion (American Stage), Othello (Arkansas Rep), The Rivals, All My Sons (Kentucky Rep), Angels in America, Gross Indecency (Playhouse on the Square). BA in Theatre Performance from the University of South Florida and MFA in Theatre Directing from the University of Memphis. RHONDA DODD (Director, Co-Adapter): An award winning actor, technician and director, Rhonda arrived in New York with over 150 shows under her belt. Once here she made her Off-Broadway acting debut with Terese Hayden and Jacqueline Brookes' Workshop in Tennessee Williams' Period of Adjustment, finished her Ph.D., and spent 10 years working at Circle in the Square Theatre School. Dr. Dodd is the Artistic Director of Summoners Ensemble Theatre, a member of Actors Equity, and a participant in The Playground Experiment – a forum for theatre artists to explore, test, and showcase new work while finding inspiration and support from the community it creates. CHARLES DICKENS (1812 – 1870): Considered the greatest English novelist of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. When destitution landed his family in debtor's prison, young Charles was forced to give up school and work in a blacking warehouse. This era of his life heavily influenced his writing, which later made him a much sought-after orator. After giving a speech to a group of working-class poor, Dickens found himself contemplating the plight of exploited child workers. Taking only six weeks to complete, in 1843, A Christmas Carol stripped away the mask from some of England's most acute social evils. By speaking up for the poor and oppressed, Dickens directly confronted the apathy and callousness of his countrymen. But more than just a timely political screed, Dickens' spirit-filled holiday story has become a timeless treatise about love, compassion, and the transformation of the human heart. He impelled his contemporaries then -- and now us today -- to care about everyone and to reach out and help if we see someone in need. MERCHANT'S HOUSE MUSEUM. Under threat from development next door for 12 years, the 1832 landmark Merchant's House Museum is fighting for its survival! The Merchant's House is a National Historic Landmark and, in New York City, distinguished as one of only 121 buildings that have landmark status for both its exterior and interior. It is the city's only 19th century family home preserved virtually intact, with original family furnishings and personal belongings. With unparalleled authenticity, the House offers an intimate glimpse of the domestic life of a prosperous merchant family and their Irish servants in mid-19th century New York. Please take 30 seconds to submit a letter to help SAVE the Merchant's House! SUMMONERS ENSEMBLE THEATRE: Founded by a group of actors who studied together at Circle in the Square Theatre School's Professional Acting Training program, Summoners Ensemble joined the ranks of New York nonprofit theatre companies in 1993. Created as a collaborative to allow the members to share in all of the functions needed in running a theatre company, Summoners remains a collective effort as we jointly produce theatrical events with other nonprofits or as we find ourselves acting and directing, writing and producing. Visit www.summonersensemble.org for more information Facebook/AChristmasCarolattheMerchantsHouse, and Instagram @christmascarolnyc. Follow www.merchantshouse.org on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @MerchantsHouse |
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