REBECCA WEINEL

DICKENS ON THE DECK

 

 

the 2021 holiday season StageNorth theater of Washburn, Wisconsin produced a live outdoor production titled Dickens On The Deck.

An abridged version of Charles Dickens classic play, A Christmas Carol. Adapted by Howard Dallin and John Thomas. Theater patrons were invited to watch the performance for free, from the comfort of their vehicles much like a drive-in movie theater. As actors braved the negative temperatures of lake Superior, members of the community listened from their car radios or by the heat of a roaring fire. 

 

Dickens On The Deck was an idea born after theater owner John Thomas preposed a traditional outdoor holiday play. Unfortunately politics and the thought of such a daunting task kept this show on its shelf for over a decade. Fortunately local Ashland Director Victorio Tecumseh Salas was more than ready for this challenge. With the help of his producers, Savannah artists Yolanda Morris & Rebecca Weinel. Dickens On the Deck was completed in one month and is praised throughout the community as a success. 

 

Dickens on the Deck will return next holiday season. 

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Directed by: Victorio Tecumseh Salas
Produced by: Rebecca Weinel & Yolanda Morris 
Adapted by: Howard Dallin & John Thomas 

Set Designer: Bob Holton 

Costumes Designer: Jen Hewitt

Sound Designer: Matt Jugenheimer 

Photography: John Weinel & Rebecca Weinel

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Special Thanks to John & Ana, Scott Burchill, Liz Woodworth and Stage North Theater