2019 Holiday Gift Guide

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ON STAGE

McCarter Theatre Center brings back annual ‘A Christmas Carol’ M

cCarter Theatre Center is announced the return of “A Christmas Carol,” directed by Adam Immerwahr.

This family-friendly production runs from Dec. 10-29 in the Matthews Theatre in Princeton. A popular annual event for families all across the region, McCarter Theatre Center’s production of Charles Dickens’ timeless story brings a tale of memory and redemption beyond the stage and out into the aisles and lobbies.

About the Show Ebenezer Scrooge (Greg Wood) is no fan of Christmas.

He “bah humbugs” every glimmer of holiday happiness.

Cheer is costly and good-will is bad for business. This Christmas, however, things are going to be a little different. This annual holiday tradition will usher you into the spirit of the season with all the joy, wonder and generosity Scrooge discovers.

McCarter’s version of Ebenezer Scrooge’s magical

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Greg Wood, center, with members of the 2018 cast and community ensembles of “A Christmas Carol.”

journey through Christmas past, present, and future combines period-specific music with 21st-century design and special effects. A cast of professional actors are joined by “The Community Ensemble” – an ensemble of ranging from age 5-74, comprised of more than thirty people chosen from the greater Princeton community.

Audiences will experience an immersive Dickensian environment when they step inside the theater lobbies.

This “pre-show” takes place an hour before each performance, where adults and children have the opportunity to meet characters from the play, sing along to holiday carols, and discover sweets and treats before taking their seats to enjoy a myriad of special effects, dance numbers and the story of Scrooge on stage.

Since its publication in 1843, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” has come to embody everything that is good and right about the human spirit – not only during the holidays, but throughout the year. Originally written in

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IN THE COMMUNITY

Princeton University Art Museum adds new retail location on Nassau Street

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he Princeton University Art Museum will open a new, second location of its Museum Store on Palmer Square in support of its mission of bringing the visual arts to the local and regional communities.

Located at 56 Nassau St., the new museum store will feature a variety of handcrafted offerings from regional artisans, as well as items related to the museum’s collections and current exhibitions. Proceeds from the store will support the more than 275 programs the museum offers each year, including gallery teaching programs for over 10,000 primary and secondary schoolchildren annually.

“The museum store seeks to deepen and extend the visitor experience of the Princeton University Art Museum, and provide

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visitors with opportunities to live with great design,” said Director James Steward. “Our new location on Nassau Street allows us to extend this mission to greater numbers of visitors to our community.”

The new museum store represents the museum’s ongoing commitment to community engagement and to the vitality of downtown Princeton. It also complements the opening of Art@Bainbridge, a contemporary gallery project that opened in September in historic Bainbridge House at 158 Nassau St. About the Princeton University Art Museum Store The museum store features original work by regional artisans in many media, including glass, ceramic, wood, textile, metal and alternative materials and jewel-

Princeton University Art Museum adds new retail location on Nassau Street.

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Greg Wood, center, with members of the 2018 cast and community ensembles of “A Christmas Carol.”

A Christmas Carol Continued from Page 3B rebuttal of the squalid working conditions of child laborers in Industrial Age England, “A Christmas Carol” remains a heartwarming tale of redemption, hope, and love. McCarter’s latest reimagining of this annual tradition has been honored with acclaim by audiences and critics alike, praising the Community Ensemble, in particular.

About the Creative Team “A Christmas Carol” combines David Thompson’s adaptation with music by the late Michael Friedman, choreography

by Lorin Latarro, scenic design by Daniel Ostling (many at McCarter including Lookingglass Theatre Company’s recent McCarter production of “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”), costumes by Linda Cho, lighting by Lap Chi Chu, sound design

by Darron L West, wig design by Carissa Thorlakson, and special effects by Jeremy Chernick. The production’s musical director is Cris Frisco, founder and artistic director of The New Voice Project and musical director at Opera Fayetteville. Also returning are Jessica Bedford as associate director and Greer Gisy as choreography

supervisor.

About the Cast With an impressive roster of Broadway and regional credits, the cast of “A Christmas Carol” features returning McCarter “Carol” veterans Paul Deo Jr., Billy Finn, Andrea Goss, Sharina Martin, Steven Rattazzi, Jon Norman Schneider, A. J. Shively, Greg Wood and Frank X. Newcomers to the production include Twinkle Burke and Jo Twiss.

About the Community and Young Ensembles The Community Ensemble includes Amy Blair of Ewing, NJ; Jamai Brown, Mitzi Hightower-Teel, Tristan Takacs, and Paul Zych of Trenton, NJ; Andrew James Gordon of West Windsor, NJ; Deonté Griffin-Quick of Linden, NJ; Preksha Kavalar and Paul Owen of Skillman, NJ; Liz Kent of Hackettstown, NJ; Andrea Kristensen of Hopewell, NJ; Al LaGratta and Jessica Stanzek of Kendall Park, NJ; Lillian A. McEwen and Jack Sabatino of Princeton, NJ; Kate Jones of Lamberville, NJ; Daniel McGinley of East Windsor, NJ; Sarah

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ry. The store also offers a fine selection of publications related to the museum’s current exhibitions and its globe-spanning collections. Proceeds support the museum’s core mission of bringing art into everyday life through fostering close and sustained looking, rich interpretive experiences, and educational programming.

About the Princeton University Art Museum With a collecting history that extends back to 1755, the Princeton University Art Museum is one of the leading university art museums in the country, with collections that have grown to include over 110,000 works of art ranging from ancient to contemporary art and spanning the globe.

Committed to advancing Princeton’s teaching and research missions, the museum also serves as a gateway to the University for visitors from around the world.

Intimate in scale yet expansive in scope,

the Museum offers a respite from the rush of daily life—a revitalizing experience of extraordinary works of art and an opportunity to delve deeply into the study of art and culture.

The Princeton University Art Museum is located at the heart of the Princeton campus, a short walk from the shops and restaurants of Nassau Street. Admission is free. Museum hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Museum is closed Mondays and major holidays. https://artmuseum.princeton.edu Art@Bainbridge, the Museum’s new gallery project dedicated to emerging contemporary artists, is located at 158 Nassau Street in downtown Princeton. Admission is free. Art@Bainbridge hours are Sunday to Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Members of the 2018 community ensemble of “A Christmas Carol.”

A Christmas Carol Continued from Page 6B Middough of Oceanport, NJ; Finn MurrayCampbell and Benjamin Piccarillo of Pennington, NJ; Gloria Schnure of Somerset, NJ; Tara Parkman and Shan Williams II of Hamilton, NJ; Anoushka Sharma of Princeton Junction, NJ: and Lauryn Morgan Thomas of Landsdowne, PA. The Young Ensemble is comprised of thirteen local children: Uriah Amacker, Chandler Miller, and Myla Delvalle of Trenton, NJ; Sanya Bhatt, Syra Bhatt, and Emre Celik of Cranbury, NJ; Camille Grove, Sam Roman, and Aria Song of Princeton, NJ; Alexander Perez of Ewing, NJ; Alicianna Rodriguez and Isabella Rodriguez of Hamilton, NJ; and Troy Vallery of Yardville, NJ. About the Director Adam Immerwahr is the former Associate Artistic Director at McCarter and the former Resident Director at Passage Theater. He is currently Artistic Director of Theater J, the nation’s largest and most prominent Jewish theater. Adam’s NYC directing credits: The Public, Theater Row (both for Summer Play Festival), Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Wild Project, and NYU’s Studio Tisch. Internationally, he directed the African premiere of The Convert (nominated for Zimbabwe’s National Arts Medal). Regionally, Adam has directed for

Walnut Street Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, Cleveland Play House, Theater J, Passage, Adventure Theater, Luna Stage, Hangar Theatre, Bristol Riverside, Premiere Stages, PlayPenn, and many others. Graduate of Brown University. Drama League Directing Fellow (2008). www.AdamImmerwahr.com About McCarter Theatre Center Under the leadership of award-winning playwright and Artistic Director Emily Mann, Managing Director Michael S. Rosenberg, and Special Programming Director William W. Lockwood, McCarter’s mission is to create world-class theater and present the finest artists for the engagement, education, and entertainment of the community. Winner of the 1994 Tony Award® for Outstanding Regional Theatre, world premieres include Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia” and Masha and “Spike” (2013 Tony® – Best Play); Tarell Alvin McCraney’s “The Brother/Sister Plays”; Emily Mann’s “Having Our Say”; and Danai Gurira’s “The Convert.” McCarter brings artists from around the world to Princeton, New Jersey including Zakir Hussain, Yamato Drummers, Andy Borowitz and more. Education and outreach efforts serve tens of thousands through student matinees, in-school residencies, and adult classes. More at mccarter.org.

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Museum Continued from Page 8B STORE HOURS The Museum Store–at the Art Museum Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Thursday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

Sunday, 12 p.m.–5 p.m.

Special Holiday Mondays, December 2,

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The Museum Store–Palmer Square Sunday–Tuesday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Wednesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–8:30 p.m.

Museum Store: 609.258.1713 Palmer Square Store: 609.258.5600 museumstore@princeton.edu https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/about/ museum-store

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