Blessed Unrest

• Adapted by
  Matt Opatrny
• From the novel by
  Charles Dickens
• Directed and choreographed by
  Jessica Burr

Blessed Unrest gets to the heart of the classic with this powerful and illuminating adaptation of the shocking night when Ebenezer Scrooge is woken from his life of isolation and offered a shot at redemption. Six actors play thirty-seven characters in this raw, physical and darkly funny exploration of Scrooge’s secretive past, the troubled present around him, and the tragic future that is coming if he continues to live with his eyes closed.

In 1843, Charles Dickens planned to publish a political pamphlet entitled “An Appeal to the People of England on behalf of the Poor Man’s Child”, but instead wrote A Christmas Carol. This adaptation returns to the story’s original intent as an examination of an unjust socioeconomic system that benefits a few at the top while the masses struggle to meet their basic needs. It shows the capacity of an individual to break out of solitude, strive to be known, and enact positive change.

• Featuring
  Sora Baek, Jessi Blue Gormezano, Tatyana Kot, Damen Scranton, Nathan Richard Wagner, Joshua Wynter
• Production stage manager
  Jaimie Van Dyke
• Costume Designer
  Summer Lee Jack
• Sound Designer
  Sam Kusnetz
• Set Designer
  Neal Wilkinson
• Lighting Designer
  Cynthia Jankowski
• Production Assistant
  Sara Malinowski
• Press Rep
  David Gibbs/DARR Publicity