The 2013–2014 Season
A Christmas Carol
Damen Scranton as Scrooge, photo by Alan Roche
December 5–22, 2013
The Interart Theatre
500 West 52nd Street, NYC
(just west of 10th Avenue)
December 14, 2013
The Emelin Theatre
Mamaroneck, NY
Running time: 95 minutes
- 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.
Behind the Scenes: A Christmas Carol
An interview with the actors
An interview with director Jessica Burr
An interview with playwright Matt Opatrny
A look behind the scenes at the photo shoot
- 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