The Literature Network - SCROOGED THIS TIME OF YEAR, CHARLES DICKENS'S 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL IS BEING PERFORMED AT THEATERS ALL OVER. SEVERAL PRESENT AND FORMER SCROOGES RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES PLAYING DICKEN'S 'SQUEEZING, WRENCHING, GRASPING ... COVE

SCROOGED THIS TIME OF YEAR, CHARLES DICKENS'S 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL IS BEING PERFORMED AT THEATERS ALL OVER. SEVERAL PRESENT AND FORMER SCROOGES RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES PLAYING DICKEN'S 'SQUEEZING, WRENCHING, GRASPING ... COVE

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 20051218
Author:Catherine Foster, GLOBE STAFF

SCROOGES OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT WILLIAM DAMKOEHLER

In 20 productions of "A Christmas Carol" at Trinity Repertory Company, it's his second Scrooge. Through Dec. 24. 401-351-4242, www.trinityrep.com.

This story is part of our international subconscious by now, it's been around for such a long time. You think you know what this guy is, the crusty miser who is redeemed at the end. I've seen well over 20 Scrooges, and I'm still learning. I find him to be a real modern man. He's a very conservative man, in that he believes that society should mind its own business and shouldn't necessarily be ...

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SCROOGED THIS TIME OF YEAR, CHARLES DICKENS'S 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL IS BEING PERFORMED AT THEATERS ALL OVER. SEVERAL PRESENT AND FORMER SCROOGES RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES PLAYING DICKEN'S 'SQUEEZING, WRENCHING, GRASPING ... COVE

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