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'Oliver!' full of hope, priest says, Children's Theatre staging the Charles Dickens classic
From: Charleston Daily Mail
Date: 20030313
Author:CHARLOTTE FERRELL SMITH
DAILY MAIL STAFF
Humor and hope shine through the dismal parts of "Oliver!," the latest offering of the Children's Theatre of Charleston.
The themes appeal to the Rev. Eric Hall, an associate priest at Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral who is playing a role in the show.
"It's about being caring, selfless and loving when everyone else around you seems self-serving," said Hall, who portrays Mr. Bumble in the theater group's 70th anniversary production based on the Dickens novel.
Hall, 36, had his first brush with theater when he was a kid.
"In third grade I was Horton in 'Horton the Elephant,'" he ...
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