Traveling Lantern...on the Road!

From Don in Santa Barbara

Dear Traveling Lantern,
Your production of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" is truly wonderful and memorable. We loved it, and so did the entire audience at yesterday's staging at the Santa Barbara Central Library. Your "Christmas Carol" script is intelligent and authentic to its source. The costumes, sets, and sound effects all seem just right too. The actors, Greg Lawson and Greg Tankersley, gave tremendous enthusiasm to their roles. Tankersley put so much genuine emotion, ranging from grief to pure joy, into his characterization of Scrooge, that I was moved to tears several times during his performance. His interpretation of Ebineezer Scrooge affected me more strongly than any other that I have seen on stage or screen. During their "questions and answers" session that followed the show, both actors treated each child with admirable respect. And both Lawson and Tankersley were very kind and helpful to my elderly parents and me, helping us find a good spot to place our wheelchair. For several years I was a volunteer with Northwest Children's Theatre in Portland, Oregon. We were known for our tasteful interpretaions of literary classics (including "A Christmas Carol" a few years ago). You have my sincere respect and appreciation for your work. Thank you. Sincerely, Don Bobbs

Thanks so much for writing, Don! Merry Christmas to you and your parents.- KB

posted by KB, Doren and Actors on the Road @ 3:31 PM