'Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol' by Phoenix Stage Company at Clockwork - My Review

Pictured: (from left) Rob Richnavsky, Ed Bassett (back row,) Brian Elser and Michael Calabrese in ’Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol’ at PSC Photo by Sharon A. Wilcox

In the mesmerizing production of ‘Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol’ running at the Phoenix Stage Company at Clockwork through Dec. 13, audience members are shown what happens after Ebenezer Scrooge’s old business partner passes over to the other side. In a very clever backstory that ultimately runs parallel with Dicken’s version (as ‘Wicked” does with ‘The Wizard of Oz,’) the playwright Tom Mula mixes the old with a bit of the new in this often funny and very moving story. Lori Poulin smartly directed the four men that make up the cast in this first production of the first season in the PSC’s new home in Oakville.

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In his beautifully written message from the managing director, Mr. Bassett takes a look back at how far the Phoenix Stage Company has come in five years, and welcomes the followers of the Clockwork Repertory to the PSC family. ‘Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol’ is firmly on my highly recommended list and probably the best holiday piece I have seen this season. I am sure that it will place high on my year-end list of best plays as well. Don’t miss it!

‘Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol’ at the Phoenix Stage Company, 133 Main Street, Oakville. Running November 20 - December 13, Friday and Saturday night performances are at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 3:00 p.m. Call the box office: 860-417-2505 for more information or to reserve tickets.