A Christmas Carol 2007 Study Guide - Goodman Theatre
A Christmas Carol 2007 Study Guide - Goodman Theatre
A Christmas Carol 2007 Study Guide - Goodman Theatre
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G<br />
host Stories<br />
Who you gonna call?<br />
Although A <strong>Christmas</strong> <strong>Carol</strong> is often thought of as a holiday story, it is also very<br />
much a ghost story. Jacob Marley and the three ghosts of <strong>Christmas</strong> are the<br />
forces behind Scrooge’s transformation, and there are many scary moments in<br />
both Dickens’ original novella and <strong>Goodman</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s stage adaptation. With<br />
that in mind, consider the following questions regarding the tale of Ebenezer<br />
Scrooge—one of the most famous ghost stories ever written!<br />
Think of some other ghost stories you’ve<br />
heard. List a few of them below.<br />
What themes are present in all or most of the ghost<br />
stories you are familiar with?<br />
What about costumes? How would you<br />
dress the three ghosts in A <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
<strong>Carol</strong>? What would you do to make each<br />
of them unique?<br />
“<br />
The past is a<br />
ghost, the future a<br />
dream, and all we<br />
ever have is now.<br />
”<br />
For fun links to sites<br />
listing fictional and<br />
(allegedly) real ghost<br />
stories, visit our<br />
Knowledge _ Nucleus<br />
online!<br />
- Bill Cosby<br />
How would you design a set for a ghost story? How<br />
does this compare to the set for <strong>Goodman</strong>’s production<br />
of A <strong>Christmas</strong> <strong>Carol</strong>?<br />
Boo humbug!<br />
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