A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol at Mimi Ohio Theatre At Playhouse Square

Scrooge is back in town, and the holidays have not started until he learns his lesson. A Christmas Carol returns to Mimi Ohio Theatre on Friday, November 27 as a Great Lakes Theater production and one of the region's favorite holiday stage events.

The title is familiar. The live experience is the point. Actors, timing and a house full of people leaning in at the same moment give Dickens' tale its heartbeat. This is a story about a man who is given a second chance, and it works because everyone in the audience gets to watch the change happen. The ghosts arrive, the doubts fall away and the room softens with him. The best part of a holiday classic is hearing a full house react to the moments it knows are coming. Gasps, laughter and a few quiet tears all happen together.

With a running time of 1 hour and 45 minutes including intermission, it is a compact evening. There is still plenty of room for anticipation, reflection and the unmistakable feeling when the lights come back up. The intimate Mimi Ohio Theatre gives the night a warm, close-up feel in the heart of Playhouse Square. A Friday date makes this an easy weekend plan. It falls early in the run. Make it the night the holidays finally start. Get A Christmas Carol tickets for Friday, November 27.