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There’s a reason “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is such a classic — it’s a story about the power of hope and how even the most seemingly unredeemable among us can find a more positive way to engage with the world. At least that’s how Steven Maler, founding artistic director of Commonwealth Shakespeare Company , sees it. He’s directing the company’s production of the classic this holiday season at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, which runs Dec.

8 through 22. “‘A Christmas Carol’ is an iconic story,” Maler told the Globe in a phone interview Thursday. “Just like the canon of Shakespeare, Dickens’s work is seminal, and this piece in particular is such an extraordinary vision of how to live your life, how you engage in the world, how you care for others and support your community.



” Advertisement “Those values are so foundational to CSC,” he added. “I think, from a storytelling point of view, it’s the perfect story for CSC to tell.” The play, which is based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name , tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy misanthrope who is confronted by three spiritson Christmas Eve.

The upcoming CSC production will feature veteran actor and and the voice of GBH’s “Frontline” Will Lyman as the infamous pessimist. According to Maler, the production will be “transformative” for the company, which has offered free Shakespeare productions on Boston Common since 1996, as it will increase the com.

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