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Ebeneeza: A Hartford Holiday Carol

If the sappy Christmas films and plays don’t do it for you, maybe this will. From December 6-30, HartBeat Ensemble will be performing Ebeneeza at the Charter Oak Cultural Center. HartBeat Ensemble says,

Set in present day Greater Hartford, Ebeneeza brings a new multi-cultural twist to the Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol.

As with the traditional A Christmas Carol, Ebeneeza travels through time, examining how the present day situation has been shaped, and if the current path is followed, how things will likely end up.

Ebeneeza, is a 75-year-old woman who has made her money from Hartford real estate. The story takes us from Ebeneeza’s childhood home on Front Street during the Depression, through the civil upheavals of the 60’s in Hartford’s North End, to the Greater Hartford suburbs of the 80’s, and finally into one frightening possible future. As Dickens’ would have it, Ebeneeza wakes up from her horrible night and realizes she still has a chance to change not only her ways but also the course of her community.

For tickets, call 860-249-1207.