{"id":263,"date":"2024-07-09T19:29:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebzbproductions.ebzb.org\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2025-11-12T02:56:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T02:56:53","slug":"night-before-christmas-carol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ebzb.org\/WPress\/night-before-christmas-carol\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Before Christmas Carol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"480\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1782\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ebzb.org\/WPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Christmas-Yet-to-Come.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebzb.org\/WPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Christmas-Yet-to-Come.png 546w, https:\/\/ebzb.org\/WPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Christmas-Yet-to-Come-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Night Before Christmas Carol<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">The Night Before Christmas Carol<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by Dr. Elliot Engel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Join Charles Dickens in his study on Friday, the&nbsp;13&nbsp;of October&nbsp;1843.&nbsp; History, humor, and the holiday come to life in&nbsp;<em>The Night Before Christmas Carol<\/em>. Renowned Dickens scholar and author Dr. Elliot Engel crafts this entertaining study suitable for every holiday audience. In this acclaimed performance, actor David zum Brunnen portrays Charles Dickens and 17 familiar characters, giving personal, social, and historical context to a ghostly classic,&nbsp;<em>A Christmas Carol<\/em>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THEMES<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Authors, Charles Dickens, December, Christmas, Holiday, Industrial Revolution, Victorian England, Literature, Writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AUDIENCE<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">General Adult;&nbsp;Student Matinee for Grades 3+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BOOKING<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:Info@alkahestartists.net?subject=EbzB%20Productions\">Alkahest Artists &amp; Attractions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alkhestartists.net\/\">www.alkhestartists.net<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:Info@alkahestartists.net?subject=EbzB%20Productions\">888-728-8989<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-medium-font-size\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;David zum Brunnen absolutely becomes my great-grandfather on stage!&#8221;<br><\/p><cite>-Cedric Charles Dickens, great-grandson of Charles Dickens<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PRESENTER TOOL KIT<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Night Before Christmas Carol Promo.mp4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pAa20GPRUr0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Night Before Christmas Carol featuring David zum Brunnen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebzb.org\/playbills\/nbccplaybill.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Playbill<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebzb-your-world-is-our-stage.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Night%20Before%20Christmas%20Carol\"><strong>Comments<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Run Time: 75 minutes, no intermission &nbsp;Short Version: 55 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebzb.org\/studyguides\/Night%20Before%20Christmas%20Carol%20Elliot%20Engel%20study%20guide.pdf\"><strong>Study Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebzb.org\/the-night-before-christmas\/nbcc-techrider---june2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Technical Rider<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebzb.org\/WPress\/merchandise\/\"><strong>Merchandise: The Night Before Christmas Carol<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Night Before Christmas Carol :30 .mp4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q7S76g3MRTs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Renowned Dickens scholar and author Dr. Elliot Engel crafts this entertaining study suitable for every holiday audience. 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