The Orphan’s Dream

(2016)

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A Co-Commission by Common Boots Theatre and Caravan Farm Theatre

The Orphan’s Dream

Written by
George F. Walker

  • ClairPJ Prudat
  • Izzy Natasha Greenblatt
  • Ebeneezer Scrooge George Young
  • Will, Ensemble Sebastian Kroon
  • Ensemble Jenny Wasko-Paterson
  • Director Jennifer Brewin
  • Props Designer Maureen Mackintosh
  • Set and Costume Designer Catherine Hahn
  • Lighting DesignerStephan Bircher
  • Set Assistant Adriana Bogaard
  • Interim Artistic Director (CVT) Estelle Shook

Where does poverty start? When does ignorance begin? And whose business is it anyway? It’s Christmas Eve, and our orphan Claire is about to find out…

George F. Walker, the social critic of our age, picks up where A Christmas Carol left off, and takes Claire (and us) on a Dickensian time travelling adventure spanning centuries, encountering hermits, magicians, dinosaurs and old Ebenezer Scrooge himself.
Two women dressed in winter clothes stare at a horse drawn carraige
Two women wearing winter clothes stare fowards in concern while a massive shard looms in the background

Awards and Reviews

 

“Getting ready to brave the elements of a Caravan winter outdoor production are not only the actors, but the technical crew, which includes set and costume designer Catherine Hahn, lighting designer Stephan Bircher and the builders, as well as the teamsters, who lead the horses in their artistic ballet, pulling audiences on sleighs”

– Kristin Froneman, Vernon Morning Star

“I expected to hear Rod Serling’s famed opening line, “This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone...” as we entered the lit-up clock tunnel time machine (the impressive work of set designer Catherine Hahn, assistant Adriana Bogaard and lighting designer Stephan Bircher) complete with whirring sound effects”

– Kristin Froneman, Vernon Morning Star