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Also watch "Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol" or innovative shows at the New Stages Festival.

I vividly remember watching the piece in 2020 on my laptop in my kitchen, wishing for a family Christmas with then-absent members.

Seeing the multimedia artists work their magic enhances first live staging of the troupe’s streaming hit.

"Manual Cinemas Christmas Carol" is a version of Charles Dickens tale unlike any youve experienced. Performed by two actors, four puppeteers and a musical trio, this eloquently simple piece of theater is so truthful, so resonant, I had to remove my mask to wipe away tears. Twice.