In the video below, Michael Unger, the director of A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre, discusses his use of research in directing A Christmas Carol. Stay tuned for more videos from A Christmas Carol!

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.

In the video below, Michael Unger, the director of A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre, discusses the current production of A Christmas Carol. Stay tuned for more videos from A Christmas Carol!

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.

Okay, I’m a member of Generation Y.  While it has its benefits (Oregon Trail, Where’s Waldo, and the fact that I have a computer in my kitchen), it also means that I lack a certain cultural knowledge about, well, anything that happened before the 1990’s.

So working on Fetch Clay, Make Man—a play about the unlikely friendship between controversial former Hollywood actor Stepin Fetchit and heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali—has been quite an experience.  So much for me to learn!  Fortunately, as a child of the 1980’s, I immediately thought of digital media and social networking as a way to fill in my knowledge gap.  And of course, both Ali and Fetchit are represented on Youtube.

So here’s the first part of our Generation Y video roundup—some excerpts of Stepin Fetchit in performance.  If you’ve never seen it—it’s quite something!  The first is from Judge Priest, the second is him performing the song “Lazy Richard.”

What do you think?  Is he cleverly subverting the social order of his time, or is he perpetuating a stereotype?  Share your comments below by clicking on the “comments” link, then come and see Fetch Clay, Make Man and see playwright Will Power brilliantly engage the question.

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.

In the video below, Michael Unger, the director of A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre, discusses what makes this production of A Christmas Carol unique. Stay tuned for more videos from A Christmas Carol!

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.

In the video below, Cheryl Mintz, McCarter Theatre’s Resident Stage Manager takes us inside the stage manager’s booth for McCarter Theatre’s annual production of A Christmas Carol, directed by Michael Unger. Learn about what a Stage Manager does and watch the show from Cheryl’s perspective in this short video. Stay tuned for more videos from A Christmas Carol!

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.

In the video below, Michael Unger, the director of A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre, discusses the story of the play and Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey.  Stay tuned for more videos from A Christmas Carol!

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.

Last year, we sat down with David Thompson (who wrote the adaptation of A Christmas Carol that McCarter has been using) to discuss the play and how he adapted Dickens’ novella into what has become a favorite holiday-season entertainment throughout the entire region.

Does it feel like it’s too early for us to be talking about A Christmas Carol?  In most places, the holiday season doesn’t start until after Thanksgiving.  Right?  But here at McCarter, we started rehearsals for A Christmas Carol in early November.  So in one half of our building, it feels like Christmas Eve every day!  So help us get into the mood—share your own favorite holiday stories and memories by posting them in the comments below (click on “comments” to get started).

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.

Actresses Yvette Freeman and Lizan Mitchell recently joined Emily Mann for a Live at the Library event at the Princeton Public Library, talking about Having Our Say, the Delany sisters, and the process of adapting Bessie and Sadie Delany’s book into a work for the stage. You can scroll between the 14 videos by clicking on the arrows at either side of the viewer. Enjoy!

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre. Videos filmed and edited by Erin Breznitsky.

The ever-engaging Tarell Alvin McCraney (playwright of The Brother/Sister Plays) recently spoke at a Live at the Library event at the Princeton Public Library, talking about his influences, his life, and the three remarkable plays that comprise The Brother/Sister Plays: In the Red and Brown Water, The Brothers Size, and Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet.  For my money, these videos should be essential watching for anyone who plans on attending either of these three plays.  Tarell is brilliant, funny, passionate, moving and deeply thoughtful.  You can scroll between the 14 videos by clicking on the arrows at either side of the viewer.  If you’d like to know more about Tarell or The Brother/Sister Plays, please visit our Trilogy Website.

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.  Videos filmed by Patrick McKelvey and edited by Erin Breznitsky.

Director Rebecca Taichman visited the Princeton Public Library for a discussion about Twelfth Night, moderated by McCarter Director of Education, Christopher T. Parks. These videos were shot and edited by Erin Breznitsky, and I think give you a really great sense of how Rebecca created this extraordinary and visually stunning production.  Click the arrows on the side of the video to switch between clips, there are eleven in all!

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.