{"id":5859,"date":"2021-05-14T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/?p=5859"},"modified":"2024-05-14T14:20:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T19:20:32","slug":"citizen-journalism-the-dickens-you-say-azuay-community-theater-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/14\/citizen-journalism-the-dickens-you-say-azuay-community-theater-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"CITIZEN JOURNALISM &#8211; The Dickens You Say, Azuay Community Theater is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5859\" class=\"elementor elementor-5859\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8b985 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d8b985\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5478f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5478f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Theater-is-Back-ISSUE-SPECIAL.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5860\" alt=\"Theater is Back - ISSUE SPECIAL\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Theater-is-Back-ISSUE-SPECIAL.png 960w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Theater-is-Back-ISSUE-SPECIAL-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Theater-is-Back-ISSUE-SPECIAL-768x272.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469b61b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"469b61b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bac30d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bac30d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b537363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b537363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><em>Cuenca Expats Magazine, Special Issue\u00a0<br \/><\/em><em>Photos: Teresa Drake<\/em><\/p><p>It\u2019s that time of year again when movies, television specials and such look to the Christmas season in a countdown of animated dramas and live performances. We see Rudolph and Bing Crosby\u2019s \u201cWhite Christmas,\u201d or choral arrangements blasting across our television screens almost non-stop.<\/p><p>However, there is one story that no one ever seems to get tired of hearing and that is Charles Dickens\u2019 \u201cA Christmas Carol.\u201d There\u2019s no end to the variety of how this marvelous tale is told (including one by the Muppets), and the Azuay Community Theater is no exception. ACT chose \u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d to reintroduce itself to the community and as a way of saying \u201cwe\u2019re back!\u201d This particular rendition is being performed in the style of a 1940\u2019s radio broadcast and will be complete with live sound effects. Anthony E.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a217f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82a217f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23aa13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a23aa13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Palermo made this adaptation of \u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d to be performed as a radio play. Viewers of the production become part of the radio audience and get to experience how radio productions during the 1940\u2019s provided sound effects to stimulate visuals in the mind\u2019s eye.<\/p><p>Director, Paula Bailey, does an unbelievable job in directing a dozen actors in their portrayal of over 30 characters as well as the three technicians on stage who provide all the sound effects: from the sound of the chimes of church bells, to people on the streets in 1843 England to the ghostly voices of the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. When you close your eyes, you get the feeling that you are actually there and viewing Marley\u2019s ghost dragging his chains across the floor. Ms. Bailey successfully transforms ACT from theater into a 1940\u2019s radio studio. 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Sound effect technicians Laurie Jessup, Michael Phillips and Don Trammel do a wonderful job producing the sounds that help the listeners \u201csee\u201d the story. The cast, consisting of Joy Broomfield, Mark Deckard, Matt Flynn, Bob Fry, Cody Hamilton, Bob Hay, Martha Hooper, Linda Lewis, Ray Lewis, Dodie Lovett, Markku Sario and I, Terri Drake, provide the voices for all the characters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c97f8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c97f8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e5235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19e5235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tickets are $15 and are available via PayPal, bank transfer or in-person purchases. For more details, contact maraganoact@gmail. com. Azuay Community Theater is located on Avenue Ordonez Lasso and is the first building west of Hotel Oro Verde. Performance dates are December 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 and start at 4 p.m.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df54580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df54580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Won\u2019t you join me in taking a step back in time when one circled around the radio with a cup of hot chocolate or eggnog and tuned into a favorite program with family and friends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae4f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aae4f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Theater-is-Back-4-ISSUE-SPECIAL.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5868\" alt=\"Theater is Back 4 - ISSUE SPECIAL\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Theater-is-Back-4-ISSUE-SPECIAL.png 377w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Theater-is-Back-4-ISSUE-SPECIAL-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuenca Expats Magazine, Special Issue\u00a0Photos: Teresa Drake It\u2019s that time of year again when movies, television specials and such look to the Christmas season in a countdown of animated dramas and live performances. 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