Guest Writer: A Christmas Carol
by Mariah Towery “Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh, o’er the fields we go, laughing all the way,” Amanda Whitehouse sings on the bus heading to the Indiana Repertory Theatre. The 44 passenger bus carries two English 9 honors classes to see A Christmas Carol performed live. The classes have studied the play for about a week and now they the chance to see it performed for them. The trip takes about thirty minutes and the classes are already late. When they arrive the show is just beginning. The teachers quietly usher the students into the theatre’s doors. The students are lead by theatre staff through the exquisite lobby and up the stairs to the balcony level. The students squeeze through two small doors and tip-toe to their seats so they do not disturb the rest of the audience. Once in their seats on the balcony, the quiet students watch the sparkling snowy stage dim and actors appeared on stage. A woman in old victorian garments moves to the center stage, “ During…
