PORTLAND — Christmas feels special no matter where one may be, but there is no place like home for the holidays. A new film, “A Downeast Christmas,” celebrates Maine as
Classic Dickens tale gets radio adaptation, Downeast style
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND Cast members of the radio show version of “A Downeast Christmas Carol” were preparing to record scenes for the audio-only production last week without a set date to air the performance.
“We don’t have a premiere date,” said co-producer Matt Cornish. “We want to get the recordings in the can. At the very least, we’ll be able to share it via YouTube as an audio show.”
Official radio airtime or not, the adapted version of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” will go on as one of the few performances by Acadia Community Theater in 2020. Theaters and acting companies throughout the region and around the world have been adversely affected by the pandemic and have had to think of new, creative ways to bring their craft to the public.