Actors Get into Character in Shakespeare Theatre's 'A Christmas Carol'
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is concluding its 49th season with "A Christmas Carol," staged with a few twists. The company's version was adapted for the stage by British playwright Neil Bartlett, who uses only exact words and passages from the Charles Dickens novel for his treatment. Rick Engler, of the Shakespeare Theatre, says that the production uses only 11 actors to play some 50 roles, "including rol…