BaQa'—or Is It Humbug? 'A Christmas Carol' is Done Entirely in Klingon! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 12-19-2010, 12:04 PM

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CHICAGO—Across the country this week, productions of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" are warming hearts. In this city, one version poses this question: What if Charles Dickens were a Trekkie?

The answer runs an hour and 20 minutes and includes three fight scenes, 17 actors with latex ridges glued to their foreheads and a performance delivered entirely in Klingon—a language made up for a Star Trek movie.

"It's like an opera," says Christopher O. Kidder, the director and co-writer. "You know what's happening because you already know the story."

For those not fluent in Klingon, English translations are projected above the stage.

The arc of "A Klingon Christmas Carol" follows the familiar Dickens script: An old miser is visited on a hallowed night by three ghosts who shepherd him through a voyage of self-discovery. The narrative has been rejiggered to match the Klingon world view.

catlover79 · 12-19-2010, 09:25 PM

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Brian Damage · 12-19-2010, 11:35 PM

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Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	BaQa'—or Is It Humbug? 'A Christmas Carol' is Done Entirely in Klingon! http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...le_Lifestyle_5 CHICAGO—Across the country this week, productions of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" are warming hearts. In this city, one version poses this question: What if Charles Dickens were a Trekkie? The answer runs an hour and 20 minutes and includes three fight scenes, 17 actors with latex ridges glued to their foreheads and a performance delivered entirely in Klingon—a language made up for a Star Trek movie. "It's like an opera," says Christopher O. Kidder, the director and co-writer. "You know what's happening because you already know the story." For those not fluent in Klingon, English translations are projected above the stage. The arc of "A Klingon Christmas Carol" follows the familiar Dickens script: An old miser is visited on a hallowed night by three ghosts who shepherd him through a voyage of self-discovery. The narrative has been rejiggered to match the Klingon world view.
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