A Queer Carol
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A Queer Carol is a 1999 theatrical adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel A Christmas Carol retold in a gay perspective, written by Joe Godfrey.[1] It opened in Brooklyn in 1999, Manhattan in 2001, and the rest of the United States over the years.[2]
Plot
A "successful but stingy"[3] interior designer Ebenezer "Ben" Scrooge underpays his assistant Bob Cratchit, depriving him from health care benefits for himself and his HIV-positive partner Tim.[3] One day, he turns down a charity worker's offer to fund Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.[3] Later at night, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his business partner and former lover Jacob "Jake" Marley[4][5] (née Markowitz[5]), who warns Scrooge about his greed and that the three spirits will visit him.
The ghost of Marilyn Monroe (as the Ghost of Christmas Past) takes Scrooge back to his 1950s childhood, where he had artistic aspirations as a child, praised by his mother. Ben's alcoholic father belittled him for it, and some of his classmates bullied him,[6] contributing to Scrooge's internalized homophobia.[3] Later, 21-year-old Ben worked for Fezziwig Fabrics (owned by Old Fezziwig), where Ben met another worker Jacob Markowitz.[5][6] Both then became business partners and lovers. They eventually bought out Fezziwig's business. Their relationship, however, became strained. Scrooge wanted to remain closeted, and Jake shifted toward drugs and sex, leading Jake to suffer from AIDS.
References
- ^ Furneaux, Holly (2009). "Doing Dickens: The Queer Politics of Adaptation". Queer Dickens: Erotics, Families, Masculinities. Oxford University Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780199566099. Retrieved December 3, 2018 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Rath, Jay (December 5, 2008). "StaqeQ's A Queer Carol updates a holiday classic". Isthmus. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Bacalzo, Dan (December 14, 2001). "A Queer Carol review". TheaterMania. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ Holman, Curt (December 5, 2007). "Theater Review – A Queer Carol: A different perspective". Creative Loafing. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c Leib, Mark E. (November 30, 2005). "Bah, Humbug". Creative Loafing Tampa. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Stanley, Steven (December 10, 2010). "A Queer Carol review". StageSceneLA. Retrieved December 4, 2018.