Everyone's Carol
A gritty, poetic Christmas Carol for the times we live in..made with love in the spirit of Charles Dicken's classic, for EVERYONE!
Since 2010 we have been realizing our misson:
To blow the dust off this beloved classic, bring it to the world, anew in a diverse and relatable way.
To a source of unity and inspiration, to be of service, to create jobs for artists, to create a special place during the holidays to share this story, together....no matter what you may celebrate... this is for you, this is for EVERYONE!
Everything we do with our production comes from the heart and soul, hand crafted, in the spirit of Dicken's enduring legacy of humanity
Our bespoke show books
We personally source vintage hard bound copies of A Christmas Carol and have our script handbound into them working with bookbinders to hand craft each book we use on stage.
We recycle the pages we take out for our Dickens education program for various art projects and sometimes we use them on stage as part of our staging.
The book, Dickens book, the heart of all we do.
Our bespoke lobby festival & merch
In our lobby, we welcome you with mulled cider, hot coco, homedae treats while live music plays.
We offer a selection of very special vintage inspired, hand made, bespoke show merchandise, making sure everyone can leave with a special rememberance of our production.... ours is not only a show , but rather, an experienceof the spirit of "Everyone".
Our bespoke busker music program
Dickens loved the streets and the life in them, in that spirit, the music in our shows is done all by street musicians....
Over the years we have partnered with buskers all over the world to help us bring that beautiful music from the streets and into the spaces we perform in.
Our bespoke Dickens education program
We take our original Dickens education into shelters and schools without arts programs to uplift, inspire through the works of Charles Dickens.
We teach his own personal story of overcoming his painful past of homelessness, poverty, and child labor through his writings...
Our students create their own projects inspired by the themes in A Christmas Carol we feature in our pre show lobby festivals, free tickets to our shows and a free hard bound copy of A Christmas Carol as a keepsake.
Paige Spara as Belle
Our "look"
"Vintage Inspired"
we call ourselves the "Anthropologie & Urban Outfitters Carol" which is why we partnered with them for our UK shows.... the idea being it could be the 1800s or, it could be now.
Riding the edge of nostalgia and modernity.
We love a relaxed rehearsal feel, and as avid recyclers, we mostly style & source our clothes from thrift stores , our casts closets, build very few items and partner with brands that look and feel like 'us' and pull from their stores in our partnerships.
We extend this into our unique show merch which includes special things like hand crafted music boxes made out of copies of the Carol, pocket watches, top hats and so much more.
Our lobby Holiday Festival
Show Creator Laurie Strickland receives Michelle Obama award for her work on Everyone's Carol and Urania
Show Creator and Dickens Education Program Creator Laurie Strickland workng with students at The Dickens Museum London
Our Partnerships
Over the years, we have brought our project all over the globe, from New York to London, from France to Icleand and places in between.
This has been possible through generous grants, brand sponsorships and ticket sales. We have sold out every show we have ever had, including our first reading at music stands in 2010.
Some of our sponsors have included: Macy's , Anthropologie EU, Urban Ourfitters EU, Fractured Atlas, The Joseph Gehring Foundation, The Charles Dickens Museum of London, The Tory Burch Foundation, The Morgan Library and Museum, New York Public Schools, New York Public Library, The Michelle Obama Foundation, The Underwood Foundation, The Dickens Fellowship, The Dickens Museum, and many more!
*We thank everyone who has collaborated with us through the years and wish we could name them all here in this little space.
All contributions benefit our Charles Dickens Education Program, "Your Stories Matter" serving and inspiring children in shelters through the works of Mr. Dickens.
A special acknowledgment for our dear friend, Mr. Joseph Gehring who helped us to create this special program. We carry on in his honor.
Contact everyonescarol@gmail.com to book our project.
