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Theatre Technologies

A Very Jewish Christmas Carol

Creating special effects

Learn about how theatre technologies help create special effects in A Very Jewish Christmas Carol.

By Emily Doyle

Learn about how theatre technologies help create special effects in Season 2023's joyous retelling of Charles Dickens's classic A Very Jewish Christmas Carol by Elise Esther Hearst with Phillip Kavanaugh.

In this video, Set Designer Jacob Battista and Assistant Stage Manager Brittany Stock explain how lifts and traps, gobos, automation and a kabuki and sniffer help create magical moments in the production.