On Stage

For the past twenty years, Valley View Charter School has faithfully staged Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The tradition is simple: students take charge of everything — directing, acting, sets, costumes, and all the technical chaos in between. But this year, the students have ideas of their own. What starts as a few “creative choices” quickly unravels into a version of the holiday classic that’s less “London streets” and a little more “barnyard chic.” With the cast, crew, and director all going off-script, the production slowly transforms into something far less Dickens and far more... well, fowl. By the end, the only thing more ruffled than the director’s nerves might just be the costumes!