SBCC Does Christmas Before Thanksgiving 

SBCC Theatre jumps the gun on the holiday season, turning to Tony Award-winning playwright Christopher Durang’s Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge for its student showcase, even before the campus collectively takes a break to talk – er, eat – turkey. A twist on the classic A Christmas Carol, Binge gets all unhinged in a world in which Scrooge’s three ghostly visitors – played by a single actress – have lost all navigational skill and end up mistakenly sending Scrooge to the set of Oliver Twist and It’s a Wonderful Life’s Bailey Falls. The normally adorable Tiny Tim is an insufferable complainer and Mrs. Cratchit can’t take it anymore. The Christmas send-ups flow unendingly, resulting in a hilarious holiday show for the family. Department Co-Chair Katie Laris directs a cast full of SBCC theatre vets plus UCSB/Disney Performing Arts Conservatory alumna Ciara Barnes as the Ghost. Performances in the intimate Jurkowitz Theatre run through November 23. Visit www.theatregroupsbcc.com