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  Presented as part of the Lantern's new Spotlight Northwest Series
GENEROUS FIRE: CHARLES DICKENS IN AMERICA
Written and Performed by Brian McCann
Sunday, April 6, 2025 • 1:30 to 3PM
Join us for an afternoon with Charles Dickens in this recreation of his 1867-68 tour of the United States. Written and performed by Philadelphia theater artist Brian McCann, this program is a fictionalized presentation of one of Dickens' public lectures – a popular form of entertainment and enlightenment in Victorian Britan and America – with the text taken mainly from Dickens' own works and letters. By the time of his 1868 visit to Philadelphia, Dickens had already survived one stroke, and the end of his life is imminent. McCann embodies the acclaimed novelist who is feeling the strain of a tour far from home and letting his public persona slip to show a fragile human spirit despite his great accomplishments.
NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA VENUE: Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, 200 W Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 Your complimentary ticket includes the performance and a post-show discussion with Brian McCann.  KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Performance Venue
Generous Fire: Charles Dickens in America will be performed at the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, which is located at 200 W. Tulpehocken Street in Northwest Philadephia.
Running Time
Approximately 90 minutes, including the performance and post-show conversation with Brian McCann
Header Photo: Lawrence Stallings in the world premiere of Me and the Devil (2021); Anthony Lawton and Dave Johnson in Travesties (2022); Melissa Rakiro and Joanna Liao in Twelfth Night (2023); and Paul L. Nolan, Sally Mercer, and Charles McMahon in Copenhagen (2018). Photos by Mark Garvin.
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