“Invasion: Christmas Carol,” is Dad’s Garage’s holiday cult classic. It’s a faithful-ish retelling of Charles Dickens’ tale of redemption with six actors, three men and three women, playing all the roles.
Every night, an invader surprises the cast and audience alike, and “invades” the show and by integrating into the narrative, taking the well-known tale into new territory. Every invader is new, and the results range from chaotic to absurd.
On Thursday, Dec. 14, Dad’s Garage will welcome theatergoers with a Chanukah theme. What better way to celebrate Chanukah than “futzing” with a Christmas classic?
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Most everything seen on stage is unscripted and improvisational // Photo Credit: Chelsea Patricia
Along with several Jewish cast members, Amelia Lerner is the marketing director. She joined the Dad’s Garage family as the development director in 2010. While she’s worn many hats, this mother-of-two oversees the voice of the Dad’s Garage brand in all outward communications.
Lerner grew up north of Chicago, where she was able to take the presence of a large Jewish community for granted. She came to Dad’s Garage through a nonprofit route after working with The Wren’s Nest House Museum in Atlanta. Still surprised that she works at a theatre, she loves to laugh, has found the right place to do it, and said, “It’s an incredible privilege to encourage people to have a great time and be able to rely on Dad’s Garage to deliver on the promise. Joy is important!”
In 1995, a group of University of Florida grads moved to Atlanta to found Dad’s Garage. With a couple of productions under their belt, their breakout came in 1998, with the adaptation of “Cannibal! The Musical,” by South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone. As a creative outlet for both emerging and established artists, Dad’s Garage has achieved recognition for original stage productions…
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