Performances of Turkey Boy: A Christmas Carol Addendum will be held in the San Luis Obispo Library’s Community Room on Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. on both evenings.
Written by Orcutt local Weston Eric Scott, this original play follows a child actor who has played Tiny Tim in his local community theater’s production of A Christmas Carol four years in a row.
But after botching his latest audition, he loses the coveted role to another kid and is subsequently cast as a character with less stage time—the young boy Scrooge tasks to buy a turkey for him on Christmas Day. In response, he vows revenge on his peer and other members of the theater.
Admission to the show, presented by Exit Pursued by a Bear, is free. For more info on the production, email bearpursuedexit@gmail.com or message the theater group via Instagram, @bearpursuedexit.
Founded by Kristie Siebert and Tyler Lopez, Exit Pursued by a Bear has hosted various found-space theater productions—in nontraditional spaces not usually intended for live theater—in cities across the Central Coast, including Arroyo Grande, Shell Beach, Oceano, and Solvang.
“We have performed in backyards, public parks, and other community spaces, warehouses, kitchens,” Lopez told New Times in 2023. Δ
This article appears in Dec 5-15, 2024.