on Saturday at the Maverick Carter House downtown.Ornate in a top hat, velvet-bowed ponytail and Victorian gentleman’s suit channeling Charles Dickens himself, actor Kurt Wilkinson delivers lines from the English writer’s work seamlessly at The Classic Theatre’s debut night of“This would be like if Dickens got stuck in San Antonio and stayed here,” the actor said prior to opening night, noting the author’s history.
But unlike Dickens, Wilkinson doesn’t simply read excerpts from the famous book. He narrates the story and plays multiple characters. As an addition to his performance, it acts as a noise maker for sound effects, an extending platform and a means to connect with his audience physically. Success! You're on the list.
“It’s a lot of these little things that you really don’t know unless you live with that thing,” Wilkinson said of his work with the production team in ensuring accessibility at the show’s venue, the Maverick Carter House downtown.