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Article: KIDS TROUPE MODERNIZES TIMELY TALE; DICKENS' VICTORIAN SCROOGE ENTERS '90S.(NEWS)

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December 4, 1997
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Byline: Douglas Clark Daily News Staff Writer

The ghost of Christmas future is a robot. Scrooge's kindly nephew is a niece. And 19th century London has been replaced with modern America.

What has happened to Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale, ``A Christmas Carol''?

It has been adapted and renamed ``Scrooge'' by the 22 young actors of the Simi Arts Conservatory who want the well-known story to speak directly - and humorously - to a 1990s audience.

``I like the language,'' said Melanie Levy, 11, at a rehearsal Tuesday. ``It's more upbeat so kids can understand it.''

When ``Scrooge'' opens Saturday at the Simi Valley ...

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