The Second City's TWIST YOUR DICKENS Set for Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center presents The Second City's irreverent and interactive seasonal satire, Twist Your Dickens, during the 2016 holiday season. The production makes its Kennedy Center debut following successful engagements in major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland. Unless otherwise noted on the Center's website, Twist Your Dickens performances take place in the Theater Lab from December 9-31, 2016, Tuesday through Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The run's official opening night will be on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Tickets start at $39 and go on sale to Kennedy Center Members on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 and to the general public on Wednesday, September 14, 2016.

In this wicked parody of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Scrooge, Tiny Tim, three ridiculous ghosts, and a cast of Second City's funniest members take the Theater Lab by storm with daring improv, a host of guest celebrities, and new surprises. Holiday hilarity ensues as a timeless tale is told through the troupe's trademark improvisation and sketch performance.

Twist Your Dickens is written by former The Colbert Report writers Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort and directed by Marc Warzecha. Casting will be announced at a later date.

ABOUT SECOND CITY THEATRICALS

Second City Theatricals produces an eclectic array of entertainment in venues worldwide. Recent productions include The Second City's Almost Accurate Guide to America, a customized show for the Kennedy Center; The Art of Falling, a critically acclaimed collaboration with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles); Let Them Eat Chaos (The Woolly Mammoth Theatre); #DateMe, an original comedy in partnership with OK Cupid; and Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf, with Writers Theatre. Upcoming productions include Unelectable You, a political show in partnership with SLATE Magazine. Second City Theatricals is the exclusive provider of sketch and improv comedy for Norwegian Cruise Line.

TICKET INFORMATION

Twist Your Dickens runs Friday, December 9-Saturday, December 31, 2016 in the Theater Lab. Tickets start at $39 and go on sale to Kennedy Center Members on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 and to the general public on Wednesday, September 14, 2016.

Tickets will be available at the Kennedy Center Box Office, by calling InstantCharge at (202) 467-4600, or through the Kennedy Center website at www.kennedy-center.org.