'Scrooge in tha Hood' reimagines Dickens for modern day

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December 21, 2012
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MPR’s Nikki Tundel reports on the CrossRoads Panorama's production "Scrooge in tha Hood," a modern take on the classic tale "A Christmas Carol." Actors portray the struggling Scratchit family, a twist on Charles Dickens's Cratchit family.

Crossroads Panorama is a youth theater organization based in Minneapolis.

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