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Middlebury Acting Company locks in a new yuletide tradition

Andrew Cassel will perform as the Spirit of Christmas Present in Middlebury Acting Company’s upcoming production of “A Christmas Carol.” Middlebury Acting Company plans to make this a biennial tradition. Independent Photo / Steve James

In 1843, author Charles Dickens became so troubled by the plight of England’s poor that he considered publishing a pamphlet. A pamphlet!! What can save the world better than … a pamphlet? Lucky for us, Dickens suddenly got a better idea. He wrote his s …

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