Get a glimpse behind the public persona of the greatest English novelist of the Victorian era through a re-imagining of one of Mr. Dickens public readings brought to life by Philadelphia actor Brian McCann. Mr. Dickens has already survived one stroke, but even he must admit that the end of his life is near at hand. The strain of his second American tour has proven too much for him, and his doctor has become his sole traveling companion. The public mask slips, and we bear witness to things he would never willingly present to his public.
