Production 1

Poster child of the 1%, our favorite crank Ebenezer Scrooge (GQ) clutches his fortune in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, now through December 22. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

Production 2

No longer so tiny, the crippled but joyful Lil’Tim (JQ, at center) hip hops along with his parents, Bob Cratchit (Postell Pringle, at left) and Mrs. Cratchit (Jackson Doran) in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, now through December 22. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

Production 3

Ebenezer Scrooge (GQ) is haunted by the Rastafarian beats of Jacob Marley (JQ)—no relation to Bob—and his crew of reggae spirits (left to right, Postell Pringle and Jackson Doran) in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, now through December 22. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

Production 4

Hip-hop sensations and siblings the Q Brothers—JQ as Christmas Present and GQ as Ebenezer Scrooge—serve as writers, directors and performers in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, now through December 22. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

Production 5

Spun back in time by the DJ’s beats, Ebenezer Scrooge (GQ) is taken by the old-school Ghost of Christmas Past (Postell Pringle) to revisit his first love Belle (JQ) at Fezzi’s Wig and Weave Shop in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, now through December 22. Photo by Michael Brosilow.