The Garage Lab Performance: Selections from Q Brothers Christmas Carol

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival turns up the volume on Charles Dickens’s beloved tale, mixing everything from reggae, dance hall, and dubstep to epic rock ballads. Musical selections will be performed concert-style in The Garage Lab.

Located in Sculpture Hall, The Garage Lab by Gary Simmons recalls the structure of a typical suburban garage set up with amps and equipment for band practice. In addition to constructing the garage’s wooden frame, Simmons lined the interior with historic and contemporary concert posters collected over many years from around the world. The digitally altered posters also include nods to the St. Louis hip hop scene.

Created as a space for community interaction, The Garage Lab serves as a venue for live performances by poets, musicians, dancers, and DJs. When the space is not being activated by performances, video playback of previous productions will be displayed on a nearby monitor.