Faction of Fools’ ‘A Commedia Christmas Carol’ amuses with abandon

Before Scrooge barks his first “Bah! Humbug!” in Faction of Fools Theatre Company’s savory “A Commedia Christmas Carol,” ensemble members engage the audience in a pre-show game of catch. In Victorian garb and character masks, the Fools bound into Gallaudet University’s Elstad Auditorium and silently toss feather-light spheres at theatergoers. And, at the reviewed performance, theatergoers happily tossed them back. The game went on a bit long — long en...