A Christmas Story
By Philip Grecian
December 2 - 18, 2022
"Grecian's script retains Shepherd's wry, tongue-in-cheek humor." — Orange County Register
About The Show
Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself at Higbee's Department Store. The consistent response: "You'll shoot your eye out!" All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family's temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys' experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie's father winning a lamp shaped like a woman's leg in a net stocking; Ralphie's fantasy scenarios and more. A Christmas Story is destined to become a theatrical holiday perennial.
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.
Cast & Production
Cast
Ralphie Parker
Brycen Richter +
Everett Poe *
Ralph Parker
Randy Margison
Esther Jane Alberry
- Penny Badtke +
Kiera Koczorowski *
Flick
- Cooper Stavrou +
Lily Honaker *
Helen Weathers
- Lily Turner
Miss Shields
- Roseanne Mader
Mother
- Janice Zimmerman
Schwartz
- Justice O’Dowd
The Old Man
- Kevin Kelly
Randy
- Danica Larson +
Clara Poe *
Santa Claus
- Jim Kelleher
Scut Farkus
- Dakota Walk
Black Bart & Leg Lamp Delivery Man
- Kyle Poe
Red Ryder
- Matthew Craig
Ensemble
- Hailey Badtke
Matthew Craig
Elliot Joung
Olivia Steffen
+ indicates Candy Cane Cast
* indicates Jingle Bell Cast
Creative Team
- Author
- Philip Grecian
- Based On
- The motion picture A Christmas Story, ©1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distrbuted by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark; and on the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd.
- Director
- Regina Reynolds
- Producer
- Darius Russelle
- Stage Manager
- Janice Albrecht
- Set Designer
- Art Jones
- Set Construction
- Jim Sands
Matthew Craig - Set Painters & Dressers
- Regina Reynolds
Miranda Monticelli - Light Design
- Ken Albrecht
- Light Tech
- Ken Albrecht
- Sound Design
- Gene LeFave
- Sound Tech
- Ken Albrecht
- Costume Coordination
- Regina Reynolds
Lindsey Yates-Badtke - Props
- Janice Albrecht
- Fight Captains
- Adam Armstrong
Isaac Armstrong - Puppet Crafter
- Kathy LeFave
Mitten & Scarf Crafter Emilia Reynolds
Publicity
- Michelle Self
- Photography
- Iva Trocke
Poster Hanger
- Glenn Szalkowski
Reviews
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Ticketing Dates & Info
- Online Ticketing
- October 1
- Box Office
- November 21
- Special Note
- No Passes will be accepted for this production.
Content Advisory
Audience sensitivities vary, so this summary should only be seen as a general guideline. For questions about content for this, or any production please contact us for more information.
This production should be suitable for all ages.
