A Christmas Story

by Phillip Grecian

Synopsis:

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.

Characters

* RALPH as an adult A storyteller. also plays: THE COWBOY

* THE TREE LOT OWNER

* THE DELIVERY MAN

* THE VOICE OF A NEIGHBOR

* RALPHIE PARKER Ralph at 9 years old

* MOTHER Ralphies mother

* THE OLD MAN Ralphies father

* RANDY Ralphies little brother

* MISS SHIELDS His teacher

* FLICK His friend and classmate Also plays DESPERADO ONE

* SCHWARTZ His friend and classmate Also plays DESPERADO TWO

* ESTHER JANE ALBERRY a classmate

* HELEN WEATHERS a classmate

* SCUT FARKAS a bully Also plays BLACK BART

* SANTA CLAUS a jolly old elf, heard, not seen (can be played by the same actor as THE OLD MAN)

Performance Dates:

Nov 7th, 8th, 14th, & 15th, 2025 at 7:00pm & Nov. 9th & 16th, 2025, at 2:00pm

Auditions and Performances:

Community Building Complex of Boone County

111 W. First St.

Belvidere, IL. 61008