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A Christmas Story
November 23 - December  16

A play by Philip Grecian
Based on the film by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark

Director: Jack Smith
Production Manager: Pat Daly

Articles & Reviews
11.29.2007 Beacon News Review
11.30.2007 Wheaton Sun Article


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 Goldblatt's Department Store. 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.

Cast
Ralph   Dean A. Dranias
Ralphie   Grant Thomas Mitchell
Mother   Susan Carr
The Old Man   Bill Barry, Jr.
Randy   T J Watson
Miss Shields   Amy Vandenberg
Flick   Jack Dentinger
Schwartz   Damon Leach
Esther Jane   Alissa Kanturek
Helen   Casey Watson
Scut Farkus   Will Crawford
Production Staff
Director   Jack Smith

Production Manager

  Pat Daly
Assistant Director   Mary Beth deBolt
Stage Manager   Bruce Ebner
Set Design   Chuck Palia
Set Construction   Steve Blount
Set Decoration   Barb Giblin
Graphic Design   Marc Ludena
Lighting Designer   Jim Van De Velde
Sound Designer   Ken Callaway
Costumes   Polly Ludena
Props   Jo-Ann Ledger
Special Effects   Peter Lemongelli
Hair & Makeup   Jennifer Ciombor
Tickets   Becky Poole
Front of House   Julie Kanturek
Publicity   Tony Farruggio
Production Photography   Susan Benner
    Henry Schnabel

Production Photos
Courtesy of Susan Benner

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Cast
  

Crew
  

Mommy’s little piggy

I’ll get you, Black Bart!

Helen wows Miss Shields

Trying to save Randy from Scut Farkus

A dare about to go wrong

A theme, you might say

Soap poisoning

Arrival of the leg lamp

Out Shakespearing Shakespeare

My hero!

Ralphie fights back

Daddy’s not going to kill Ralphie!

The bunny suit

The official Red Ryder…


Rehearsal Photos
Courtesy of Jo-Ann Ledger

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Parker Family at breakfast

Hiding from Black Bart

Mother gets Randy ready to venture into the Indiana weather.

Schwartz and Flick try to save Randy from Scut Farkus

Flick (Jack Dentinger, left) receives an arm twisting from bully Scut Farkus (Will Crawford)

I'm a dirty little chicken!

Flick considers the dare

I triple dog dare ya!

Mother (Susan Carr) expresses her concern regarding the Old Man's (Bill Barry Jr) choice of Christmas tree.

Parker Family Road Trip!

Esther Jane (Alissa Kanturek, left) and Helen (Casey Watson)

Helen (Casey Watson), Schwartz (Damon Leach), and Flick (Jack Dentinger).

Ralphie is about to snap. Watch out, Scut!

Scut Farkus pushes Ralphie too far and Mother must intervene

Ralphie (Grant Mitchell) and Ralph (Dean A. Dranias)

Goofing during rehearsal