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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 (click to open in a new window, right click and "save target as..." to Download)
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 (click to open in a new window, right click and "save target as..." to Download)
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