Chicago Street Theatre Presents
A Christmas Story
Sunday, November 26, 2023
1:30 PM
Chicago Street Theatre
154 Chicago St.
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Adapted by Phil Grecian
Director Mary Bird Matern
Assisted by Jeff Schultz
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 flagpole; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; and Ralphie's father's Major Award.
Chicago Street Theatre has a long history with this play as we were the first community theatre ever to stage it back in the year 2000.
No patrons under 3 will be admitted to theatre and every patron must have a seat (no lap seating).
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois
CAST
RALPH.............................. Ron Donahue
RALPHIE........................... Jonah Knauff
RANDY...............................Luke Danford
OLD MAN....................... Jason Summer
MOTHER........................... Missy Rump
FLICK......................... Scott Monarch Jr.
SCHWARTZ........................... AJ Gabriel
FARKAS............................... Bryce Fech
TOADIE....................... Abram Fitzgerald
MISS SHIELDS............... June Saavedra
ESTHER JANE................ Rose Tursman
HELEN.................................... Ava Meyer
BUMPUS HOUND 2/BLACK BART/ELF 3 ......................................Conner Donahue
BUMPUS HOUND 3/DESPERADO/ELF 1 ......................................Audrey Donahue
BUMPUS HOUND 1/DESPERADO/ELF 2 .......................................Valerie Donahue
CLASSMATE ........................Corey CaristI
Adults $22
Seniors 62+ $20
Students under 21 $20
Military $20
Group rate 10+ - $17
NOTE! To enable group rate, all tickets must be purchased at the same time. Any late additions to the group will have to pay full price. The software will automatically apply group rate when 10 or more seats are selected.