By Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark; Adapted by Philip Grecian
Directed by Jackson Mace
Nov 23, 2024 - Dec 7, 2024
A Christmas Story is a nostalgic holiday comedy set in the 1940s that follows nine-year-old Ralphie Parker during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Ralphie’s one overwhelming wish is to receive a Red Ryder BB gun, but every adult he asks – his mother, his teacher, and even Santa – insists he’ll “shoot his eye out.”
As Ralphie schemes to convince the grown-ups, the story unfolds through a series of humorous childhood episodes: schoolyard rivalries, family mishaps, winter adventures, and his father’s obsession with a bizarre leg-shaped lamp. Narrated from Ralphie’s adult perspective, the play captures the imagination, anxieties, and small triumphs of childhood while building toward Christmas morning and the fate of Ralphie’s long-dreamed-of gift.
| Will Cullen | Ralph Parker |
| Roland Zaytsoff | Flick |
| Ty Orton | Schwartz |
| Helen Weathers | Rubee Wade |
| Lanie Kashuba | Esther Jane Alberry |
| Tiffany Wolters | Mother |
| Carter Lelond | Ralphie Parker |
| Josiah Wolters | Randy Parker |
| Anthony Yskes | The Old Man |
| Bennett Davidson | Scut Farcas |
| Sharon Pratico | Miss Shields |
| Will Cullen | Cowboy / Tree Lot Owner / Delivery Man / Voice of the Neighbor |
| Bennett Davidson, Roland Zaytsoff, Ty Orton | Black Bart and the Masked Desperados |
| Anthony Yskes | Voice of Santa Clause |
| Don Redgwell | Voice of Eaton’s store manager |
| Eugene Leveque | Set Design |
| Jessika LaFramboise | Lighting Design |
| Trina Panich | Costume Design |
| Don Redgewell | Sound Design |
| Bob Oldfield | Production Manager |
| Belinda Baycroft | Stage Manager |
| Sharilyn Poole, Sherry Moir | Assistant Stage Managers |
| Jean Blackwell, Lin Oldfield, Tara Steck, Ashley Phillips | Backstage Crew |
| Josh Wade | Sound/Light Operator |
| John Ravensbergen (Head), Gord Bannerman, Don Dennison, Eugene Leveque, Bob Rinaldi, John Shanks | Set Construction |
| Sarah McLean (Head), Sandy Edgar, Darlene Mussenden, Geoff Akins | Set Décor |
| Jean Blackwell (Head), Lin Oldfield | Props |
| Trina Panich (Head), Jean Tharp, Joan Sasges, Cadence Panich | Costumes |
| Carey Lelond (Head), Jayne Davidson, Simone Kashuba, Darren Lelond, Tiffany Orion, Stephanie Wade, Bradley Zaytsoff | Parent Support Coordinator |
| Diana Horsley | Administrative Producer |
| Jeff Kirkham | Publicity and Marketing |
| Carol Jenkins, Wendy Stevens | Foyer Display |
| Barry Goodsell | Production Photography |
| Kristine Larsen | Program |
| Ann Cordingley | Front of House Manager |
| Maureen and Mike Ruscheinsky | Bar Managers |
| Val Heuman | Preview Performance |
| Pip Jordan | Final Night Catering |
| Yenin.art Studio | Poster |

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