A CHRISTMAS STORY

by Philip Grecian, Based on the motion Picture A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark; and on the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd

December 7, 8, 15, 16, 20, 21 - Thurs.-Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 2:00pm

Director: Dr. Michael O'Hara

Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in Hammond, Indiana 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. The consistent response: "You'll shoot your eye out." All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family's tempermental exploding furnace; Sut 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. Jean Shepherd's joyous celebration of childhood has already become become a theatrical holiday perennial.

"This play has broad appeal and audiences love it!" – South Carolina Examiner

All Tickets are $15 Adults / $12 Groups of 10 or more / $6 BSU / $5 High School & Younger

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