Humorist Jean Shepherd reminisces about growing up in the Midwest during the 1940s with this tale of 9-year-old Ralphie Parker, who’s fixated with getting a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case to his mother and teacher, and even to Santa Claus himself, at a department store ’ but the responses are not what he wants to hear. The holidays aren’t complete without this seasonal comedy. A JT Premiere!

Directed by Desha Crownover. Play by Philip Grecian. Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story, © 1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros, written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark, and on the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd.

December 4 - 20, 2009
La Jolla YMCA Firehouse, La Jolla

Recommended for ALL ages!

The following shows were performed at La Jolla YMCA Firehouse, in La Jolla.

Ralph - Kiefer Shackelford
The Old Man - Jordan Bunshaft
Mother - Marianne Zumberge
Ralphie - Mark Steitz
Randy - Paul Steitz
Flick - Scott Roberts
Schwartz - Darian Spencer
Miss Shields - Audrey Atwater
Helen - Sierra Ottilie-Kovelman
Esther Jane - Maddie Ottilie
Scut Farkas/Cowboy - Isaac Brieske
Black Bart/Caroler/Shopper - Hallie Bodenstab
Tree Lot Owner/Mrs. Schwartz - Marlene Paradee
Desperado #1 - Lauren Nordholm
Desperado #2 - Matthew Roberts
Delivery Man/School-kid/Caroler - Ben Hewitt
Elf/Caroler/Shopper/Desperado - Maren Hale
Elf/Caroler/Shopper/Desperado - Melisa Conroy

School-kids/Carolers - Daniel Carr, Skyler Andrews, Claire Steitz, Megan Wayne, Sierra Quezada, Ivey Merrill

San Diego Junior Theatre’s 2009 production of A Christmas Story.

Play by Philip Grecian. Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story, © 1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros, written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark, and on the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd. Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois. Production sponsored in part by the La Jolla YMCA, City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department, and the County of San Diego.