"Delights abound.” “Hysterical.”
“A perfect, salty cookie.”

A Christmas Story, the Play

Adapted by Philip Grecian
Based on the film by Jean Shepherd
Directed by Michael Berresse

  • Set: Tim Mackabee
    Lights: Robert Aguilar
    Sound: Sartje Pickett
    Costumes: Venise St. Pierre
    Projections: Bryce Cutler

    Photos: Michael Henninger

    Cast:
    Adult Ralph - John Shephard
    Ralphie - Sebastian Madoni
    The Old Man - Tim McGeever
    Mother - Jamie Agnello
    Miss Shields - Hope Anthony
    Randy - Will Chambers
    Flick - Colin Bozick
    Schwartz - Charlie Julian Stull
    Scut Farkas - Eamonn McElfresh
    Esther Jane - Soraya Love Collins
    Helen - Zora Rose
    Ensemble - Jude Glover
    Ensemble - Adjoa Opoku-Dakwa
    Ensemble - Nikolai Zevchak

  • “Luckily, director Michael Berresse has staged the show not as a recreation of the film's tone and pace, but as something frenzied and farcical. This is a faster, longer, weirder Christmas Story in the best way possible, embracing the bizarre elements in a kid's eye view of Christmas and family life… If there really is a Santa Claus, this wild and wacky production will become a yearly institution.”

    - Greg Kerestan, Broadway World

    “If you triple-dog-dared me to write a one-word review of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s A Christmas Story, the Play, I would be required to leave you with: Delightful… Directed with a keen balance of adult nostalgia and childhood glee by Michael Berresse… Whether you are among the multitude of fans of the movie, or somehow new to this beloved slice of small town Americana, the Public’s production is bound to surpass expectations.”

    - Sharon Eberson, OnStage Pittsburgh

    ”The production, under Michael Berresse’s tight choreographic direction, captures the delicate balance of nostalgia and cynicism with which adult Ralph looks back on his childhood, and, in particular, on his parents.”

    - WKArons, Pittsburgh Tattler

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