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