A Christmas Story '04

Woodstock Musical Theatre Company announces the cast and staff for their production of the Smash Broadway hit, A CHRISTMAS STORY, to be performed at the Woodstock Opera House.

December 2 - 5, 2004

Thursday / Friday 8:00 pm performances

Saturday 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm performances

Sunday 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm performances

Tickets are available NOW!

$17.00 All Seats, All Performances

The box office is open Monday thru Saturday from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

You may order tickets over the phone or check availability by calling 815-338-5300

Artistic Director : Kathie Comella

Production Coordinator		Sharon McFarlin
Technical Coordinator		Elaine Riner
Stage Manager		Beth Davis Johnson
Lighting Designer		Jennifer Prise
Set Designer and Construction		Kent Wilson
Costume Coordinator		Kathy Bruhnke
Costume Assistant		Trudy Dryer
Hair and Wig Design		Virginia Zymonas
Scenic Painter		Jim & Mary Clouse

Adapted by Philip Grecian. Based on the motion picture "A Christmas Story," copyright 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.

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Cast List

Ralphie	.......	Ryan Lammers
Old Man	.......	Matt Schaefer
Mother	.......	Lynn Ramirez
Randy	.......	Mitchell Ramirez
Scut Farkus	.......	Brooks Moyer
Schwartz	.......	Quinn Baker
Flick	.......	Lucas Ramirez
Helen	.......	Breanna Calahan
Esther Jane	.......	Jessica Thome
Miss Sheilds	.......	Reddy Royse Wilson
Polly Lou Kissel	.......	Lexxi Manassa
Grover Dill	.......	Lane Wilson
Man / Neighbor	.......	Jim Stemple
Older Ralphie	.......	Rick Bellairs

Cast Photos

Quinn Baker	Rick Bellairs	Breanna Calahan	Ryan Lammers
Lexxi Manassa	Brooks Moyer	Lucas Ramirez	Lynn Ramirez
Mitchell Ramirez	Matt Schaefer	Jim Stemple	Jessica Thome
Lane Wilson	Reddy Wilson

PRESS PHOTOS

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THE FAMILY: Lynn Ramirez (Mother), Matt Schaefer (Old Man), Mitchell Ramirez (Randy), Ryan Lammers (Ralphie)

Ryan Lammers as Ralphie with his Red Ryder B.B. Gun.

Quinn Baker, Brooks Moyer and Lucas Ramirez reenacting the classic School Yard scene from A Christmas Story.

Jessica Thome as Esther Jane, Ryan Lammers as Ralphie and Mitchell Ramirez as Randy.

REHEARSING THE DINNER SCENE: Ryan Lammers as Ralphie and Matt Schaefer as Old Man

STORY SYNOPSIS

Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the Midwest 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 temperamental exploding furnace; Scut 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. "A Christmas Story" is destined to become a theatrical holiday perennial.

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Woodstock Musical Theatre Company

Contact: Laurie Faith Gibson, Publicity Chair
Phone: 815-263-7658
Email: info@woodstocktheatre.com

Web: www.WoodstockTheatre.com

Woodstock Musical Theatre Company announces the cast and staff for their production of the hilarious holiday family memoir, A CHRISTMAS STORY, to be performed at the Woodstock Opera House. Performances are ONE WEEKEND ONLY, December 2 - 5, 2004. Showtime's are Thursday and Friday at 8:00, Saturday at 2:00 and 8:00 and Sunday at 1:00 and 6:00. Tickets are available now, all seats $17.00, contact the Woodstock Opera House box office to order 815-338-5300 or visit our website for more information, www.WoodstockTheatre.com

Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the Midwest 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 temperamental exploding furnace; Scut 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. "A Christmas Story" is destined to become a theatrical holiday perennial.

Directed by Kathie Comella, and produced by Sharon McFarlin, the A CHRISTMAS STORY cast includes Many talented actors young and not-so-young, who have been rehearsing for 6 weeks to perform this limited 6 show engagement at the Historic Woodstock Opera House in celebration of the Holiday Season. This talented cast included many local talent from all over the area, they are: Quinn Baker of Cary, Rick Bellairs, of Woodstock, Breanna Calahan of Cary, Ryan Lammers of Cary, Lexxi Manassa of Crystal Lake, Brooks Moyer of Crystal Lake, Lucas, Lynn and Mitchell Ramirez of Crystal Lake, Matt Schaefer of Crystal Lake, Jim Stemple of Marengo, Jessica Thome of Harvard, and lets not forget... Reddy and Lane Wilson of Lake In The Hills.

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