A Christmas Story - A Staged Reading December 16, 2011

Evergreen Players present

A Christmas Story- A Staged Reading

By Philip Grecian

Directed by Michele Wright

Evergreen Players presents a staged reading of the Christmas classic “A Christmas Story” December 16 through 18 at Center/Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive in Evergreen, CO. Three performances only on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 and $8 for children under 12 and available by calling 303-674-4934 or online at www.evergreenplayers.org. Group discounts available.

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. 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.

The cast includes Matt Bachus, Brenda Billings, Kathleen Davis, Lisa DeCaro, Scott Gibson, and Len Matheo.

The performing home of The Evergreen Players is Center/Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen, CO, 80439. Directions to Center/Stage are at www.evergreenplayers.org. The Evergreen Players is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization producing six shows per year in the foothills. Established in 1950, the Players’ mission is to create professional quality theater to inspire, engage, and entertain. P.O. Box 1271, Evergreen, CO 80437.

Evergreen Players present “A Christmas Story” - A staged reading of the beloved holiday story. Dec. 16 - Dec.18, Fri\Sat at 7:30 p.m.; Sun at 2 p.m. $10; $8 for children under 12. 303-674-4934 or on line at www.evergreenplayers.org - Center/Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen, CO. Recommended for all.