Nashville Repertory Theatre to Present A CHRISTMAS STORY

Nashville Repertory Theatre provides its contribution to the holiday season with a production of their traditional, family comedy A Christmas Story, running November 27 - December 20, 2015 in Johnson Theater at Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

The 2015 production of A Christmas Story is the seventh year The Rep has given Nashville this delightful holiday gift. Since it's the seventh year, and since there are seven people in the cast, this season is an ideal time to introduce an all new cast! Audience members who have seen past productions will enjoy the same hilarious show but with a new charm coming from a different group of talented, local actors.

The lead role of Ralphie Parker is played by Derek Whittaker, who is enthusiastic about playing the well-known youngster. "When you awake one morning and find the role of Ralphie under your tree," says Whittaker, "what's the first thing you do? YOU PANIC! Then, you accept the offer to play this iconic character, so lovingly portrayed on film - and at the Rep - for so many seasons. Then when rehearsals begin, you stop panicking and start enjoying. Not only do I get to help tell this wonderfully heartfelt story, but my blatant refusal to grow up will finally work to my advantage!"

Spending the holidays with family includes enjoying home cooked meals and singing carols. But in Ralphie Parker's family, your mouth gets washed with soap, the neighbor's dogs devour your oven-fresh turkey, and those carols are replaced with choruses of "You'll shoot your eye out." Nashville Rep's heartwarming production of this all-American holiday classic is the perfect addition to every family's holiday traditions. Because nothing says Christmas like a leg lamp, pink bunny pajamas, and sticking your tongue to a frozen flag pole!

Nashville Rep's cast for A Christmas Story includes Megan Murphy Chambers (Mother), Antonio P. Nappo (Scut), Curtis Reed (Randy), Mikey Rosenbaum (Flick), Patrick Waller (Schwatrz), Derek Whittaker (Ralphie), and Bobby Wyckoff (Old Man).

A preview performance of A Christmas Story is November 27, 2015, opening night is Saturday, November 28, and the show runs through December 20. Specific performance dates and times are listed below. Tickets start at $25 for previews and start at $45 for regular run, and can be purchased online at nashvillerep.org or by calling the Box Office at 615-782-4040.