Jean Shepherd News

If, indeed, 'it takes a village,' and if, as the poets say, 'no man is an island,' then perhaps no art form is more collaborative than live theatre. With a village of artists backstage and offstage assuring that each production is mounted, then coming to life during each performance, the collaborative effort is renewed. And what audiences see onstage is the collaboration of artists, the people who comprise the acting ensemble, the folks who bring the stagebound script to life, sending it soaring into our imaginations.

Due to extraordinary demand, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) has added an additional performance of A Christmas Story on Sunday, December 20 at 7 pm. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is presenting the classic tale from December 2 through December 27.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is presenting A Christmas Story from December 2 through December 27.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre's holiday production of 'A Christmas Story: The Musical' continues to charm audiences through January 3, 2010. The new holiday show is the highest-grossing show in the Rep's 45-year history.

The stage version of the classic Christmas comedy that made 'You'll shoot your eye out' one of the most famous phrases in holiday history is coming to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Nov. 27-Dec. 24. Tickets range from $25 to $45 and can be obtained by calling the ASF box office at 800.841.4273 or on line at www.asf.net.

I distinctly recall the very first time I saw the film version of A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983). I sat alone in a nearly empty theatre as it unspooled, all the while thinking it deserving of a much better fate. So you can imagine my surprise when it became a cult hit, and then a full-fledged holiday tradition with 24 hour screenings on cable TV. Over the years, Jean Shepherd's personal recollections of his favorite Christmas have actually become an essential component in our festive rites, and the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has crafted a wonderfully charming adaptation that's required viewing for the yuletide season.

The story of Ralphie Parker's quest for the 'Holy Grail of Christmas presents' - a genuine Red Ryder 200 Shot Carbine Action Air BB gun - has become a holiday movie tradition, capturing the hearts of millions of families across America.

New actors in the roles of young Ralphie and adult Ralph lead the cast in the fifth and final production of A Christmas Story at The Cleveland Play House.

Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and Richard M. Parison, Jr., Producing Director, announced the theatre's 2010 Season today.

Due to extraordinary demand, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) has added an additional performance of A Christmas Story on Sunday, December 20 at 7 pm. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is presenting the classic tale from December 2 through December 27.

Directed by Denise and Mitch Resler, 'A Christmas Story', is Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s. 'A Christmas Story' follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas.

Directed by Denise and Mitch Resler, 'A Christmas Story', is Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s. 'A Christmas Story' follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas.

Due to public demand for tickets, Eric Rosen, artistic director of Kansas City Repertory Theatre, has extended the run of the theatre's phenomenal hit A Christmas Story, The Musical!, which Rosen also directed.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is presenting A Christmas Story from December 2 through December 27.

The stage version of the classic Christmas comedy that made 'You'll shoot your eye out' one of the most famous phrases in holiday history is coming to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Nov. 27-Dec. 24. Tickets range from $25 to $45 and can be obtained by calling the ASF box office at 800.841.4273 or on line at www.asf.net.

Directed by Denise and Mitch Resler, 'A Christmas Story', is Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s. 'A Christmas Story' follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas.

The story of Ralphie Parker's quest for the 'Holy Grail of Christmas presents' - a genuine Red Ryder 200 Shot Carbine Action Air BB gun - has become a holiday movie tradition, capturing the hearts of millions of families across America.

New actors in the roles of young Ralphie and adult Ralph lead the cast in the fifth and final production of A Christmas Story at The Cleveland Play House.

Directed by Denise and Mitch Resler, 'A Christmas Story', is Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s. 'A Christmas Story' follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is presenting A Christmas Story from December 2 through December 27.