A CHRISTMAS STORY Comes To The Stage In Raleigh, Tix On Sale 7/23

By: Jul. 09, 2010
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Broadway Series South in association with Hot Summer Nights present the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Story, December 7 - 24, 2010 in A.J. Fletcher Theater at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts; General Management by North Carolina Theatre. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 23rd at 10 a.m. The presenting sponsor of this production is Barton College.

Written by Jean Shepherd and adapted by Philip Grecian, 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. 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 wet tongue on a cold lamppost experiment; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie's father winning a lamp shaped like a woman's leg in a fishnet stocking and much, much more. This beloved holiday movie seen by millions is destined to become a theatrical holiday perennial here in the Triangle for years to come!

THE SEARCH FOR RALPHIE

WHERE: Auditions for Ralphie and all roles, will be held on Sunday, July 25thin Fletcher Theater. Sign-ins begins at 5:00 pm, no appointments necessary. Please bring a resume and headshot stapled together. Actors will audition based on sign in order. Callbacks will be held later the same day and Monday, July 26th (time TBA.) All questions or inquires should be directed to ACSauditions@nctheatre.com.

TICKET INFORMATION

A Christmas Story will play A.J. Fletcher Theater December 7 - 24. Show times are Tuesday - Friday, 7p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 2 & 7p.m. Tickets will range from $26 - $46 and go on sale Friday, July 23rd at the Progress Energy Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. Purchase by phone at 1-800-982-ARTS. Tickets for groups of 10 or more on sale July 14, please call (919) 857.4565 for group information. For more information log on to www.broadwayseriessouth.com, www.nctheatre.com or www.hotsummernightatthekennedy.org.

BARTON COLLEGE

A four-year, private, liberal arts college located in Wilson, N.C., Barton College draws approximately 1,150 students regionally, nationally, and internationally to provide a remarkably diverse student population for the Barton Experience. The College offers a wide range of professional and liberal arts programs leading to the baccalaureate degree as well as a new Master of Education degree in Elementary Education. Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of 2010's Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the South and by Princeton Review as one of the 2010's Top Colleges of the Southeast, Barton also is positioned in the top quartile, nationally, in value-added education as measured by the Collegiate Learning Assessment through the Council for Aid to Education. In addition to regional and national recognition for its academic and athletic programs, Barton has been lauded, most recently, for its outstanding contributions to theatre and the performing arts of the region. The newest addition to the Barton campus is the state-of-the-art Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre, which supports a strong academic theatre program while providing an exceptional cultural venue for local, regional, and national talent. "Barton College is committed to supporting the performing arts in this region, and we're proud to sponsor this outstanding production that will launch an exciting new holiday tradition for the community," shared Dr. Norval C. Kneten, president of Barton College.

 



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