A San Luis Obispo Holiday Tradition! Celebrate the holiday season with A Christmas Story, the beloved stage adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s classic tale of 1940s childhood dreams and holiday misadventures. Follow 9-year-old Ralphie Parker on his determined quest for the ultimate Christmas gift—a genuine Red Ryder BB gun. Along the way, he pleads his case with cranky parents, stern teachers, even Santa himself! The consistent response: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” Packed with holiday mischief, childhood dreams and nostalgic charm, A Christmas Story captures the magic of the season with wit, warmth and plenty of laughs. Bring the whole family and make this cherished classic part of your holiday tradition!
Ages: All ages welcome!
SUBMIT UPDATES
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Clue (1/9/26-1/18/26)
Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Anthropology (1/23/26-1/24/26)
Million Dollar Quartet (1/30/26-3/8/26)
Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Wife of a Salesman (3/13/26-3/14/26)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (3/27/26-4/12/26)
The Lifespan of a Fact (5/1/26-5/17/26)
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre is at 888 Morro Street, San Luis Obispo, CA.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (8/22/25-9/21/25)
You're a good Man, Charlie Brown (6/6/25-6/29/25)
I Hate Hamlet (5/2/25-5/18/25)
The Cake (3/28/25-4/13/25)
Million Dollar Quartet (2/7/25-3/9/25)
A Christmas Story (11/30/24-12/22/24)
Misery (10/11/24-10/27/24)
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical) (8/16/24-9/15/24)
9 to 5 - The Musical (6/7/24-6/30/24)
The Thanksgiving Play (5/3/24-5/19/24)
Videos
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Temptation - New Order - with Debased - Pixies - Hosted by Oliver Graves
The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (12/31 - 1/1) | |
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The Lifespan of a Fact
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (5/1 - 5/17) | |
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Spike Sikes and His Awesome Hotcakes
The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (12/20 - 12/20) | |
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Every Brilliant Thing
Ensemble Theatre Company (6/3 - 6/21) | |
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Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Wife of a Salesman
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (3/13 - 3/14) | |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Rabobank Arena, Theater & Convention Center (4/2 - 4/2) | |
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THE BOOK OF MORMON
The Granada Theatre (2/24 - 2/25) | |
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