'A Christmas Story' at Riverfront Theater Nov. 27-29, Dec. 4-6
Second Street Players will present "A Christmas Story" by Jean Shepherd Nov. 27-29 and Dec. 4-6. Friday and Saturday curtain times are 8 p.m., and Sunday curtain time is 3 p.m. All performances will be held at the Riverfront Theater, 2 S. Walnut St., Milford. Tickets are $17 and can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com or by calling the box office at 800-838-3006.
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 Higbee's Department Store. The consistent response is, "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 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.
Director Steven Haber brings this iconic film to life on the Riverfront Theater stage with the help of a very talented cast and crew. Those who have seen the movie many times and those who never have seen it before will love this story of action, adventure, love and of course, the attempt for the best Christmas present ever, a Red Rider BB gun.
