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One boy. One holiday wish. And a world that seems to be conspiring to make certain it doesn’t come true. The record-breaking show returns to the CPH stage in all its pink-bunny-suit, glowing-leg-lamp, triple-dog-daring glory. The perfect holiday treat for the entire family.
From left to right: Jeff Talbott (Ralph) and Skipper Rankin (Ralphie). Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
(Understudy Esther Jane and Helen) is a seventh grader at Shaker Heights Middle School and is thrilled to be part of this year’s production of A Christmas Story. She has enjoyed acting in her school’s productions including Dear Chuckand Peter Pan, Jr. (Woodbury Elementary School). An avid reader, Harry more
(The Old Man) is thrilled to be returning to Cleveland Play House as The Old Man. Some recent credits include Fennyman in Shakespeare in Love and the title role in Richard III at the Great River Shakespeare Festival, Horatio in Hamlet at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The more
(Esther Jane) is excited to be making her debut performance with Cleveland Play House in A Christmas Story. Giovanna is a sixth grader at Sheffield Middle School. Her past credits include Les Misérables, H.E.L.P. and A Christmas Story: The Musical, Near West Theatre; The Music Man and Annie, Lorain more
(Mother) is thrilled to be back at Cleveland Play House doing A Christmas Story! Favorite NY credits include Weekend at an English Country Estate and The Girl in the Flammable Skirt (The Ateh Theater Group); And to the Republic and The Tragedy of King Arthur (Guerrilla Shakespeare Project); and more
(Understudy) is very grateful and excited to be part of A Christmas Story at Cleveland Play House. At a very early age, Connor modeled for Little Tykes and Step2 and then moved on to theatre. Credits include The Wizard of Oz and A Christmas Carol: The Musical (Best Feature more
(Flick) was bitten by the theatre bug when he was just five years old and has been pursuing the stage ever since. He most recently appeared in Oliver! at Porthouse Theatre Company at Kent State University. A Christmas Story marks Ethan's twentieth show in four years. Favorite credits include more
(Schwartz) is in the sixth grade at Olmsted Falls Middle School. Colin began acting in 2012 in Charlotte's Webat Olmsted Performing Arts. Other Olmsted Performing Arts credits include Babes in Toyland and Bye Bye Birdie. Colin also appeared in the PlayhouseSquare production of Dawg Pounded. Colin's most recent more
(Helen) is a sixth grader at Hathaway Brown School. Born in New York City, Yumi has lived in the Turks and Caicos Islands and now in Cleveland, OH. At CPH she has appeared in The Crucible (Betty Parris) and A Christmas Story (Helen). Most recently, she played the role more
(Miss Shields) is a native New Yorker who has called Cleveland home for the last 21 years. She has appeared on television, Off-Broadway, toured nationally, and worked regionally. She’s appeared at Cleveland Play House as Mrs. van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank, and as Miss Shields in more
(Understudy Randy) is a third grader at Roxboro Elementary School in Cleveland Heights. Miles’ appreciation for theatre was nurtured as a preschooler at The Music School. Outside of school performances, Miles made his stage debut in last year’s production of A Christmas Story. Miles is thrilled to be part more
(Ralphie) landed the role of Randy in last year’s Cleveland Play House production of A Christmas Story after his debut performance as the understudy in A Carol for Cleveland. Highlights of his favorite performances include playing the title role inOliver! and Ragtime, Near West Theatre; Peter Pan, Beachwood more
(Scut Farkas) is in seventh grade at the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School. His first acting experience was at age six when he performed in The Wizard of Oz at the Brecksville Theater on the Square. Since then he has performed in over a dozen theatrical productions. Other Brecksville Theater more
(Ralph) is full of Christmas cheer and happy to be back sharing it with his family at CPH after opening the season in Into the Breeches! He has been on Broadway (Sly Fox, Fortune’s Fool); Off-Broadway (Abundance, Such Good Friends, Home of the Brave); and has extensive regional credits, more
(Lighting Designer) is a Cleveland-based Lighting Designer. His Cleveland Play House designs include Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, Pipeline, Native Gardens, An Iliad, The Invisible Hand, The Good Peaches, The Little Foxes, Venus in Fur, Every Good Boy Deserves Favor, In the Next Room or the more
(Stage Manager) was Cleveland Play House's resident stage manager from 2001 to 2008 and returned to CPH in the fall of 2011. "Most recently, John stage managed A New Brain at Barrington Stage Company. John has also stage managed at North Shore Music Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre, The more
(Adapter) began his career as a ventriloquist and magician at the age of four. He started working at Colorado’s Creede Repertory Theatre at age 18 where his plays continue to be produced and where he has returned as a guest performer. After touring the Midwest in Androcles and the more
(Assistant Stage Manager) serves as an Assistant Professor for the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University, where he teaches courses in Stage Management, Production Management, Theatre Management, and an intro course to computing software for the theatre practitioner. Tom has been a part of the more
(Director) is delighted to return to Cleveland Play House and A Christmas Story. He has directed, taught, and performed throughout the country over the past 30 years. Credits include Enchanted April, Cyrano, A Flea in Her Ear, Phantom, Fiddler on the Roof, Old Wicked Songs, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, more
(Costume Designer) returns for his 23rd production at Cleveland Play House, having recently designed costumes for The Diary of Anne Frank; All the Way; A Christmas Story; Bell, Book and Candle; and In the Next Room, or the vibrator play. He has designed more than 400 productions at regional more
(Scenic Designer) designed Into the Breeches!, Sweat, The Diary of Anne Frank, All the Way, A Christmas Story, The Whipping Man, The Glass Menagerie, Emma, and Bill W. and Dr. Bob for Cleveland Play House. Other credits include Wizard of Oz, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Misérables, West Side more
(Author/Screenwriter) was a radio, television and film personality, writer and actor. For almost three decades, he told stories — culled from his youth in Indiana, his adventures in the Army Signal Corps, and tales of the obscure and infamous — to eager radio audiences. He was on the air more
(Sound Designer) has designed sound for many Cleveland Play House productions including The Good Peaches (world premiere), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Breath and Imagination, Good People, The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, Bell, Book and Candle, The Game’s Afoot (world premiere), Bill more
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1407 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115
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