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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. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the beloved film, we bring back one of the most popular shows in Cleveland Play House history in an all-new production. The perfect holiday treat for the entire family.
From left: Maggie Lacey as Mother, Matthew Taylor as Ralphie, Michael Heintzman as The Old Man, and Skipper Rankin as Randy in the Cleveland Play House production of A Christmas Story in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, November 29 - December 22, 2013. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni.
(Scut Farkas) most recently appeared as Michael in Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure with Mercury Summer Stock. This is his second performance with Cleveland Play House. He played Eddie Podolak, Jr., in CPH’s world premiere production of A Carol for Cleveland last December. Cugel has also performed in several more
(Flick/Ralphie Understudy) is already a stage veteran: A Christmas Story at Cleveland Play House marks his ninth performance in three years. Emerine has worked with Opera Cleveland and Beck Center for the Arts. Recent acting credits include the Rum Tum Tugger in Cats, Charlie Bradley inThe Best Christmas Pageant more
(Schwartz) is a 13-year-old, eighth grade student at Cuyahoga Heights Middle School and the older of two siblings. Greene caught the acting bug at the age of 6 while participating in many theatre classes and musical productions at the Beck Center for the Performing Arts, including The Lion the more
(The Old Man) is the writer/actor/producer on JERRY The Series at www.funnyordie.com/msh. Off-Broadway credits include Neddy, American Place Theatre; A Cup of Coffee, Soho Rep; Epic Proportions and Best Half Foot Forward, Manhattan Punch Line; and Separating the Men from the Bull, co-written by Heintzman and produced at New more
(Mother) is a Fox Fellow at the Cleveland Play House, where she last appeared in A Christmas Story. Broadway credits include Our Town, Inherit the Wind and Tony-nominated Dividing the Estate. Off-Broadway credits includeThe Orphans’ Home Cycle, Signature Theatre; The Milktrain Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore, Roundabout Theatre Company; and more
(Helen) is honored to perform in A Christmas Story for Cleveland Play House this season. Past favorite credits include five seasons of A Christmas Carol (Tiny Tim, Sarah Crachit), Great Lakes Theater; Plain and Fancy(Miller Daughter) Kent State University; The Sound of Music, (Briggita), Damn Yankees (ensemble) and Annie 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
(Randy) 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
(Understudy) is still new to the stage, making his debut this year as Chip the Teacup in Lakewood High School’s production of the musical Beauty and the Beast. Ryan also enjoys performing with the Lincoln Singers, and he is learning to play the cello. He is a student in 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
(Esther Jane) spent the last five years performing with Twinsburg Community Theatre in productions ofAnnie (stage orphan); The Wizard of Oz (Lula-bye League); andPeter Pan, the Musical (Children of the World ensemble). She recently competed in The Event, an international talent competition held in Orlando, Florida. She also had more
(Ralphie) is in the sixth grade at Jackson Memorial Middle School in Massillon. After attending the Academy of Cinema and Television’s Satellite Program in Cleveland in 2008–09, he landed his first theatre role of Randy in A Christmas Story here at Cleveland Play House in 2009. He also performed 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
(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
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