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The Allen, Outcalt, and Helen
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1407 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
CPH is dedicated to serving diverse audiences with nationally acclaimed education programs.
in your community:
at Cleveland Play House:
November 30 - December 22, 2024 , Allen Theatre
written by Philip Grecian | directed by Jackson Gay
based on the motion picture written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown & Bob Clark
Run time: 115min including intermission.
Advisory: Bullying and physical violence among children, use of an air rifle gun, imagination sequences featuring a toy gun, allusions to swearing, fog effects, gunshot effects, and strobe lighting.
Cleveland’s favorite holiday tradition is back by popular demand! One boy. One holiday wish. And a world conspiring to make sure it doesn’t come true. The record-breaking show returns to the Allen Theatre in all its pink-bunny-suit, glowing-leg-lamp, triple-dog-daring glory. The perfect holiday treat for the entire family!
Previews: Nov 30 - Dec 5 | Opening Night: Dec 6
Click above to watch the trailer!
(Randy) is a great storyteller and loves to entertain. His interests include biking, ninja/Parkour, Greek, mythology, Legos, Pokémon cards, and video games. He loves the Percy Jackson books and enjoys acting out the characters he reads about. He’s a natural leader, who is a good friend to all, and a more
(Understudy Miss Shields) is an actor, playwright, and musician from Northern California. She earned her BA in Theatre from Fordham University, and is in her third and final year of the CWRU/CPH MFA program. Recent credits include Emily Webb in Our Town (CPH, dir. Mary Zimmerman), Hero in Much Ado more
(Understudy Ralphie, Schwartz, Scut) is so excited to be making his debut with Cleveland Play House! Luca has been performing in local and community theatres since 2022. Some of his past roles include: Randolph MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie and Young Simba in Lion King Jr. at Academy for Dramatic more
(Helen) is a seventh grade student at Campus International School in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and previously performed the leading role of Elsa in a Disney Musicals in Schools production of Frozen. Three summers ago she performed the role of Little Ti Moune in Once on This Island more
(Flick) is so excited to be back at Cleveland Play House and part of A Christmas Story! He is in seventh grade at Midview Middle School. Evan played Flick in the 2024 CPH production of the play which has been his favorite role yet! He has more
(Schwartz) is happy to return to The Allen Theatre stage in his second year in the cast of A Christmas Story. Louis played Schwartz in A Christmas Story with CPH during the 2024-25 season. He recently appeared as Les in Newsies with MAD Factory, and he also played Michael Darling more
(Ralph) Broadway credits include Erich Geibel in LoveMusik, Hugh Dorsey in Parade, Tom Davenport in Inherit the Wind, The Warden in Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Inspector Javert in Les Miserables, Neville Landless in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and the Squire of Dinidan in Camelot. Off-Broadway he has been more
(Understudy Randy, Flick) is thrilled to be a part of A Christmas Story at Cleveland Play House. Mateo has been performing since he was four years old with the American Zagreb Junior Tamburitzans. He sings, dances, and plays traditional Croatian instruments. He has performed throughout the United more
(Understudy The Old Man) is a member of the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting program and has appeared as Yepikhodov in The Cherry Orchard, John Dodge in Middletown, and Bernard in Season's Greetings. At CPH, you may have seen him in the companies of Fiddler on the Roof (Mordcha) and Pride & more
(Ralphie) is so thrilled to be making his Cleveland Playhouse debut! He is an 8th grader at Saint Paschal Baylon school in Highland Heights. Favorite roles at the the Heights Youth Theatre include Scuttle (The Little Mermaid), Lafou (Beauty and the Beast), Carlos (Descendants), Randolph (Bye Bye Birdie) and more
(Miss Shields) a graduate of The Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin and University College Cork, Derdriu is delighted to return to A Christmas Story with this outstanding director, cast and crew. She was most recently seen at CPH in Our Town (Mrs.Webb), in which she really played piano. Memorable roles more
(Scut Farkus) (he/him) is thankful and excited to be back at CPH for his second season of A Christmas Story! Recently he has been seen in School of Rock (Mason), at Porthouse Theatre, Beetlejuice Jr. at Caryl Crane Youth Theatre, and Peter Pan (John Darling) at St. Edward High School. more
(Understudy Esther Jane, Helen) made her regional debut in last season’s A Christmas Story. A sixth grade student at Danbury local schools, she is a member of Caryl Crane Youth Theatre’s national award-winning competition team and just recently returned from the Musical Theatre Competitions of America with First Place Overall more
(The Old Man) Broadway: Good Night, and Good Luck, with George Clooney, Tracy Letts’ The Minutes, Larry David’s Fish In The Dark, David Mamet’s November, Elaine May’s Taller Than A Dwarf, and the Tony Award-winning musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Other notable theater work includes world premieres more
(Mother) an actor, singer, director, writer, producer, arts educator and administrator based in Cleveland. She is thrilled to reprise the role of Mother in this year’s production of A Christmas Story. Recent credits include Margaret in POTUS, The Witch in Big Fish, and Wiletta Mayer in Trouble in Mind. Awarded more
(Esther Jane) (she/her) Parker is thrilled to return to Cleveland Play House for her second year as Esther Jane. A Cleveland Critics Circle 2024 Rising Star recipient, her favorite role to date has been Annie in Annie at Porthouse Theatre. Other recent credits include School of Rock (Summer, Porthouse Theatre), more
Our friend Robert Mark Morgan, Scenic Designer (Into the Breeches!, Diary of Anne Frank, The Whipping Man) created a fun video showing all of the uniq...
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