Young People’s Theatre to perform 'A Christmas Story: The Musical'

Published: 11/10/2016

Young People’s Theatre will perform A Christmas Story: The Musical at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 16-17; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 17-18, in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building theater on the St. Charles Community College campus. The campus is located at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville.

From left to right: Matthew Cox, Aden Hicks, Braden Stille, Will Dery and Carlin Bippen

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at stchastickets.com, in the Continuing Education office in Humanities Building Room 103 or by calling 636-922-8233. 

Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Ind., the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the ultimate Christmas gift – an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted BB gun. The music ranges from gentle ballads to show-stopping full-ensemble numbers, such as “Ralphie to the Rescue!,” “A Major Award,” “Stick Situation,” “Up on Santa’s Lap,” “Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana” and the inevitable “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!” A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those who haven’t.

For more information, call SCC Continuing Education Department at 636-922-8233.

For 30 seasons, Young People’s Theatre has been dedicated to providing training and experience in the theater and performing arts to children and their families.

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.