Audition Details

A regular 10 year old kid you wouldn’t mind having as a next-door neighbor. He’s determined and he has a wonderful imagination.

The on-stage narrator of the show, based on the original author of the book that inspired A Christmas Story and the original narrator of the 1983 film. Shepherd is a generally non-singing role that narrates throughout the show, interacts with Ralphie, and plays several minor characters within the action of the show.

A guy with a good heart, though it’s buried beneath a sometimes gruff exterior. He loves his family but doesn’t overtly show it. He usually expects the worst but is capable of excitement if the situation warrants. In his moments of fantasy, he is transformed from his usual grumbling self to a true song and dance man.

More in charge of the family than the Old Man, but she would never let him know it. She is the secret engine that keeps the family running, keeping the household together with an impressive balancing act.

Ralphie’s younger brother. He’s at the stage of childhood wherein he seems opposed to everything, but he’s still loveable – not a brat.

One of Ralphie’s best friends. He’s a bit of a know-it-all.

Ralphie’s other best friend. Can’t refuse a triple dog dare.

The schoolyard bully.

Scut Farkus’s sidekick.

Ralphie’s teacher. Prim, proper, stern when necessary, but warm and funny when needed. In Ralphie’s fantasy, she becomes a brassy, tapping, Broadway diva.

A department store version. Ill-tempered and slightly inebriated, he rushes the kids through the line so he can get to the nearest “watering hole.”

Classmates and town kids.

Townspeople of Hohman, Indiana and players in Ralphie’s fantasy world.