Press release
As a holiday gift to the audience, Burien Little Theatre will be hosting free radio-show-style staged readings of the popular family-friendly comedy "A Christmas Story," written by Philip Grecian. Performances will be at 2 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 3 and Dec. 10.

"A Christmas Story" is based on humorist Jean Shepherd’s very funny memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s. The script is also based on the motion picture of the same name produced by Turner Entertainment Co. in 1983, distributed by Warner Brothers, and written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark.

The story follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case to his mother, his teacher and even the Santa Claus at Goldblatt's Department Store. The consistent response: "You'll shoot your eye out."

Under the direction of Rochelle Flynn, the show features the acting talents of Kevin Boze (The Old Man, Santa), Jeffrey Cavanaugh (Narrator, The Cowboy, The Tree Lot Owner, The Delivery Man, The Voice of a Neighbor), Susan Echols-Orton (Miss Shields, Black Bart, Department Store Voice, Radio Announcer), Michael Johnson (Schwartz, Desperado One), Ben Nelson (Randy, Flick, Desperado Two), Katt Powers (Esther Jane Alberry, Scut Farkas), Grace Reamer (Mother) and Lucian Smith (Ralphie Parker), plus Shelley Brittingham creating live sound effects.

Audience members are encouraged to bringing nonperishable food items for the theater’s food drive. The reading will be presented at the Burien Community Center Annex, 14501 Fourth Ave. S.W.


Seating is first-come, first-served. For information, go online to www.burienlittletheatre.org or call the ticket office at 206-242-5180.