The Lyric Theatre’s production of  ‘A Christmas Story’  takes the stage Dec. 4-6 and again Dec. 11-13.  Brownwood High School Theatre Director, Shannon Lee, will serve as the director, marking the first time she has directed a Lyric production.

“The show itself, it’s the classic ‘A Christmas Story’ show,” said Eric Evans, Managing Director of the Lyric Theatre. “People are going to giggle all the way through because they already know the story, and they’re going to see it acted by a lot of kids they know, or people they know in a place that they know. I think people are going to laugh out loud.”

The cast includes John Monson as Ralphie Parker; Brad Wells as the adult version of Ralphie, who serves as the narrator; April Tassin as the mother; Shade Tidwell as the father; A.J. Tidwell as Randy; Emily Haynes as Miss Shields/Mrs. Schwartz; Evan Fraze as Flick; Zaiden Lopez as Schwartz; Allie Haynes as Esther Jane; Morgan Phipps as Helen Weathers; Jake Bowren as Scut Farkas/Black Bart/Cowboy; Kelly Jones as Toadie/Kid/Elf/Desperado; Taylor Crow as Santa Claus/Desperado/Tree Lot Owner/Delivery Man; Kate Yantis as Voice of a Neighbor; Ryan Myers as Voice on PA/Pierre Andre’; and Carson Blair, Ella Haynes and Charlotte Rose Myers as the children.

Tickets are available at www.brownwoodlyrictheatre.com for $12 for adults, $8 for students. Evans stated approximately 100 to 120 tickets are available per show.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13.

(photo courtesy Derrick Stuckly, Brownwoodnews.com)