Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Howley says "stellar performances usher in a delightful Christmas season..."



American Theatre Critics Association member Michael Howley has reviewed ASF's production of
A Christmas Story and says
"the stellar performances usher in a delightful Christmas season in Montgomery."










ASF "A Christmas Story"


-- "What do you want for Christmas?"
-- "..a legendary official Red Ryder 200-shot carbine action range model air rifle with a compass and this thing which tells time built into the stock."
-- "You'll shoot your eye out!"

These lines are repeated frequently in the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's delightful production of Jean Shepherd's "A Christmas Story" adapted for the stage by Philip Grecian, and brought to life under Geoffrey Sherman's clever direction by a company of professional actors and local students recruited from many Montgomery schools. READ MORE...





(Pictured above: Sandy York, Seth Meriwether, MaryKathryn Samelson and Bryant Mason. Bottom right: Seth Meriwether as Ralphie.)