Casting Call for Kids in 'A Christmas Story: The Play'

Equally a dreamer and a schemer. He really wants a BB gun for Christmas and will do anything it takes to persuade his parents to buy it for him. Singularly focused, he also has a wild imagination and plays himself as a 1940s Hollywood hero from old Westerns to Jungle Adventures.

Ralphie’s little brother. Whiny and generally unhappy unless Santa is around.

One of Ralphie’s best friends and classmate. Gets bullied so much that he’s downright accepted his fate. He gets stuck in a frozen flagpole licking experiment and Doubles as: A Western movie bandit and a jungle explorer.

One of Ralphie’s friends and classmate. Becomes the scapegoat when Ralphie says a bad word. Schwartz is very smart and has all the answers in the friend group. Doubles as: A Western movie bandit and a jungle explorer.

Ralphie’s classmate. She is very shy and has a huge crush on Ralphie but she’s too afraid to talk to him. She giggles a lot and is best friends with Helen Weathers. Doubles as: A Western movie bandit and a jungle explorer.

Ralphie’s very studious classmate. She’s a natural leader and something like a child prodigy. Clearly, she’s going to get a PhD. Best friends with Esther Jane Alberry and giggles a lot. Doubles as: A Western movie bandit and a jungle explorer.

Ralphie’s classmate and schoolhouse bully who routinely messes with Ralphie and his friends. He terrorizes the younger kids and regularly beats up everyone in the neighborhood, until Ralphie puts him in his place. Doubles as: The evil villain in a Western movie and a jungle explorer.