When we got the message “FINAL YEAR! DON’T MISS IT!” about the Cleveland Play House’s A Christmas Story, we thought we must have read it wrong. The production, now in its fifth year, has been a big hit.
From Clevelanders who remember the 1983 movie filming to those of us who just relate to the Midwestern childhood it depicts, there’s something innately Cleveland about A Christmas Story. And with Tremont’s A Christmas Story House only a few miles away, Cleveland has become “a very unique holiday destination,” says Lisa Craig, public relations manager at the Cleveland Play House.
Despite its popularity, A Christmas Story was never intended to be a permanent addition to the theater’s lineup, Craig says. And with huge changes on the horizon — the theater will move downtown in 2011 to partner with PlayhouseSquare and Cleveland State University — Cleveland Play House is keeping its options open.
Still, we just don’t think we’re ready to give up our search for an official Red Ryder carbine-action, 200-shot, range-model air rifle yet — and it seems neither is Cleveland Play House.
“It’s our final year, but please tell us how much you enjoy it,” Craig says. “If we got a deluge of wonderful positive reinforcement about how much [Clevelanders] hope to see us continue to do A Christmas Story, then we’re going to pay attention to that.”
C’mon Cleveland. We triple dog dare you.
From Clevelanders who remember the 1983 movie filming to those of us who just relate to the Midwestern childhood it depicts, there’s something innately Cleveland about A Christmas Story. And with Tremont’s A Christmas Story House only a few miles away, Cleveland has become “a very unique holiday destination,” says Lisa Craig, public relations manager at the Cleveland Play House.
Despite its popularity, A Christmas Story was never intended to be a permanent addition to the theater’s lineup, Craig says. And with huge changes on the horizon — the theater will move downtown in 2011 to partner with PlayhouseSquare and Cleveland State University — Cleveland Play House is keeping its options open.
Still, we just don’t think we’re ready to give up our search for an official Red Ryder carbine-action, 200-shot, range-model air rifle yet — and it seems neither is Cleveland Play House.
“It’s our final year, but please tell us how much you enjoy it,” Craig says. “If we got a deluge of wonderful positive reinforcement about how much [Clevelanders] hope to see us continue to do A Christmas Story, then we’re going to pay attention to that.”
C’mon Cleveland. We triple dog dare you.
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