Description

Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940's follows 9 year old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas.

Cast & Crew

Time & Place

Company: Kudzu Family Playhouse

Venue: Kudzu Playhouse

When:

Biography

Jay is thrilled to be on Kudzu's Family Playhouse stage again. Past roles include J.A. Harrision in Anne of Avonlea, Hobart Kemp in Romana Quimby and Herr Seseman in Heidi. He has also been seen on the Kudzu Playhouse stage in Beau Jest, And Then There Were None and in Breaking Legs as Frankie Salvucci for which the Metropolitan Atlanta Theater Awards nominated him Best Minor Supporting Actor in a Play. Other theatres where Jay has preformed include, Polk Street Players, Act1 Theatre, New Dawn Theater, Button Theatre and the Alliance Theatre Acting Program. Jay is also very excited to be playing the role of Ralph for a second time. He considers this his favorite and most challenging role. Jay would like to thank Jeannie Hinds and Jessica Alexander for casting him in his favorite role. He would also like to thank his wife Tammy and his seven felines for letting him out to play. Of course he has to mention that one of the seven, Blacky, starred with him in Heidi.