When Black Broadway Tulsa puts on “A Christmas Story: The Play” in December, it’ll be a historic performance. The production is the first version of the play to have an all-Black cast, according to founder Obum Ukabam.
The iconic Christmas movie tells the story of a boy named Ralphie, a Red Ryder BB gun and his quirky family. And while the cast will look different than the film, Ukabam says he’ll keep some key elements intact.
“I always want to have our own spin on things,” he said. “It’s not going to be reimagined, but of course, we bring the culture in. We bring the diaspora … all the familiar things that come with it.”
The hilarious pieces remain, like Flick sticking his tongue on an icy cold flagpole on a “triple dog dare.” The Parker family lightheartedly replaces its disastrous turkey meal with a Chinese duck dinner at the only open restaurant. But the scenes will be shaped by the cast’s shared experience…