Tupelo Community Theatre will hold auditions for A Christmas Story, by Philip Grecian, at the Lyric Theatre, 201 N. Broadway in Downtown Tupelo.   The play is based on the motion picture A Christmas Story and on the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd.  Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself at Higbee’s Department Store. The consistent response: “You’ll shoot your eye out!”   Auditions for boys and girls will be Sunday, September 15^th at 2 p.m. and everyone should be 10-16 years old.  Men’s and women’s auditions will be Monday, September 16^th at 6:30 pm and those auditioning should be able to play characters in their mid-20s to mid-40s.  No advance preparation is needed and Debby Gibbs will direct.  Production dates for A Christmas Story are December 12-14, 2019.  For additional information contact the director at  [email protected] or call the TCT office at 844-1935.