In what is becoming a holiday tradition, performer Steffon Moody will perform “The Grinch Sets the Record Straight” for Islanders next week.

The free show, which will include a screening of the Boris Karloff-narrated classic carton, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” is being presented by the Vashon Park District and the Vashon Theatre.

It’s the second year in a row Moody has performed the show on Vashon. Last year, he played the Grinch to a sold-out crowd at the Ober Park performance space.

This year, he’s expanded the show to make it fit in the much-larger Vashon Theatre, where he’ll be backed by a supporting cast of Grinchettes, played by his wife and daughter, Arlette and Louisa Moody.

“This is different from last year, when it was just me entering and dialoguing with the audience, reading to them and getting audience members up on stage,” Moody said.

Moody will still improvise much of the story, which retells the Dr. Seuss tale with a twist — Moody’s character remains unrepentant about stealing Christmas, and says he’d do it again.

It’s a take on the character that earns hisses and boos from the audience, Moody said.

“The kids love to hate me,” he said.

One of the best parts of doing the show for Moody is the chance to literally climb inside the Grinch’s skin.

“I think my costume is even better than the one Jim Carrey wore in the movie version of the story,” Moody said. “It has prosthetics and these really great hands and long feet. It takes me an hour and a half to get into the costume — it’s a total body mask.”

Moody said he’s performed the character not only on Vashon, but also at corporate parties, and the appearance of the Grinch is always a hit.

“People really groove with him and are just tickled by him,” Moody said.

“The Grinch Sets the Record Straight” will play at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Vashon Theatre. Donations to the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank are welcome. The show is for all ages, though some small children might find a live Grinch to be too intense.