Vashon’s very own Christmas tale, “Red Ranger Comes Calling: A Guaranteed True Christmas Story,” will be brought to life this weekend at the Vashon High School theater.

Drama Dock’s production of the story, adapted for the stage by Book-It Theatre, is set on the island in the 1930s and stars the infamous bicycle — among other island references — wedged in a tree located just north of the former Sound Food restaurant.

Based on the autobiographical story that his father told every Christmas Eve, former islander, author and illustrator Berkeley Breathed re-imagined the tale and based some of his characters on real islanders.

Red Ranger, played by Orion Moss, 13, is a lonely, 9-year old boy whose parents have sent him to spend the holiday with his matter-of-fact Aunt Vy, inspired by Vy Biel, the late, longtime islander and owner of The Country Store & Gardens. Red believes himself to be Buck Tweed, the Red Ranger from Mars and his hero from the movie serial. His greatest wish is to own the superhero red bicycle on display in the window of The Hardware Store Restaurant.

Red is not so sure he should believe in Santa Claus — rumored to be Lord Sander Clos, an aged and ill hermit leading a sad life in the Point Robinson Lighthouse. But when Red meets Sander Clos, who queries him about the magic of Christmas, the unexpected happens Christmas morning for the cynical young boy.

This is Drama Dock’s second presentation of the whimsical musical, directed by Charlotte Tiencken and produced by Sue Wiley.

“But it’s a completely different staging,” Tiencken said. “The script is the same, but there is more scenery, more room on stage, and the cast is bigger with more adult actors involved.”

Former professional actor Steve Jones will play Sander Clos, veteran Drama Dock actor Rich Wiley will be Head Elf and Maggie Laird will star as Aunt Vy. Caroline Barnes will play the role of Amelia the Dog. Marita Ericksen is music director, Judy Cullen is in charge of scenery and Jocelyn Fowler from Book-It Theatre is doing the costumes.

“And this time, we’ll have a whole bevy of 12 elves,” Tiencken said. “The story is coming from Red’s imagination, so when Sander Clos makes the dog ‘fly,’ we’re asking the audience to use their imagination as well.”

The show, Tiencken said, is a family affair, and she hopes children of all ages will attend the performance.

As Breathed said when he returned to the Vashon in 2009 to read his story for a fundraiser: “You can’t ask for more resonance with a children’s book than to be able to virtually walk to the last surprising page after the reading.”

“Red Ranger Comes Calling” will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee.

A preview will be held at 7 p.m. tonight, Wednesday.

Tickets are sold at Vashon Bookshop and brownpapertickets.com.