West Hudson Arts & Theater Company kicks off the holiday season with its family-friendly production of Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus”, written by Jamie Gorski. Directed by Alyssa Schirm.
Facemasks will be required for all audience members at all performances.
Production Dates:
December 10, 11, 17, 18 @ 7:30 pm and December 11, 18 @ 2:00 pm
SUMMARY
Inspired by a simple, poignant letter written over 100 years ago by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon to the editor of the New York Sun—and by the timeless editorial response printed on the front page of the Sun.
Virginia wondered and wrote: “Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says if you see it in the Sun, it’s so. Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?” Ed Mitchell, the Sun’s editor, gives the assignment of answering Virginia’s letter to Frank Church who, until his wife and baby died last Christmas Eve, was the Sun’s best and most dependable reporter.
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus is a play for young and old, magically reaffirming life’s highest beauty and joy—”the eternal light with which childhood fills the world.”
CAST
Yes, Virginia is presented by special arrangement by Playscripts, Inc.
Tickets: $15 Adults | $12 Students/Seniors
Tickets may also be available at the door.
Venue: East Newark Recreation Center, 44 Central Avenue, East Newark, NJ