Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus was inspired by a simple, poignant letter written over 100 years ago by Virginia O’Hanlon to the editor of the New York Sun. “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?” The Sun’s editor gives the assignment to Frank Church who, until a tragedy struck him, was their best and most dependable reporter. Frank’s answer in the newspaper back to little Virginia became legendary.
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus will be performed on the Grand stage as a live 1940’s radio broadcast with an ensemble of actors playing all the characters. It’s a heartwarming story of hope, magically reaffirming “the eternal light with which childhood fills the world.”
Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild presents Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
7:30pm: Dec. 2-4, 9-11
1:30pm: Dec. 5 & 12
The Grand Theatre
Adults/Seniors $25 Youth/Students $12
