Oswego Players’ is a drop off location for Toys For Tots this December. You can bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Players holiday production of “Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus.” Anyone who donates a new, unwrapped toy will get a dollar off their ticket at the Box Office.
“Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” will run weekends, December 6th to 15th onstage at the Frances Marion Brown Theater at Fort Ontario, Oswego, NY. Friday and Saturday night performances are at 7:30PM, while curtain time for the two Sunday matinees is at 2PM.
Tickets are $17 for adults, $13 for seniors and $12 for students. They may be reserved online by going to oswegoplayers.org, or by calling the Players’ Box Office at (315) 343-5138.
Written by Andrew J. Fernady, the play is inspired by the true, simple, poignant letter written in 1897 by 8-year-old 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 mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.
“The Oswego Players has partnered with Toys for Tots several times. When I directed “Yes Virginia” in 2016 we were a drop off location. Being able to bring joy to children this holiday season is wonderful. We hope to see you at the show with numerous new, unwrapped toy”, director Jennifer Hitchcock said.
“Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” is presented by special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois.
The young cast members of the Oswego Players’ production “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” are excited to be a Toys for Tots location. Front row, from left: Charlotte Hitchcock, and Averyanna Wilson. In the Toys for Tots Box are Helen McDonald and Charlotte Gilkey. Back row, from left: Charlie Thompson, Lilith Pape and Mallory Gordon. The production will run weekends, December 6th to 15th onstage at the Frances Marion Brown Theater at Fort Ontario, Oswego, NY.