×
X logo

Today's breaking news and more in your inbox.

I'm interested in (please check all that apply)

You may opt-out anytime by clicking "unsubscribe" from the newsletter or from your account.

‘Yes, Virginia,’ Continues At Towngate Theatre

Photos by Betsy Bethel The O’Hanlon family members in “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus,” are played by, from left, Charlie Dodd, Elizabeth Jeffers, Kearstin Zeroski and Reagan Hughes. The production continues today and next weekend at Oglebay Institute Towngate Theatre in Center Wheeling.

The Oglebay Institute Towngate Theatre production of “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus,” continues today at 3 p.m. and next weekend — 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. next Sunday.

The story follows a little girl named Virginia who is questioning whether Santa Claus is real after discovering her older sister and her best friend don’t believe. In a parallel story line, a young reporter for the New York Sun, Francis Church, is struggling to find his “writer’s voice” after his parents have moved out of the city. When he receives Virginia’s letter on Christmas eve, he drafts a response that assures her of Santa’s existence in the hearts and minds of those who believe. It has become a widely published newspaper editorial that appears every year in print around the world during the Christmas season.

The cast of this production, directed by P.D. Gregg, is:

Virginia O’Hanlon: Kearstin Zeroski

Mrs. O’Hanlon: Elizabeth Jeffers

Mr. O’Hanlon: Charlie Dodd

Samantha O’Hanlon: Reagan Hughes

Francis Church: Daniel Loh

Walter: Walt Warren

Mary Lou Parker: Carter Bauer

Wendy Parker: Arabella Ross

Mrs. Parker: Meghan Ross

Postman: David Benson

Martha: Grace Landini

Prologue 1: Jim Showalter

Prologue 2: Pitter Pat Jeffers

Prologue 3: Isaac Swoyer

Kearstin Zeroski plays Virginia and Daniel Loh plays Francis Church in the Towngate Theatre holiday production, “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus.”

Homeless girls: Anna Contraguerro, Josie Figaretti, Claire McFadden and Emma McFarlandd

Carolers: Taylor Broadwater, Alex Fabrizio, Deuce Figaretti, Josie Figaretti, Campbell Hughes, Gianna Landis, Jordan Lockard, Jack McFadden and Kara Zeroski.

For tickets, call 304-242-7700.

NEWSLETTER

Today's breaking news and more in your inbox

I'm interested in (please check all that apply)
Are you a paying subscriber to the newspaper? *

Starting at $4.73/week.

Subscribe Today