The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
Synopsis: Sometimes sacrifice is the gift of love, according to the biblical Magi. On the eve of Christmas, a desperate woman named Della, with less than a dollar in her pocket, seeks out a gift for her husband, Jim. She decides to sell her beautiful long hair to the barber Madame Sofronie for enough money to buy a platinum pocket watch chain. On Christmas Day, Jim sees that Della has cut her hair. He gives her his gift, which is a set of ornamental combs, completely unusable now. Della explains that she sold her hair to buy him this gift, and hands him a gift. He opens it, sees the pocket watch chain and explains he sold his pocket watch to buy her the combs.
The Argument: Helen wrote the stage play adapted from O. Henry’s well-known short story. There’s no better way to celebrate the circle of life than performing and bringing to life the words of Helen Borgers.
Tickets on sale beginning October 28, 2023
When a wife and husband give each other handpicked Christmas gifts, they realize that both personally sacrificed their own happiness to obtain the gifts, proving love is more powerful than gift-giving.
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Fully Staged Production
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Synopsis: Sometimes sacrifice is the gift of love, according to the biblical Magi. On the eve of Christmas, a desperate woman named Della, with less than a dollar in her pocket, seeks out a gift for her husband, Jim. She decides to sell her beautiful long hair to the barber Madame Sofronie for enough money to buy a platinum pocket watch chain. On Christmas Day, Jim sees that Della has cut her hair. He gives her his gift, which is a set of ornamental combs, completely unusable now. Della explains that she sold her hair to buy him this gift, and hands him a gift. He opens it, sees the pocket watch chain and explains he sold his pocket watch to buy her the combs.
The Argument: Helen wrote the stage play adapted from O. Henry’s well-known short story. There’s no better way to celebrate the circle of life than performing and bringing to life the words of Helen Borgers.