The Gift of the Magi

Name: The Gift of the Magi
Start: 2024-11-20T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-20T21:00:00-05:00
Location: 405 Lafayette St, Cape May, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08204

Schedule

Wed Nov 20 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

405 Lafayette St, Cape May, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08204 | Cape May, NJ

The Gift of the Magi:
A modern adaptation of the O. Henry story
by Marisa Smith
Directed by Roy Steinberg
November 20th – December 29th
Wednesday – Saturday at 7 PM
Sunday at 3 PM
WORLD PREMIERE PLAY – Written exclusively for Cape May Stage.
Playwright Marisa Smith won the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.
Based on O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi,” a short story set in Victorian times, this modern adaptation updates the tale of love and sacrifice to the modern day. O. Henry wrote about disadvantaged young people living in New York City. In this version, Lucia and Rocky are a young married couple living in the city who love each other very much though they have different ideas of what to spend money on for this Christmas. Rocky would like to go cross country on his motorcycle and Lucia wants to save for the down payment on a house. When a baby comes into the picture, everything changes. This is a play celebrating love and sacrifice. Told with heart and humor, this play is a real holiday treat.