Dominican presents "The Gift of the Magi"

Dominican University will kick off the holiday season with three student performances of The Gift of the Magi on December 3 and Dec. 4.

Two performances will be held on Saturday, December 3, at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., and one performance will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 3:00 p.m. All performances will be held in the Martin Recital Hall on Dominican’s Main Campus, 7900 Division Street, River Forest.

Recommended for children ages 7 to 12, the play is a heartwarming romantic comedy, narrated by a group of Christmas carolers. The show tells the story of Della and Jim, who are desperately in love with each other but also very poor. In their attempts to buy each other proper Christmas gifts, a strange twist of fate leads the couple to find the perfect gifts for one another – but at an unexpected cost. Though they may not have the perfect Christmas, the couple learns about the importance of the gift of love in this beautiful adaptation of O. Henry’s classic short story.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. For tickets and more information, contact the box office at (708) 488-5000.

Founded in 1901, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution offering bachelor’s degrees through the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences and master’s degrees through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the Brennan School of Business, the School of Education, the Graduate School of Social Work and the School of Professional and Continuing Studies. The university also offers a doctoral degree in library and information science. In the 2012 issue of America’s Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report ranked Dominican University in the top 20 of Midwest master’s level universities. The magazine also ranked Dominican as one of three Great Schools at a Great Price in Illinois.