Pushcart Players Presents Holiday Tales: A Season of Miracles at First Presbyterian Church of Verona

PUSHCART PLAYERS PRESENTS “HOLIDAY TALES: A SEASON OF MIRACLES” AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF VERONA THEATER ON DECEMBER 6th

PHOTO: Pushcart Players in “Holiday Tales: A Season of Miracles”
PHOTO CREDIT: Thiery Donaus

Public performance features stories and music celebrating Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa. Verona residents can receive Buy One, Get One Free tickets.

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's award-winning professional touring theater company, will present a public performance of Holiday Tales: A Season of Miracles on Sunday, December 6, 2026, at 11:30 AM at The Theater at First Presbyterian Church of Verona.
Written and adapted by Pushcart co-founder Ruth Fost, with music arranged by Tony Award-winner Larry Hochman and directed by producing artistic director Paul Whelihan, “Holiday Tales – A Season of Miracles” features four stories celebrating Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa.
The production begins with Clara and Fritz, familiar characters from The Nutcracker, as they anxiously wait for their family's Christmas celebration to begin. When they open a storybook, the stories come to life.
The four stories include O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi," about a young couple and the meaning of giving; "The Kwanzaa Kite," an original story set in Mozambique about a young girl's creativity and the seven principles of Kwanzaa; "The Menorah from Heaven," adapted from a story by Eric Kimmel, about two villagers who mistake a farmer's hayfork for a menorah; and E.T.A. Hoffmann's "The Nutcracker," featuring Clara's dream adventure with the Nutcracker Prince.
The cast includes Nikki Andrews-Ojo, Oscar Castillo, Ariella Mandel, and Danny Sims. Tori Riley serves as production stage manager.
"At the heart of ‘Holiday Tales: A Season of Miracles’ is a message that resonates far beyond the holiday season," said director Paul Whelihan. "Miracles are not always extraordinary events. They are also found in everyday expressions of compassion, generosity, courage, creativity, and love."

The production is designed for families and audiences of all ages.
Tickets are $20 per person. Verona residents can receive a Buy One, Get One Free discount by entering promo code BOGO2026VERONA when purchasing tickets.

PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Holiday Tales: A Season of Miracles
Sunday, December 6, 2026, at 11:30 AM
First Presbyterian Church of Verona
10 Fairview Avenue, Verona, NJ
General Admission tickets: $20 per person
Verona residents only: Buy One, Get One Free with promo code BOGO2026VERONA.
Purchase tickets:
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For more information, visit pushcartplayers.org or call (973) 857-1115.

Founded in 1974, Pushcart Players is an award-winning professional touring theater company and member of Actors' Equity Association. For more than 50 years, the company has presented musical theater productions, workshops, and residencies for students from pre-K through 12th grade, bringing educational and entertaining performances to schools and communities throughout New Jersey and across the country.
As a social-profit organization, Pushcart Players' programs are made possible in part by the support of The New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Dept. of State, Pine Tree Foundation of NY, New Jersey Cultural Trust, NJ Manufacturers Insurance Company, NJ State Bar Foundation, Actors' Equity Foundation, ADP Foundation, Children's Theatre Foundation of America, The Community Foundation of NJ, EJ Grassmann Trust, First Lutheran Church of Montclair, Fylstra & Associates, Hyde & Watson Foundation, The Montclair Foundation, The Sosland Foundation, The Turrell Fund for Children, The Whitehill Foundation, and numerous individual contributors.