The Gift of the Magi Tickets

The Onomatopoeia Theatre Company & Rina Tee Productions Present “The Gift of the Magi” And other stories from O. Henry’s “The Four Million” Adapted by Thomas R. Gordon

"An Earnest Exploration of Love & Sacrifice in New York City"

Cast Léerin Campbell Chandler Robyn Jo Ann CLeghorne Steven Lamont Yosvany Reyes* *Appearing courtesy of Actors Equity (AEA)

The Cop and the Anthem Soapy is a homeless woman living in Madison Square Park. With the coming of winter, she decides it is better to find another place for herself. Soapy prefers winter at Rikers Island. But after every attempt to get arrested fails, Soapy finally finds herself in front of an old church. Here she hears the faint anthem of a choir that remind her of old times with family and friends…

The Last Leaf Two artists and best friends, Sue and Johnsy, live in a little apartment west of Washington Square Park. During a cold and snowy December, Johnsy becomes seriously ill. Growing increasingly fatalistic, Johnsy becomes obsessed with the leaves falling from a vine outside her window. She tells Sue she has a theory: after the last leaf falls, she will die. Concerned, Sue tells her neighbor and friend Behrman about Johnsy’s theory. But what can they do before the last leaf falls?

Gift of the Magi James and Della Young are a poor young couple living in a small apartment east of Union Square. Despite their poverty, they both individually decide to give each other the “perfect” gift on Christmas Eve. Though each of them fail to find the “perfect” gift, they each are reminded that loving one another is the best gift of all.