The Christmas Story is performed entirely by volunteers and thousands of hours of time are donated by hundreds of people every year.

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It is important to us that The Christmas Story remain accessible to everyone.  This is why we do not charge a fixed ticket price to come to a live performance.  Notwithstanding, we incur significant costs every year to mount the production.  For 2019 our budget was $37,000.   The biggest portions of this amount go to: publicity expenses; renting, installing and running the theatre lighting which hangs from the ceiling of the church for three weeks; and to hiring the professional musicians whose exquisite music accompanies the performers.

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As audience members do not buy tickets in advance, we are financially impacted more than other theatre productions when there are adverse weather conditions such as snow or ice storms.

We recognize that many audience members are only able to make a modest contribution.  It is both valued and appreciated. 

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Significant donations from a number of individual benefactors allow us to continue to offer The Christmas Story on a pay-what-you-can basis.

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A donation of $30 or more will receive a charitable receipt if you leave your name and address. Larger donations of $50, $75, $100 or more will make the show accessible to everyone, regardless of resources.