Based on the 1946 motion picture and novel by Valentine Davies, Miracle on 34th Street is bound to be one of Spotlight’s biggest shows yet. The story is a familiar one: by chance, Kris Kringle, an old man in a retirement home, gets a job working as Santa for Macy’s. Kris showers good will on Macy’s customers and the commercial world of New York City by referring parents to other stores to find exactly the toy their child has asked for. Seen as deluded and dangerous by Macy’s vocational counselor, who plots to have Kris sent off to Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, Kris ends up in a court competency hearing. Especially at stake is one little girl’s belief in Santa.

Miracle on 34th Street will be performed at CEPA as part of the Spotlight program. Spotlight is a county-wide, all-ages drama education program developed by CEPA and Jefferson State Community College – St. Clair. Its mission is to foster drama education and encourage community participation in theater in St. Clair County. Spotlight is supported by Jefferson State Community College, The Alabama Council on the Arts, Honda, The Pell City Rotary Club, and The Pell City School System.