Opening December 8, and playing through December 17, the Fontana Mummers will present Miracle on 34th Street, adapted by Will Severin, Patricia Di Benedetto Snyder and John Vreeke from the novel by Valentine Davies.

Ticket prices will be $10, general admission; $8, students and seniors; and $6, children 11 and under. For groups of 15, call (909) 822-4052.  Curtain times are Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 2:30 p.m. For reservations and/or more information, call (909) 822-4052.  Theater address is 8443 Nuevo St(SW corner Spring and Nuevo) in Fontana.

Miracle on 34th Street tells of Kris Kringle who swears he is St. Nick, or Santa Claus. Working as a department store Santa, he gets in trouble when he does not follow store rules about pushing merchandise the store carries. He is arrested as a trouble maker and has to prove in court that he is Santa Claus.

Directed by Craig S. Higgins, the cast includes Becca Smith, as Doris Walker a little girl who believes Kris Kringle’s story, Betsy Kowal, her mother, Susan Walker; Mark Tourangeau, Kris Kringle; Lee Bane, Fred Gaily; Denis Rodill, Mr. Shellhammer, employed by Macy Department Store; and Chelsea Pope, Miss Adams, also a Macy employee.

Others in the cast are Robert Moorer, Sr., Kristin Scott, Alyssa McClure, Shirley Cheney, Isaiah Mojarro, Krystal Eshleman, Alyssa Amador, Alina Rosa, Lynette Allen, Alyssa Mojarro, Cliff Cheney, Jerry Weitzman, Amy Garcia, Nathan & Isaiah Mojarro, Wyatt Smith, Brenda Smith, Robert Moorer, Jr. and Ryanne Johnson.

Production staff includes Tammy Neal and Elizabeth Hauff, producers; Jennifer (Jenna) Lear, costume designer; Melody Moorer, Diane Wheeler, Karen Tomlin, assistant costumes; Johnny Mills, technical & lighting director; and Melody Moorer; technical and lighting assistant.