Based on Barbara Robinson's beloved children's book of the same name, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever tells the hilarious and heartwarming story of a small town's traditional Christmas pageant that gets turned upside down by the arrival of the notoriously mischievous Herdman siblings.

Open Auditions

Saturday 8/30 and Saturday 9/6 

Under 18 - from 3pm to 5pm

Adults - from 5pm to 6pm

Callbacks Sunday 9/7 as needed

Open call for actors or all ages and skill levels - we encourage everyone interested to apply!

Please bring a headshot or recent school picture, and resume. You will fill out an audition form on site.

Group auditions will be held for the kids - if anyone arrives later than the start time, they will be included in the audition process. Kids wil be reading from the script and engaging in theater games

Adults will individually audition after the kids leave.

Character Name & Description

Beth -Narrator, strong voice and presence - Late elementary, middle school age

Mother (Grace Bradley) - Traditional family mom

Father (Bob Bradley) - Solid family man

Charlie - Typical kid brother - Middle elementary age

Imogene Herdman - Loud, bossy, crafty - Late elementary, middle school age

Ralph Herdman - Ragged, scroungy, touch of adolescent cool - Late elementary, middle school age

Leroy Herdman - Tough, sure of himself - Middle elementary age

Claude Herdman - Looking for trouble with Ollie - Middle elementary age

Ollie Herdman - Looking for trouble with Claude - Middle elementary age

Gladys Herdman - Feisty - Young elementary age

Alice Wendleken - Prim, proper, pain in the neck - Late elementary, middle school age

Mrs Armstrong - Managerial in voice and manner

Mrs Slocum - Pleasant, motherly woman - church lady

Mrs Clark - Minor character - church lady

Mrs Clausing - Minor character - church lady

Mrs McCarthy - Younger, less imperious version of Mrs Armstrong

Maxine - Confident narrator of pageant - Late elementary, middle school age 

Elmer Hopkins - Scared of Imogene - Late elementary, middle school age

Reverend Hopkins - Minor character, age appropriate to be Elmer’s dad

Hobie, David, Beverly, Shirley, Juanita, Doris - Minor characters of elementary age

Firefighter - Minor character(s) - No formal dialog

Extra angel choir members, baby angels, shepherds - Minor characters - No formal dialog

Rehearsals:

Kick off is slated for Sept 20th from 3-5pm.

Weekly Rehearsals are slated for weekends on Sat/Suns from 3-5pm and weekdays on Tue/Wed/Thurs/Fri from 6:30 - 8:30pm 

Not every cast member will be called to every rehearsal until November. Cast will be notified of calendar specifics after casting is official.

All actors must be available the evening of Thursday December 4th for a final dress rehearsal and all performances December 5 - 21.

Show Dates:

Wk 1: Fri Dec 6th, Sat Dec 7th, and Sun Dec 8th

Wk 2: Thurs Dec 11th, Fri Dec 12th, Sat Dec 13th and Sun Dec 14th

Wk 3: Thurs Dec 18th, Fri Dec 19th, Sat Dec 20th and Sun Dec 21st

Note: SHOW TIMES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR THIS SHOW ONLY: We will be starting our Th/Fri shows at 7pm (not 7:30p) and have moved our Saturday evenings to Saturday matinees. Both Saturday and Sunday matinees begin at 2pm.