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.