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"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" Needs Boys and Girls

Benton, AR, United States
ID: 589578Exp: 9/5/2025
Description:

Seeking young performers for "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" Show. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Based on the best-selling book and play, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical is the story of the Herdmans, who are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, they steal, they bully other kids, and they smoke smelly cigars. There used to be only one place where you’d never see them—church. This all changes when Charlie Bradley brags that his Sunday school offers free snacks. All six of the Herdmans show up at church in search of pizza, cookies and Hawaiian Punch, and end up in the Christmas pageant. Charlie’s mom, Grace, is the novice director, who not only casts them in the show but, much to the dismay of the other kids, let’s them play all the leads. Grace instantly finds herself caught between two forces of nature—the Herdmans and Helen Armstrong, who speaks for all of the outraged citizens of the town. Grace has two choices: get rid of the Herdmans, or let them stay and risk being blamed for the worst pageant in the history of the world. Additional info: Please prepare 16 - 32 bars (One Minute) of a song that is in the style of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical". Rehearsals will begin: October 13th Show opens December 4th, 2025 and runs through December 14th, 2025 If interested, please apply.

13 roles

RalphMale13-13 y.o.All ethnicities

The oldest and coolest. He’s the enforcer.

ImogeneFemale12-12 y.o.All ethnicities

Leader of the Herdmans. She’s loud, bossy, and crafty

LeroyMale11-11 y.o.All ethnicities

Ralph’s back-up. Very confident in the muscle department.

ClaudeMale10-10 y.o.All ethnicities

Scrappy and smart

OlliMale9-9 y.o.All ethnicities

A bit of a naïve urchin who follows the older boys’ leads.

GladysFemale8-8 y.o.All ethnicities

Little but fierce. Nothing scares Gladys.

CharlieMale10-10 y.o.All ethnicities

Typical kid brother, says what he thinks

BethFemale11-11 y.o.All ethnicities

Charlie’s older, and wiser sister. She’s honest and kind.

Alice WendlekenFemale11-11 y.o.All ethnicities

Know-it-all. She thinks she’s perfect

Elmer HopkinsFemale10-10 y.o.All ethnicities

Preacher’s kid, which means he needs to behave and be nice.

Teddy ShoemakerFemale9-9 y.o.All ethnicities

Wimpy kid with glasses, asks too many questions

Ivy ReedFemale11-11 y.o.All ethnicities

Beth’s earnest friend who is sometimes a goody-goody

Kids ensembleBoth genders8-13 y.o.All ethnicities