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"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" Show Needs Kids and Teens

Ennis, TX, United States
ID: 614669Exp: 10/9/2026
Description:

Seeking performers ages 8 and up for "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" Show. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. Additional info: Directors will provide script excerpts for actors to look over in the lobby, and then the directors will read the scene with you. Directors will take your headshot and measurements before you leave, so please come photo-ready. Shows: December 4, 5, 10, and 11 at 7:30 PM & December 6, 12, and 13 at 2:30 PM Tech: November 29 & 30 and December 1, 2 & 3 Full Cast Read Through & Rehearsals: TBD; rehearsal schedule to follow. If interested, please apply.

12 roles

BETH BRADLEYFemale10-11 y.o.All ethnicities

The narrator; strong voice and presence.

CHARLIE BRADLEYMale8-9 y.o.All ethnicities

Traditional kid brother.

RALPH HERDMANMale12-13 y.o.All ethnicities

Ragged, scroungy, slouching, with a touch of adolescent cool.

IMOGENE HERDMANFemale11-12 y.o.All ethnicities

Loud, bossy, and crafty.

LEROY HERDMANMale10-11 y.o.All ethnicities

Tough and sure of himself.

CLAUDE HERDMANMale9-10 y.o.All ethnicities

Tough and combative.

OLLIE HERDMANMale8-9 y.o.All ethnicities

Looking for trouble, Claude’s partner in crime.

GLADYS HERDMANMale7-8 y.o.All ethnicities

Small, wiry, and feisty.

ALICE WENDLEKENFemale10-11 y.o.All ethnicities

Prim, proper, and a pain in the neck.

MAXINE, ELMER HOPKINS, DORISMale9-13 y.o.All ethnicities

Featured kids in the pageant/Sunday school.

Younger Kids / ChorusBoth genders8-10 y.o.All ethnicities

ChorusBoth genders8-10 y.o.All ethnicities

Extra angel choir members, baby angels, and shepherds.