The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Barbara Robinson

Name: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Brand: Barbara Robinson
SKU: 9780573617454
Rating: 4.21 (300 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

60 mins Present Day Expandable Casting Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Christmas Comedy

Synopsis

Comedy / All Groups / 4m, 6f, plus 8 boys and 9 girls In this hilarious Christmas tale, 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.

You won't believe the mayhem - and the fun - when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on!

This delightful comedy is adapted from the best selling book and the only story ever to run twice in McCall's Magazine.

"An American classic."

-McCall's

Press Reviews

"One of the best Christmas stories ever – and certainly one of the funniest."
— The Seattle Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
FATHER (Bob Bradley) – Solid family man, 35-38	male	35-38	(Bob Bradley) – Solid family man, 35-38
MOTHER (Grace Bradley) – Trim, attractive, 35ish	—	—	(Grace Bradley) – Trim, attractive, 35ish
BETH BRADLEY The narrator, strong voice and presence, 10-11	—	10	The narrator, strong voice and presence, 10-11
CHARLIE BRADLEY Traditional kid brother, 8-9	male	8-9	Traditional kid brother, 8-9
RALPH HERDMAN Ragged, scroungy, slouching manner, touch of adolescent cool, 12-13	male	12-13	Ragged, scroungy, slouching manner, touch of adolescent cool, 12-13
IMOGENE HERDMAN Loud, bossy, crafty, 11-12	—	11-12	Loud, bossy, crafty, 11-12
LEROY HERDMAN Tough, sure of himself, 10-11	—	10	Tough, sure of himself, 10-11
CLAUDE HERDMAN Tough, combative, 9-10	—	10	Tough, combative, 9-10
OLLIE HERDMAN Looking for trouble, Claude's usual partner in crime, 8-9	—	8-9	Looking for trouble, Claude's usual partner in crime, 8-9
GLADYS HERDMAN Small, wiry, fiesty, 7-8	—	7-8	Small, wiry, fiesty, 7-8
ALICE WENDLEKEN Prim, proper, pain in the neck, 10-11	—	10	Prim, proper, pain in the neck, 10-11
MRS. ARMSTRONG Largish woman, managerial in voice and manner, 50ish	female	50ish	Largish woman, managerial in voice and manner, 50ish
MRS. SLOCUM Pleasant, motherly woman, 35-60	female	60	Pleasant, motherly woman, 35-60
MRS. CLARK 35-60	female	60	35-60
MRS. CLAUSING 35-60	female	60	35-60
MRS. MCCARTHY A younger, less imperious version of Mrs. Armstrong, middle 40s	female	40s	A younger, less imperious version of Mrs. Armstrong, middle 40s
MAXINE 10-11	—	10	10-11
ELMER HOPKINS 12-13	—	12-13	12-13
HOBIE 9-10	—	10	9-10
DAVID 8-9	—	8-9	8-9
BEVERLY 7-8	—	7-8	7-8
FIREMAN 25-30	—	30	25-30
FIREMAN 25-30	—	30	25-30
SHIRLEY 5-6	—	5-6	5-6
JUANITA 5-6	—	5-6	5-6