The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Camarillo

Camarillo Skyway Playhouse with Camarillo Young Actors Company present

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
By Barbara Robinson

Hayley Silvers, Director
Elissa Anne Polansky, Directing Supervisor

AUDITIONS: Saturday, August 25th from 2:00pm-6:00pm

Take the Herdmans, the worst children in history. Add a Church Christmas Pageant, with a brand new director. Mix in a bit of chaos and a dash of comedy and what do you get? Why, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, of course! This delightful holiday tale gets a breath of fresh air on the Camarillo Skyway Playhouse stage this December.

Character Breakdown:

10 Adult Roles w/lines
17 Child Roles w/lines
 8-15 additional roles of mixed ages
The Bradley’s:
Father – Bob Bradley – Solid Family man (25-50)
Mother – Grace Bradley – Supportive Mother, Director of the Church Christmas Pageant (25-50)
Beth Bradley – Narrator, Strong voice and presence (10-14)
Charlie Bradley – Traditional kid brother (8-12)

The Herdman’s:
Ralph – The oldest, Cool (12-16)
Imogene – Loud, Bossy, Crafty (10-16)
Leroy – Sure of Himself (10-11)
Claude – Tough, Combative (9-10)
Ollie – Looking for trouble,
Claude’s partner in Crime (9-10)
Gladys – The youngest and worst, small, wiry, feisty (7-10)

Additional Families/ Children: Alice / Maxine – Beth’s best friends, Alice is proper and stuck on herself, Maxine is the reasonable one and is narrator for the Pageant (10-16)
Mrs. Armstrong – The busy body of the church who controls everything (40-50)
Church Ladies (4) – Must take over Mrs. Armstrong’s duties when she breaks her leg (20-50)
Elmer, Hobie, David, Beverly, Shirley, Juanita, Doris – children w/lines (5-15)
Reverend Hopkins – Leader of the Church (40-50)
Fireman (2) – Cameo roles (30-50)
Baby Angels (6) – members of the angel choir (4-7)
Angel Choir / Shepherds (20)- (8-16)

Auditions: Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Those auditioning for the Bradley’s, the Herdman’s or Mrs. Armstrong, may also bring a one minute memorized [comedic] monologue. Auditions will be held at the Camarillo Skyway Playhouse; 330 Skyway Drive, Camarillo, CA on Saturday, August 25th from 2:00pm-6:00pm. www.skywayplayhouse.org

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is an inter-generational Camarillo Young Actors Company production. This means that the entire family can participate! Children under the age of 8 will be admitted by director approval. All those auditioning will be cast.

There is a fee of $210 dollars per child which includes a materials fee and 20 tickets to use, give away, or sell at your discretion. If you sell the 20 tickets at $10 each, you get this incredible experience for only the materials fee of $10! There is a discounted rate for multiple children from the same family. The entire fee will be waived for all adults cast in the production. Some scholarships are available.