Don’t Miss The best Christmas
Pageant
Ever
by Craig Godfrey, Producer
You won’t want to miss “The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever”, written by Barbara Robinson, being
presented next weekend by the North Frontenac Little Theatre.
If you were ever in a Christmas pageant
as a child, forced to wear your father's bathrobe as a shepherd,
stood around with angel wings and a halo, or were the lucky ones who
got to play Mary and Joseph, you'll enjoy this play. If you
directed a Sunday school pageant, taught Sunday school or worked with
children, you'll want to see this play. People of all ages who
like to laugh will want to see this play and some more sensitive
types may even find themselves shedding a tear near the end.
This delightful story takes a comical yet poignant look at a
church congregation putting on what is anything but a typical
pageant!
Perennial pageant director Mrs.
Armstrong breaks her leg and someone needs to take over the pageant
this year. Reluctantly giving in to the pressures of the church
ladies, young mother and wife Grace Bradley agrees to take the
pageant on. Grace (played by Janet Revell of Verona) is not aware
that Mrs. Armstrong (Martina Field) does not intend to
relinquish control of the casting, nor is she aware of, let alone
ready for, the infamous HERDMAN FAMILY!
The Herdman children are a street-wise
family of six young thugs who apparently have no parents or
curfew. They are led by 12-year-old, cigar smoking Imogene, (Kelsea
Babcock). When they learn that there is free food and drinks at
Sunday school, Imogene and her siblings take over the pageant. The
Herdman boys think that a hit should be put out on King Herod and
wonder why they were going to pay their taxes in a hotel anyway!
Grace Bradley sets out on a mission,
with husband Bob (Barry Harding), not only to teach the Herdmans the
story of Christmas, but allow for the whole congregation to revisit
the true meaning of the story and by doing so. make this "The
Best Christmas Pageant Ever!" You'll agree that it is when young
Gladys Herdman (Violet Skuce) shoves her fist at you and bellows out,
"Hey you, a child was born, now git in there and see him!"
The cast of over 36 children and
10 adults comes from Verona to MacDonalds Corners, Sharbot Lake to
Clarendon and Arden. It includes a gossipy group of church ladies
played by Sandy Robertson, Angela Sproule, Cathy Ryan and Samantha
Lusk; the Reverend Hopkins by Leslie Pickard; and the Herdman boys by
Cody Steeves, Devon Clarke and Johnny Skuce.
Strong performances come from Dayna
Stone as Alice, Joelle Parr as Beth Bradley, Cody Matson playing
Charlie Bradley and Sydney Teal as Maxine. The whole show is narrated
by Kaitlyn Hannah. There are children in a choir, angels
and even a sheep!
Tickets are selling fast, so don't miss
what will be an enjoyable start to this Christmas season.
The show runs December 3 through 6 at
Sharbot Lake High School. Check out our season at nflt.ca.
