"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"
CAST ROLE Descriptions

Descriptions and approximate ages:

FATHER (Bob Bradley) – solid family man, 35-40
MOTHER (Grace Bradley) – trim, attractive, 35-40
BETH BRADLEY – the narrator, strong voice and presence, 10-12                  
CHARLIE BRADLEY – traditional kid brother, 8-9                        
RALPH HERDMAN – scroungy, slouching, touch of adolescent cool, 12-13    
IMOGENE HERDMAN – loud, bossy, crafty, 11-12                   
LEROY HERDMAN – tough, sure of himself, 10-11                   
CLAUDE HERDMAN – tough, combative, 9-10                        
OLLIE HERDMAN – looking for trouble, Claude’s partner in crime, 8-9         
GLADYS HERDMAN – small, wiry, feisty, 7-8                     
ALICE WENDLEKEN – prim, proper, pain in the neck, 10-12              
MRS. ARMSTRONG – largish woman, managerial in voice/manner, 50ish    
MRS. SLOCUM – pleasant, motherly, 35-60                             
MRS. CLARK – 35-60                                       
MRS. CLAUSING – 35-60                                       
MRS. MCCARTHY – less imperious version of Mrs. Armstrong, mid-40s    
MAXINE – 10-12                                            
ELMER HOPKINS – 12-13                                       
HOBIE – 9-10                                                 
DAVID – 8-9                                                 
BEVERLY – 7-8
SHIRLEY – 5-6                                            
JUANITA – 5-6                                            
DORIS – 9-10                                                 
FIREMAN – 25-45                                            
FIREMAN – 25-45                                            
REVERAND HOPKINS – mid to late 40s                             
Extra angel choir, baby angels, shepherds, as needed

Auditions will take place at VPA:

• Sept 30, 2006 from 1-4pm
• Oct 1, 2006 from 6-9pm