UPCOMING AUDITIONS!
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
Show Dates:
NOVEMBER 7 - 16, 2025
AUDITION DATES:
September 15 & 16, 2025
USE THESE LINKS TO SIGN-UP!
MONDAY AUDITIONS:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C4EAAAA2CA0FA7-58175754-best
TUESDAY AUDITIONS:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C4EAAAA2CA0FA7-58240891-best
Auditions will be held at the theatre (201 s.5th street, Easley)
HOW TO PREPARE:
-Bring a Headshot (can be printed from home).
-Relax! You're gonna do great!!
CHARACTERS
(Casting will be at the Director’s decision)
ADULT ROLES
(Ages listed are the stage age you will need to portray, not necessarily your real age.)
GRACE BRADLEY (MOTHER). 30+. A mom who takes over the annual Christmas pageant; mother to Beth and Charlie; wife to Bob. Sweet and wants to please the church ladies but also a little defiant in wanting to change outdated traditions.
BOB BRADLEY/ (FATHER). 30+. Grace’s husband; Beth and Charlie’s father. A solid family man. Kind and a little funny.
MRS. ARMSTRONG. 50s+. Managerial, in voice and manner; bossy, impatient.
MRS. SLOCUM, MRS. CLARK, & MRS. CLAUSING. 35-60+. Pleasant, motherly women. A little gossipy & judgy.
MRS. McCARTHY. 40s, 50s. A younger, less bossy version of Mrs. Armstrong.
REVEREND HOPKINS. 40s+. A nervous-about-most-everything pastor.
CHILD ROLES
(Ages listed are the stage age you will need to portray, not necessarily your real age. Be prepared to sing 15-30 seconds of a song of your choosing (acapella) as some roles require singing.)
BETH BRADLEY. 10-12ish. The show’s narrator. Grace & Bob’s daughter. Strong voice; stage presence; expressive faces; deals with a range of moods and situations.
CHARLIE BRADLEY. 8-9; Beth’s brother - the typical kid brother.
RALPH HERDMAN. 12-13. The oldest Herdman; a bully; ragged, scroungy, slouching; a little cool.
IMOGENE HERDMAN. 11-12 Loud, bossy, tough, crafty. The Herdman leader.
LEROY HERDMAN. 10-11. Tough, very sure of himself.
CLAUDE HERDMAN. 8-9. Tough, combative. A crime buddy to Ollie.
OLLIE HERDMAN. 8-9. Boy or girl. Looking for trouble. Claude’s usual partner in crime.
GLADYS HERDMAN. 7-8. Small, wiry, feisty. Wild and often funny.
ALICE WENDLEKEN. 10-11. Prim, proper, know it all.
MAXINE. 10-11. Beth’s church friend. Shocked at how bad the Herdman’s are!
ELMER. 12-13. The minister’s son; whiny; doesn’t want to be in a pageant with the Herdmans.
ADDITIONAL ENSEMBLE CHILDREN - ages 8-12, to fill out angel choir, shepherds, etc.