ALL VOLUNTEER, NON-EQUITY, NON-PAYING COMMUNITY THEATER ROLES

 📅 Audition Dates: Saturday, August 8, 2026 12PM and Sunday, August 9, 2026 6PM ; 

Requirements: 1 minute monologue, be prepared for cold reads.  
All Children please be ready to sing a simple Christmas song.

Contact Cody Rentz or Stephanie Tyler for more information about auditions for the show.

The play The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, adapted from Barbara Robinson’s classic book, follows six unruly misfit siblings who bully their town. When they unexpectedly take over the lead roles in the local church’s Christmas pageant, their unconventional approach brings surprising joy and uncovers the true meaning of the season.

Our audition dates for the show and audition information is below:

📌 Roles Available: 

FATHER (Bob Bradley)- solid family man, 30s to early 40s
MOTHER (Grace Bradley)- 30s to early 40s
BETH BRADLEY- narrator, strong voice and presence, 10-11 years old
CHARLIE BRADLEY- traditional kid brother, 8-9 years old
RALPH HERDMAN- ragged, scroungy, slouching manner, touch of adolescent cool, 12-13 years
old
IMOGENE HERDMAN- loud, bossy, crafty, 11-12 years old
LEROY HERDMAN- tough, sure of himself, 10-11 years old
CLAUDE HERDMAN-tough, combative, 9-10 years old
OLLIE HERDMAN- looking for trouble, Claude’s usual partner in crime, 8-9 years old
GLADYS HERDMAN- small, wiry, feisty, 7-8 years old
ALICE WENDLEKEN- prim, proper, pain in the neck, 10-11 years old
MRS. ARMSTRONG- largish woman, managerial in voice and manner, 50ish
MRS. SLOCUM- pleasant, motherly woman, 35-60
MRS. CLARK- 35-60
MRS. CLAUSING- 35-60
MRS. McCARTHY- a younger, less imperious version of Mrs. Armstrong, mid-40s
MAXINE-10-11 years old
ELMER HOPKINS- 12-13 years old
HOWIE- 9-10 years old
DAVID- 8-9 years old
BEVERLY- 7-8 years old
FIREMAN (2 NEEDED)- 25-30s
SHIRLEY- 5-6 years old (or a 7-8 year old who is smaller)
JUANITA- 5-6 years old (or a 7-8 year old who is smaller)
DORIS- 9-10 years old
REVEREND HOPKINS- mid to late 40s

*Extra angel choir members, baby angels, shepherds for pageant scene

 Show Dates: November 6, 7, 13, & 14 @ 7:30pm, November 8 & 15 @ 2:30pm 

 📍 Location: First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro (1842 Lake Jodeco Rd, Jonesboro, GA 30236) 

 📧 Contact: Cody Rentz or Stephanie Tyler (cody.rentz1@gmail.com or styler1979@icloud.com)

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