WHEN: 8 p.m. December 10,11,,17, and 18; 2:30 p.m. December 12, and 19
HOW MUCH:
$12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors 55 and over
FOR MORE INFO: Visit newnantheatre.com or email at nctc@numail.org
It’s a familiar experience to a lot of parents. Trying to direct a group of children in a Christmas play for the amusement of friends and family can become a frantic, if not daunting feat. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at the Newnan Community Theater Company follows the trials and tribulations of the Bradley family as their mother is thrust into the role of director and organizer of the annual church Christmas Pageant. And to make matters worse, she is forced to cast the leads with the most unruly, unmannered and unholy group of kids in town - the Herdmans! From the classic book by the same name, author Barbara Robinson presents us with the hilarious story of the efforts of a woman and her husband to put on the annual church Christmas pageant despite having to cast the Herdman kids. Watch the mayhem (and the fun) as the Herdmans probably the meanest, nastiest, most inventively awful kids in the history of the world meet the Christmas story in a head-on collision!
Directed by Dave Dorrell, the show runs just over an hour long, a perfect way to kick off the holiday season with even the youngest members your family.
“We have set our telling of this story during a time when life was simpler, perhaps the forties, or even the fifties, certainly before video games, cell phones, and the internet took over our lives. This is a time when good manners were paramount, and small children were expected to be ‘ladies and gentlemen’ in public (especially at church).” Dorrell said
Bethany Barber plays Beth Bradley. Grant Wagstaff is Charlie Bradley, with Daniel Sellers as Bob Bradley, and Charity Holdredge as Grace Bradley.
In the role of Mrs.Slocum is Glennise Matthews, Susan Barber as Mrs. Clark, Meghan Hubbell as Mrs. Clausin, Cindy Battles as Mrs. McCarthy, and Whitney Hubbell as Mrs. Armstrong.
The Herdman children are Justin Thompson as Ralph, Corey Thompson as Leroy, Chastity Garrison as Imogene, Lauren Watring as Claudette, Embree Battles as Gladys, and Michael Dean as Ollie.
Other cast members include Allison Sullivan, Ali Pullen, Victoria Blackburn, Skye Pullen, Eleanor Lee, Trey Battles, McKinley Martin, Ellen Dorrell, Jessie Bowers, Sarah Gamblin, Christian Pullen, Jared Gamblin, Janey Rose Spragins and Norman Bulanski as Reverend Hopkins. The show runs for the next two weekends. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Sundays performances are at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors (55+). For reservations, call 770-683-6282. Group rates are available. Visit the website at newnantheatre.com or contact them at nctc@numail.org
