Old Courthouse Theatre Holds THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER Auditions, 10/4-5

Old Courthouse Theatre (49 Spring Street SW, Concord) will hold auditions for THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER on Monday, October 4th and Tuesday, October 5th from 6:30 to 8:30PM. The performances will be from December 2nd to December 19th.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER is about a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids-- probably the most inventively awful kids in history. The play was written by Barbara Robinson and will be directed by Jonathan Ewart.

The characters for the play are as followed:

Mother (Grace Bradley) - 30-40s
Father (Bob Bradley) - 30s-40s
Beth Bradley - narrator, strong voice and presence, 10-14
Charlie Bradley - traditional kid brother, 8-12
Ralph Herdman - raged, scroungy, slouching manner, touch of adolescent cool, 12-14
Imogene Herdman - loud, bossy, crafty, 10-13
Leroy Herdman - tough, sure of himself, 10-11
Claude Herdman - tough, combative, 9-10
Ollie Herdman - looking for trouble, Claude's usual partner in crime, 8-9
Gladys Herdman - small, wiry, fiesty, 7-8
Alice Wendleken - prim, proper, pain in the neck, 10-14
Mrs. Armstrong - large personality, managerial in voice and manner, 40s-60s
Mrs. Slocum - pleasant, motherly woman, 30s-60s
Mrs. Clark- 30s-60s
Mrs. Clausing - 30s-60s
Mrs. McCarthy - a younger, less imperious version of Mrs. Armstrong, 30s-40s
Maxine - 10-11
Elmer Hopkins - 12-13
Hobie - 9-12
David - 8-9
Beverly - 7-8
Shirley - 5-7
Juanita - 5-7
Doris - 8-12

2 Firemen
Reverend Hopkins (male or female) 30s-50s
Angel Choir
Shepherds

Old Courthouse Theatre (OCT) originated on May 5, 1976, with the help of Mary Snead Boger. Set for demolition, the Historic Courthouse was destined to become a parking lot. Sensing a greater purpose for the courthouse, Boger believed the community needed a theatre and was eventually granted use of the second floor courtroom.

OCT is staffed and run by volunteers. It is regularly supported through the sale of season tickets, private donations, sponsors, individual ticket sales and lastly, by a Grassroots Grant through the Cabarrus Arts Council. The OCT receives no city or county money at this time yet contributes to the community by donating tickets to other Cabarrus County non-profit organizations to aid in their fundraising.

The OCT name is well recognized and respected in the region and has been rightly earned by providing thirty three years of excellence. Launched as a result of one person's dream, Old Courthouse Theatre carries its tradition as Cabarrus County's only Community Theatre. For more information, please visit: www.oldcourthousetheatre.org