"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" at Knoxville Children's Theatre

December 4–20, 2020 @ Knoxville Children's Theatre

KNOXVILLE, TN — Knoxville Children’s Theatre, in partnership with the Clayton Foundation will present a live production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” based on the classic novel by Barbara Robinson.

The play is performed Dec. 4 through Dec. 20, Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tickets are limited to 65 attendees for each performance and groups/families will be distanced from each other. Masks are required for entry.

In this hilarious Christmas classic, 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. You won’t believe the mayhem and the fun when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on. This comedy is adapted from the best-selling book and has become a holiday staple for theater audiences everywhere.

The play is performed by 22 talented young actors, from ages 8 to 16. Reverend Hopkins is played by Henry Lubke with Isabella Francisco and Benny Ramierez as mother and father respectively. The Herdmans are portrayed by Eason Bullard as Ralph, Leeland Robbins as Gladys, Cooper Delamain as Leroy, Annabel Datillo as Ollie, Nico Ellerbusch as Claude and Amelia Bumpus makes her KCT debut as Imogene. The rest of the cast features veterans Vivienne Bullard, Maggie Clower, Danny Davis, Sarah Grace Faught, Patrick Harrison, Julia Lance, Janie Long, Ally Summie and Addison White. Abby Holm, Aaliya Ragland, Ida Robertson and Maclain Turner are making their KCT debuts with this production.

The show is directed by KCT student intern Quintin Rhodes, a senior at L&N STEM Academy. Averi Waller provides the scenic design with Tanner White and Hannah White assisting. Harper Miller provides the lighting design. KCT veteran Campbell Ella designs and builds the costumes with assistants Charlotte Chrimes and Ja’Shonna Bryant. The properties master for the production is Anna Kate Stanley with Truman Ball assisting. The play’s stage manager is Ava Bradshaw.

Category: Theatre

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