December 6–22, 2024 @ Knoxville Children's Theatre
Knoxville Children’s Theatre, in partnership with the Clayton Foundation, presents a live production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever."The play is performed Dec. 6- 22, Thursdays and Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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 Herdman’s collide with the Christmas story head on.
The play is performed by 24young actors ages 8 to 16. The cast includes KCT veterans Vivienne Bullard as Imogene Herdman, Mason Cox as Leroy Herdman, Julian Daniel as Ollie Herdman, Desmond Gondo as Claude Herdman and Harper Monday as Gladys Herdman. Mother and Father are played by Leeland Robbins and Quinton Stiffler respectively, while Luna Chavez portrays Beth Bradley and Owen Bellamy playsCharlie Bradley. Joining them are Connor Watters as Elmer and Rev. Hopkins, Lydia Komeshak as Mrs. Armstrong, and Chloe Beeler as Mrs. McCarthy. Also featured are KCT veterans, Camila Herrera, Hogan Honeycutt, Saha Lau, Caroline Simmons, Sophia Stifflerand Auden Tatler. Making their KCT debuts in this production are Luke Bounds, Laila Brown, Amelia Carroll, Lola Longmire, Julia Luehrs and Camden Powell.
The show is directed by guest director Ashlee Latimer and designed by 11 student designers ages 10 to 16. KCT veteran Mason Johnson provides the scenic design with assistance from Madalynne Mathis.Tiger Ladaa provides the lighting design with assistance from Kyan McCoy. Percy Petitprovides the costume design with assistance from Nora Halliburton and Chloe Calder. The propsmasters are Grayson Wright, Hartley Narron, and Lily-Wells-Crawford. The play is stage managed by Maggie Ingle with assistance from Maggie McNally.
Category: Theatre