Springfield Little Theatre

AGES 8 - 18
Great for new, entry-level, AND returning students.
No experience is necessary. All are welcome!

The Springfield Little Theatre Education Department is excited to present THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER* in its 2025-2026 Education Series! In THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, 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 head-on with the story of Christmas!

This delightful show is adapted from the bestselling Young Adult book, and has become a holiday staple for groups across the United States. The crowd-pleasing comedy features plenty of great roles for children and adults, a few favorite Christmas Carols, and lots of laughs.

Placement auditions for performers ages 8 through 18 will be held Monday, September 22nd, 2025 at 7:00 PM at The Judith Enyeart Reynolds School of the Performing Arts for Springfield Little Theatre ("The Judy"). At the auditions, participants will be taught a short movement combination and a portion of a song from the show and will be given and asked to perform a short line reading.

Check out the audition workshop on Sunday, September 14th 2025, to get a jump-start on the competition!

The cast and parent meeting/ first rehearsal will be held Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 - 7pm at The Judy!

Rehearsals will begin Sunday, September 28th, 2025 and will run Sundays - Thursdays from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Not everyone will be called for every rehearsal.

Performances will be presented Friday, November 14th at 7:00 PM, Saturday, November 15th at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM, and Sunday, November 16th at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM in The Reynolds Auditorium at The Judy.

A participation fee/ tuition helps meet some of the project's costs.

*Pending license agreement