Holiday mayhem erupts at Asheville Community
Theatre with the opening of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, a
comedy that’s both hilarious and sweet. From a dress rehearsal that ends with
the arrival of the fire department to a Wise Man who decides that a canned ham
is a better gift than perfumed oils, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is not
the typical nativity story. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever will
open at the downtown theatre on Friday, December 4 and run through Sunday, December
20, 2015 with performances on Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 pm and Sunday
afternoons at 2:30 pm. Tickets are available online, over the phone, or in
person at the Asheville Community Theatre Box Office.
“We produced The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
two years ago, and it was one of our most popular shows ever,” said Susan Harper, Executive Director of Asheville
Community Theatre. “Though this is the same script, it’s a brand new
production, so even if you saw the show in 2013, we know you’ll enjoy seeing it
again. And if you didn’t see it, now’s your chance!”
In The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, a
couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting
the Herdman kids, 6 delinquent siblings who are the terror of their town. When
they end up as the leads in the annual Christmas pageant, their interesting
interpretation of the story (which they have never heard before) helps everyone
rediscover the meaning of the holiday. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a
terrific show for the entire family.
“Though it certainly has much to do with
the Christmas holiday, we also love this show because of its very realistic
portrayal of the power of arts participation for children,” said Harper. “The
Herdmans have never been expected to amount to much of anything. Even the
adults in town completely write them off. But when they are cast in a play,
they begin to really think about their roles, and it ends up that these rough
and unruly kids have a capacity for thoughtfulness, generosity, and joy.”
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever was written by Barbara Robinson, and is
based on her book by the same name. Asheville Community Theatre’s production of
The
Best Christmas Pageant Ever is directed by Lori Hilliard and stars a
cast of community members, many of whom are making their ACT debut! This truly
is a family show; the cast includes a grandfather/granddaughter pair (both
making their ACT debuts), a husband and wife duo, a pair of sisters, a dad with
his two kids, and a mother/son team.
For
more information about The Best Christmas Pageant Ever or
about Asheville Community Theatre, please visit www.ashevilletheatre.org.
What: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara
Robinson
Who: Directed by Lori Hilliard; Starring a cast of 31 including
Tara Theodossis, William Ehrsam, Perry Berlin, Cas Cusic, Nora Flynn-McIver,
Rohan Myers, and Elyse Bassett
When: December 4-20, 2015; performances Friday and Saturday
evenings at 7:30 pm, Sunday afternoons at 2:30 pm.
Where: Asheville Community Theatre, 35 East Walnut St., Asheville, NC 28801
Tickets: $22 Adults, $19
Seniors/Students, $12 Children
Asheville
Community Theatre Box Office
35 East Walnut Street
Downtown Asheville
828.254.1320
Or online
at www.ashevilletheatre.org
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