The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
December 2nd - 10th 2022
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 delightful comedy is adapted from the best-selling Young Adult book, and has become a holiday staple for groups across the United States! Features a few favorite Christmas Carols, and a lot of laughs!
Bob Bradley - Nick LaPoint
Grace Bradley - Laura Klitzke*
Beth Bradley - Molly Rankin*
Charlie Bradley - Lucas Schermetzler*
Ralph Herdman - Mitchell VanderPutten*
Imogene Herdman - Emily Wallner*
Leroy Herdman - Corey Kirschner*
Claude Herdman - Noah Johnson*
Ollie Herdman - Cameron Wessels*
Gladys Herdman - Brooklyn Payton
Alice Wendeleken - Abigail Meulbroek
Mrs. Armstrong - Tracie Wessels
Mrs. Slocum - Lacey Lefeber
Mrs. Clark - Laney Delwiche*
Mrs. Clausing - Lindsay Rick
Mrs. McCarthy - Angela Landgraf
Maxine - Esperanza Cardenas*
Elmer Hopkins - Andre Allen*
Hobie - Montgomery Martin*
David - Jonathan Koenig*
Beverly - Lili Nagle
Fireman - Mike Rick*
Shirley - Cora Rautmann*
Juanita - Elaina Rick*
Doris - Elizabeth Rank*
Annette - Ariah Hansen*
Reverend Hopkins - Eric Rautmann
Choir Director - Emily Milski
Ensemble Members - Ray Kue*, Elizabeth Johnsrud*, Gwendelyn Harder, Marlee Siebert*, Khloe McKnight*
Angels - Lillian Rick*, Frieda Rautmann*, Gracia Fiores*, Chelsey Schwark*, Ava Yurk*, Siena Felterer*
Meet the director
Lorenz "Larry" Marcus
Lorenz “Larry” Marcus is returning as Director with STC for his second show. Larry started acting with
STC in their production of Little Shop of Horrors in 2011 as Seymour and had his directorial debut with
STC with Wizard of Oz in 2019. Since then, Larry has directed and acted in over a dozen community
theatre production in Kiel, Chilton and Sheboygan. Larry lives in Kiel, WI with his wife Becky and pug
Mouse.
One of the following is not true about Larry.
1. Larry has played all the “friends” in Wizard of Oz
on stage.
2. Larry was once a car salesman.
3. Larry can trace his family back to Robert the Bruce of Scotland.
4. Larry once had a beer with the band Styx.
