The Rampage Dec 2019

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BC Theatre to Present

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by Clara Blevins

Graphic Communication • 2021

Bluefield Youth Theatre and the Bluefield College Theatre Department will present The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical in Harman Auditorium on December 13-14 at 7:30 p.m., as well as Sunday, December 15 at 3 p.m. “[It] is a wonderful, family Christmas event that tells not only the story of six juvenile delinquents being changed by the story of Christmas, (but) also the story of a relatively straight-laced, stuffy church being changed by learning to love six juvenile delinquents,” said Charles Reese, co-director of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical . “It’s funny, sweet, and moving.” In 2007, Bluefield Youth Theatre presented its debut performance with The Best Christmas Pageant Ever . Now, 12 years later, Bluefield Youth Theatre and BC’s Theatre Department present a new musical version of this Christmas family favorite. “Four of the college students participating in this year’s production of the musical script were involved in that (original) production and have grown up participating with the Youth Theatre company,” Reese added. “The story of the Herdmans might be nearly 50 years old this year,” Reese said, “but this new musical adaptation breathes new life into the story.” The new musical version of the story, created by the husband-and-wife team of Jahnna Beacham and Malcolm Hillgartener, features 15 delightful new songs and all the hijinks of Barbara Robinson’s play. Public performance tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior adults. For more information about production dates and times, contact the Bluefield College Theatre Department at 276.326.4244 or creese@bluefield.edu .

Isabela Deel as Imogene Herdman Connor Miller as Ralph Herdman Calvin Dowell as Leroy Herdman Cannon Smith as Claude Herdman Finn Smith as Ollie Herdman Joselyn Pruitt as Gladys Herdman Ashley Burton as Grace Bradley Mary Jones as Helen Armstrong Luke Saferight as Bob Bradley Rachel White as Beth Bradley Elias Stout as Charlie Bradley Brian Fisher as Reverend Hopkins Alexis Leedy as Alice Wendelken Chloe Bowers as Pageant Narrator Ivy

Other Actors Blair Anderson Gavin Bolton Caleb Cumbow Olivia Deel Hayleigh Fitzpatrick Alan Rieger Margaret Rieger

Parker Sheets Callie Wilkerson Nina Hairston Sarah Minnix Trinity Sims Alexandra Stout Kimberly Turner