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Christmas Pageant 2007

The 65th anniversary year of Christmas Pageants at Trinity


We're really excited about Christmas Pageant this year.  That's not to say we aren't excited every year (because we really and truly are), but because this is the 65th consecutive year that Trinity Lime Rock has held a Christmas Pageant, it's a particularly important year for us.

Our Vicar has written a brand new script for us, and we've got some real Pageant veterans this year along with some new kids. 

Let's see how it goes -- we're getting ready, and we'll be working on making this a great Christmas Pageant for the next few weeks.

Here are some pictures from the first rehearsal -- just click on any of them to see a larger picture:

Christmas Pageant 2007 -- first rehearsal
VERY first cast picture

The very first picture of the cast (part of the cast, anyway)

Small angel and animal

A small angel and an animal

It's Mary!

Here's Mary!

Joseph

...and Joseph (with shepherds in the background)

Shepherd who herds the animals

Here's the shepherd who will be in charge of the little animals

Angel narrator

Here's our Angel Narrator

Shepherds

...and our three shepherds

Big angel and little angel

Here's the big angel who will be supervising the little angels -- with a little angel

Another cast picture!

One last try at a cast picture

We'll have more pictures next week!!

Second rehearsal!!

We've got a brand new script for the Pageant this year, written by the Vicar himself!  It's a little shorter than the script we used last year -- we'd been using that one for around ten years, modifying it a little each year, and it was getting a little bit shopworn -- and the new one is REALLY a lot better.  It also fits the kids who will be performing perfectly.

ALMOST the whole cast was there for this rehearsal, and everybody had fun trying out their new lines. 

Christmas Pageant 2007 -- second rehearsal
Old Testament prophecy

The narrator sets the stage with some Old Testament prophecy

Annunciation

Angel Gabriel and Mary: the Annunciation

Angel - Joseph - dream

The Angel speaks to Joseph in a dream

Shepherds wait

Shepherds, angels, moms, and dads "waiting in the wings"

Little Angels have arrived

The small Angels have now arrived, along with the Baby and the innkeeper

Shepherds still waiting

Shepherds (and moms), still waiting...

Fr. Clements and the cast

The shepherds are now onstage, and Fr. Clements is talking to the company

Narrator wraps things up

...and our narrator wraps things up!

We'll have more pictures next week!! (Next week is the big music rehearsal)

Our third rehearsal was primarily a music rehearsal -- there's a lot of music in our Christmas Pageants, and it does require some practice.

Christmas Pageant 2007 -- third rehearsal
Animal Song

Working out some details of "The Animal Song"

More Animal Song

More of the Animal Song

More music

Still more music

 Fr. Clements

Fr. Clements reading at the beginning

Narrator reading

Narrator reading

Annunciation

Angel Gabriel informs Mary

Innkeeper, with Mary and Joseph

Mary and Joseph negotiating with the Innkeeper

Havenly Host and Shepherds

The Heavenly Host confronts the shepherds

Costuming an Innkeeper

Costuming is nearly done!

Costuming is completed

And now, costuming IS done!

We'll have more pictures next week -- dress rehearsal and the Pageant!

Christmas Pageant 2007 -- dress rehearsal
Shepherds waiting

Shepherds, waiting

More music practice

Back out to Walker Hall for music practice

Angels singing

Two Big Angels practice singing

Annunciation

Annunciation

Joseph's dream

Joseph's dream

No room in the inn

No room in the inn!

...but maybe you could sleep in the stable

Trying one last inn

Mary's solo

Mary sings a solo -- and she's really good!

Angels we have heard on high...

Angels telling the shepherds

 

 

Here are a few from the photo op just before the Pageant:

Angel Gabriel

Angel Gabriel

Shepherd in charge of the animals

The Shepherd in charge of the animals

Official cast photo, take #1

Official cast photo, take #1

Official cast photo, take #2

Official cast photo, take #2

We've also got a brief, shaky, hand-held video, shot from the back of the church, during one high point of the performance.  We hope you enjoy it!

 


See you for Christmas Pageant 2008 at Trinity Lime Rock -- and Merry Christmas to all!!

Other pages of interest:

Pages about past Christmas Pageants (with lots of photos):

Related:

 Offering Companionship Along The Way

 

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