Operation Christmas Pageant - Script (Kids Musical)

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- Includes vocal scores for all musical numbers

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Synopsis: 

Operation Christmas Pageant is a lively, laugh-filled children’s Christmas musical that takes audiences backstage at a church where the annual Christmas pageant is the biggest event of the year. The costumes are elaborate, the angel choir is professionally trained, and rehearsals start six months early. Then comes the announcement nobody saw coming: this year’s pageant is canceled.

When the kids decide to put on the pageant themselves, C.J. takes charge, determined to make it every bit as spectacular as last year’s. But a dress rehearsal disaster leaves the cast ready to quit, and C.J. has to face how hard he’s been pushing his friends. With help from Celeste and an old script rescued from a hungry goat, he gets a second chance to tell the story they set out to share in the first place.

With catchy songs, a fully orchestrated score, and plenty of backstage comedy, Operation Christmas Pageant brings the Nativity story from Luke 2 to the stage and helps young performers discover three truths at the heart of the show:

• Jesus came into the world in humble circumstances, and His birth was good news of great joy for all people.
• We can get so caught up in making Christmas special that we lose sight of why we celebrate.
• When we hurt others, humility means owning what we did and asking for forgiveness.

Written for elementary-age performers, Operation Christmas Pageant gives young actors colorful characters, plenty of physical comedy, and a chance to perform a Christmas pageant within a musical. Whether staged by a school, church, or children’s theater group, the show takes audiences from the chaos of dress rehearsal to the quiet wonder of a Savior born in Bethlehem. 

Includes 5 musical numbers (plus an overture and underscores)

Script by Zac Whiting (with Adam Davis)
Original Music by Adam Davis

Cast Size: 13 named characters with expandable ensemble and choir groups
Runtime: About 40 minutes
Ages: Elementary and Middle School

*A Performance License must be purchased before this production can be performed in any way.