Best School Year Ever, The
- Full Length Play, Comedy, TYA, 1960s, 1970s
- 3M, 6F
- ISBN: 9780573711572
This unforgettably hilarious play, adapted from the Young Adult book, follows the beloved characters from The Best Christmas Pageant Ever as they navigate a full school year at Woodrow Wilson Elementary.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy, TYA
- 75 minutes
- Time Period: 1960s, 1970s
- Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: No Special Cautions
- Performance Group:
- High School/Secondary, Community Theatre, Elementary School / Primary
REVIEWS:
"An adventure of chaos, mischief and fun!"
Nashville Parent
"The story follows a student named Beth as she gets paired on a project with the Herdmans, a group of crazy kids who are up to any good. This group’s wild behavior and outrageous lies constantly lead to disaster, but Beth slowly learns that there is much more to this family than what meets the eye."
Nashville Parent
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 6F
- Casting Attributes: Roles for Children, Expandable casting
CHARLIE BRADLEY – The traditional kid brother. A bit goofy and a little intimidated by older kids, especially the Herdmans.
MRS. BRADLEY – An unflappable, witty mom.
IMOGENE HERDMAN – A bossy and loud fifth grader, leader of the Herdmans. Very matter-of-fact.
LEROY HERDMAN – Imogene’s sly fox of a brother in third grade. He enjoys teasing other kids. He rarely smiles.
GLADYS HERDMAN – Small and feisty first grader. She bites. She’s dead serious.
ALICE WENDLEKEN – This prim and proper fifth grader is a know-it-all and can be a tattletale if rules aren’t followed.
BOOMER MALONE – This likeable fifth grader loves sports, is friendly to everyone and is unaware that several girls have crushes on him.
EUGENE PRESTON – A painfully shy third grader who mumbles and has a hard time looking people in the eye.
LOUELLA MCCLUSKY – Beth’s best friend in fifth grade who overreacts to most situations. She can be really mad. Or really in love. Or really silly.
MISS KEMP – Beth’s teacher. She wears bold eyeglass frames and is an enthusiastic teacher who loves her students. She does whatever she can to try to keep order in the class.
MRS. MCCLUSKY – A harried mom.
MRS. WENDLEKEN – Self-righteous and a gossip, she’s not above bending the rules if it will benefit her perfect daughter, Alice.
NURSE GREENBLATT – An unflappable ex-army nurse. Nothing surprises her anymore.
MISS NEWMAN – This very earnest, easily startled teacher wears wire-rimmed glasses and has frazzled-looking hair. She has lost the battle with the Herdmans and is a nervous wreck.
PRINCIPAL CRABTREE – An enthusiastic leader. He tries to make his daily announcements entertaining, contrasting with his impatience with everyone who works with him off-microphone.
RALPH HERDMAN – A sixth grader. He’s the enforcer in the family. The beef.
CLAUDE HERDMAN
OLLIE HERDMAN
VICE PRINCIPAL DURWOOD PELFREY – A dorky assistant.
SCHOOL SECRETARY MRS. PROCTOR – Prim and proper.
VOLUNTEER MOM – Traffic cop at the Hug-n-Go.
BABY HOWARD MCCLUSKY – A doll or puppet first in a baby carriage, then in a stroller.
Available Material
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Best School Year Ever, The Script
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Beth and Charlie Bradley fear starting another school year with their notorious classmates Imogene, Leroy and Gladys Herdman. When Miss Kemp assigns the students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary to think of compliments for their classmates and Beth picks Imogene’s name, an unforgettably hilarious school year commences – complete with a tattooed baby, a mysterious teachers’ lounge and a compassionate discovery that might prove there’s something good about this crazy clan after all. |
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