ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times

DATE: Friday, December 8, 1995               TAG: 9512080103
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 

`THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER'

LENGTH: Short :   19 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" is the current 
          offering from Playmakers & Company community theater. The play 
          features a cast of 26 children and 10 adults. Pictured here (from 
          left) are Karen Alexander, a 7th grader at Blacksburg Middle School,
          and Scott Call, a 5th grader at Christiansburg Elementary School. 
          Jerry Bowyer (seated) and Barbara Simpson are veterans with the 
          troupe.