Characters (in order of appearance)
Narrator
Bureau Chief
Reporter (Ace)
Shepherd 1
Shepherd 2
Shepherd 3
Shepherd 4
Other Shepherds (nonspeaking)
Angel 1
Angel 2
Angel 3
Angel Choir
Maid
Rachel
Innkeeper’s Wife
Stable Boy
Mary
Joseph

Props
Desk
Chair
Phone
Fake computer
Notebook
Pencil
Cardboard door
Bowl
Spoon
Makeshift cradle
Doll
Bigger cradle

Notes
“The Greatest News Of All” is one of our “anachronism” plays, where we insert elements from the present — in this case an Internet News Bureau — into the world of Christ’s birth to present a different twist on the Christmas story. It has a good number of speaking parts but, except for the Reporter and Bureau Chief, all are relatively short, making them easy roles for younger children.

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