Gary and I went to the annual Live Nativity Play down in Summerville last weekend, just before Christmas and I've been meaning to share a few pictures. This is a wonderful event, and a lot of the community comes out to witness it. It starts with everyone gathered at the Inn, and Joseph and a very pregnant Mary show up, looking for a room.....Joseph is very upset, trying to find shelter for his very pregnant wife. (Joseph is a great actor....Neptune Theatre material.)
Doris doesn't have any rooms but offers them the barn, fetches them a few blankets and takes them outside. The rest of the community sitting in the cafe, follow them outside...
There are candles to mark the way for the crowd, bales of hay arranged in a formation for everyone to sit on, a beautiful sounding choir off to the side, a narrator to tell the story, and live animals. (Yes that is Ginger...she's been a regular for a decade now) By the time we all get outside and settled, Mary has had her baby - every year that I am aware of there is real baby for the Play (this year's actor was a 4 month old little girl!).
The Play is over in about half an hour, the kids hang around with the animals for abit afterwards (yes, there were even sheep), then everyone goes inside for cookies and a hot drink. I heard one little boy as we were finishing up..."Mommy, I didn't know it was going to be sooo magical." Well, little boy, I don't even know your name, but that was one of the best lines of the night!
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