The Shepherd's Play is one of three plays that traditionally is put on by Waldorf school staff, parents and community members as a way to bring some humor to the holiday season. Tamarack and Prairie Hill have putting on the second of the three plays, The Shepherd's Play, together for both school communities for over 15 years.  After a year's hiatus, the Shepherd's play is back at Tamarack for a family evening presentation All are welcome!

Learn more about this unique Waldorf Tradition here.

From Mr. Celenza, play director:

Greetings most Reverent Waldorf Community,

In service to our community, our faculty/alumni/parent body will be performing “The Shepherd’s Play!”

For as long as I have been active in the Waldorf School, this play has marked a seasonal milestone of our year; especially for the students.  It hopes to awaken a reverence for humanity and the seasons of the earth.

The play is about transformation; a refocusing inwardly and outwardly. This play is also very old. A German tradition established on the Uberofer Islands. It has its roots in Christianity and therefore celebrates the story of the birth of “the Christ”. It is portrayed through the eyes of the simple people who lived through it and their struggles with re-imagining their world and embracing love and unity as a guiding light.

There are pearls in this play for us to find for ourselves. Questions to welcome and dialog to invoke. 

Everything is holy.
Come and enjoy this simple rendition presented by the familiar faces in our community.

Dutifully and warmly,
Chet Celenza