Angel's, The Virgin Mary and Christmas plays

Growing up i was in a few Christmas plays. Going to church and going to a private Christian elementary school I did not have a lot of choice. But i never got to play the roles I really wanted to play. Two years come to mind especially. One year in a church play i was cast to play Joseph. For most boys this would be great it was a lead role. But even then deep down inside I knew i wanted to be Mary. Of course that would never happen and I played i think a decent Joseph even if i had a slight wardrobe malfunction with the head piece i was wearing and probably got a few laughs when i had to get the pastor who was sitting to the side of the stage to help put it back on.

The other year was for an elementary school play. Every class was divided up into groups based on boys and girls and age. Boys were the three wise men, shepherds, and lions. Girls were Camels, stars, lambs, and angels. I was a shepherd one of only a few with a speaking part. The girls in my class were lambs but i really wanted to be one of the angels wearing a beautiful white dresses, halo and wings. Again i was sorely disappointed.

In both cases i felt like it was a mistake, that i should have been with the other girls but the world only saw me as a boy.