melissa gilbert captured our hearts as laura engells in "little house on the prairie."hael landon. >> she has a project playing a domineering stage director in the tv movie called "the christmas pageant." take a look. >> listen, beverly, it's obvious you don't want me here, but i am here and i am the director. and in my job as the director, i will make whatever decisions i have to make regardless of whether you like them or not. got it? >> whoa. >> i like this movie because it starts right off the bat -- by the way, hi. >> hi. >> with you on broadway directing. she has a fight with the writer who takes umbrage. >> you know the word. >> you're not allowed to do that. you have to pass everything through the writer. >> well, apparently not this character. she feels she is the end all, be all and gets fired for it and can only get a job directing a christmas pageant in some little town in upstate new york. >> the transition must have been tough for this character. >> it was. it's definitely a lot of lessons learned. it turns out the reason she's been hires is because her fo