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Show I '" 'ITS A MIRACLE' Gary Lundberg, left, plays the guardian angel for Missionary Mis-sionary Michael Fames in the stage production "It's a Miracle" scheduled Friday, Saturday and Monday in the Viewmont High auditorium. Curtain time is 8 p.m. nightly. MRS. PERRY'S husband, Douglas, plays "bit roles" and is in charge of all scenery and stage props. Some of the children chil-dren of the two couples are also cast members. Music for the production has been recorded by Merrill Jensen, who has also worked on such movie productions as "Windwalker," "Takedown" and "Harry's War." "IT'S A very exciting and rewarding experience," the co-producers agree. By GARY R. BLODGETT BOUNTIFUL A new musical production, "It's A Miracle," will be presented Friday and Saturday at Viewmont View-mont High School. Curtain time is 8 p.m. nightly. THE PRODUCTION has been a complete sellout at its last four engagements at BYU, the U. of U., USU AND AT Box Elder High School in Brigham City. Admission is $5 and $6 and seats in each section are on a first-come basis so tickethol-ders tickethol-ders are urged to arrive early. Advance tickets are being sold at Ingles Music on Page's Lane and at Barnes Gift Store on Main Street. Special group rates are also available. THE STAGE show was brought to Bountiful at the urging of Ardeth Green Kapp, who saw the play several times and asked that it be presented in the south Davis County area. The musical production, which is filled with heartwarming heart-warming adventure as well as tear-flowing scenes, is a takeoff from an LDS stake play which has been extended into a full-length production. THE SCRIPT was written by Mrs. Joy S. Lundberg and the play was set to music by her cousin, Janice Kapp Perry, who is well-known in the music circles throughout much of the U.S. Both grew up on neighboring farms in Oregon. They now reside in Provo with a family of five children each. "It's A Miracle" centers around a young man who, because be-cause of uncertainties and mental turmoil, is engulfed between be-tween going on an LDS mission, mis-sion, cars, girls and dates. "WE HAVE incorporated some of our own personal experiences ex-periences and experiences of persons we know so that the play will be one to which LDS families can relate to," said Mrs. Lundberg. "Some of the dialogue is taken from missionary mission-ary journals and personal experiences." ex-periences." There are 21 members in the cast, including Mrs. Lund-berg's Lund-berg's husband, Gary, who has a lead role as Elder Michael Drake's guardian angel. He is also the play's director. |