Show Is The Hour T I Spec Scheduled July 23 a w j jJ 4 J Jt t i George Sears Manti tanti who portrays young Joseph Smith is shown rehearsing his role 1 J. J L r- r r k f L r r Mr and aad Mrs Duane Ryan of Ephraim will serve as narrators Sunday for the Mormon ormon Miracle production Because the Mormon story is isa isa isa a part of the American story The Mormon Miracle Sunday night at 9 at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds will open with the audience and the voice youth choir joining in the singing of The Star Spangled Banner The story will WIn then unfold in narrative in tableau and in song with the lighted Manti Temple providing a special background background background back back- ground of beauty and radiance radia ce The narrative based upon Miss Grace Johnsons Johnson's well- well known lecture The Mormon Miracle will be related by Duane and Martha Ryan The choir will join in at a dozen interludes with songs like Praise God From Whom All AU Blessings Flow Come Come Ye Saints Oh My Father and America The voices will be directed direct direct- ed by J. J Evan Bean and McLoyd Mc Mc- McLoyd Loyd Ericksen A piece 30 string orchestra led by Harry Dean will provide accompaniment for forthe forthe forthe the choir with some of the num num- numbers bers and will also render r background background background back back- ground m music sic Tableau directed by Mr and Mrs Morgan Dyreng will give dramatic interpretations of episodes episodes episodes epi epi- epi- epi from Mormon history as the presentation develops The people appearing in the dramatic interludes include George Sears as the young Joseph Jo Jo- J Joseph 0 seph Smith Theron Sondrup as the mature Joseph Smith on the Hill Cumorah LeGrand Olson the Angel Moroni Don Thompson Thomp Thomp- son General Mormon n Richard Nelson Moroni and Larry Stahle Moroni on the Hill Cum- Cum nr n SA M Other members of tableau casts are Kay McArthur Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pio Pio- neer Mother Charlotte Antrei Lorie Lone Carlisle Cynthia Tibbs Deborah Howell Kenneth Black Kent Olson Wayland Gray Ronnie A A. A Larson and Garry Stout pioneers Montel Mantel Green will represent Governor Boggs Janice Washburn Washburn Washburn Wash- Wash burn will be the drummer Ned Jensen Stephen Folster FoIster and Ted Olson Chris Christine ine McGarry will represent A Wife From Beyond The presentation will take place on a large stage erected in front of the Sanpete County Fairgrounds grandstand There will also be rows of chairs in front of the grandstand and the bleachers at the sides Seating for about 1200 is plan plan- ned Admission will be free A production staff of around 30 has been working for four weeks on details of the presentation We have planned a one-night one presentation of The Mormon Miracle this year Vernon L. L Kunz president of the South Sanpete Stake sponsoring organization organization organization or or- said but consider this only a beginning We Ve want this to become an annual event which will be a major summer attraction for people of our area and visitors |