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Show Cast auditions for 1986 Pageant of the Arts slated I Vji ? jy - ' " J 1 I - 1 4 f I f " I Being part of the cast for the annual Utah pageant of the Arts has become a tradition for many families in North Utah County. Sometimes entire families, except those under four, will come to the audition and find a perfect spot in the exciting Pageant cast. Auditions this season will be held this Thursday, Thur-sday, Friday and Saturday and next Monday, Jan. 16-18 and 20, according ac-cording to David O. Brockbank, Pageant producing director. More than 300 cast members are needed, from the smallest children (about five-years-of-age) through many teens and adults, Brockbank said. Each person will fill a role which is triple cast, sharing their 11 or 12 nights on stage with two other people similar to them in shape, size and weight. Pageant cast members learn no lines, make no dramatic entrances or exits, but they bring vitality to the famous paintings and sculpture pieces chosen for re-creation on stage at American Fork High School auditorium. The visual impact never fails to cause the Pageant audiences to catch their breath at the realism portrayed by the volunteer cast. Auditions will be held at the Pageant Center, 454 N. Center, American Fork, (the old junior high building to those new to the valley). All those interested are invited to participate and asked to come to be interviewed and photographed in the special Pageant photo booth from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday; from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. on Saturday and from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday. All applicants are asked to wear a tee shirt and jeans or slacks for the photograph. Any allergies, or special information is noted on the least application, !.iich must be signed by a parent where the ap- plicant is a minor. ' "We need cast members from 1 young children through senior citizens," Brockbank emphasized. "We need men, women, teens and young children of all sizes and ages." Most cast members enjoy the performances and take great pride in their ability to don a special costume, have special makeup applied, and step into the Pageant set. When the house lights go down the set lights come on and the audience sees a life-sized reproduction of a familiar classic or a modern art work. Cast members take pride in holding their pose until the curtain closes on their scene. Many come with their friends and are disappointed disap-pointed if a cast slot for someone just their size is not found during the matching of the cast photographs with the prints and photos of the selections chosen for the production. "We want to encourage those who were not selected for a previous cast to come and audition again," Brockbank said. "Children and teens can change size and dimensions dimen-sions a lot in a year or two and we are happy to have them come back and be part of our show." The 1986 Pageant will run from June 9 through July 18 this season, with a brief holiday off on July 4. Prospective cast members for the famed "living pictures" production come from throughout Utah, with a few cast members coming from nearby states, visiting with relatives locally while they appear in the cast of Utah Pageant of the Arts. More than 550 people came to audition for the 333 cast positions last year and the Pageant staff is looking forward to that many coming to the cast auditions this week. All cast members are volunteers and are considered the "VIP's" of Utah Pageant of the Arts, Brockbank concluded. It's time for the casting auditions for the 198G production of Utah Pageant of the Arts. Tanja Brockbank, Pageant staffer, left, takes information in-formation for application of Milan Rogers, Alpine, and Julie Ann Ingram, assistant cast coordinator, Orem, checks measurements. Some 500 cast applicants are expected to audition for this season's show. |