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Show Preparations near completion for 1987 Utah Pageant of Arts Casting is complete, set construction con-struction and painting of sets is underway, and tickets are on sale for the all-new 1987 production of Utah Pageant of the Arts. Governor Norman H. Bangerter is scheduled to attend the opening performance June 10 at American Fork High School, where the Pageant has been presented for 15 years. Producing director David O. Brockbank has selected 41 pieces for a varied mix of sculpture, paintings, Steuben glass and jewelry, ranging from medieval to contemporary. They will be recreated onstage with live models in 21 scenes. A cast of nearly 220 volunteers will rotate in shifts during the six-week run, June 10 to July 18. Performances are nightly at 8, except Sundays and July 4. Among this year's new selections are the intricate "Butterfly Brooch" created by Lucien Gaillard; a tapestry-like gouache painting, "Yogini with a Vina;" and a bronze sculpture, "Shiva: The Lord of the Dance." Three Van Gogh portraits will be included, as well as a selection of life-size tin toys that will be animated. Old favorites, back by popular demand, include the Wedgewood piece, "The Choice of Hercules;" a sculpture with fountain, "Water Nymph and Triton," by Leo Laporte-Blairsy ; and Winslow Homer's "Breezing Up." Da Vinci's "The Last Supper" will close the program. Pre-show seminars at 7 p.m. will feature Mountain West Ballet, demonstrations of Pageant costumes and headgear, musical performances, Salt Lake sculptor Dee Jay Bawden, singersongwriter Marvin Payne, violinist Conrad Dunn and the Pageant Youth Symphony Orchestra, on a rotating schedule. A Pageant ticket admits the person to the seminar and both professional and student art exhibits, as well as the stage production. Tickets are on sale at the Pageant box office, 54 E. Main (basement of the Senior Citizens Building), or by sending a check to Box 111, American Fork, Utah 84003. Seats are $9 for center and $7 for side section. A $2 discount for side seats is available for each Monday performance. Phone orders are being taken (756-3505), and Vis aand Mastercharge will be accepted. 1 |