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Show i Original Play Fart Of Handcart Days An original musical play, "Pioneers, Plums, and People," will be presented July 20, 21, and 23 at the Woods Cross Regional Center at 8 p.m. This production, produc-tion, which is a tribute to pioneer spirit past and present, is dedicated to all who were in any way involved in the recent flood disaster. WRITTEN by Carolyn Dunn Newman with music by Evan Allred and David Dahlquist, the play is part of the traditional Bountiful Handcart Days celebration. celebra-tion. John Morgan stars as John Stoker, first bishop, senator from Davis County, and mayor of Sessions Settlement (now Bountiful). Somewhat like the stage manager in Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," Bishop Stoker returns to view his city, share insights of earlier times, and comments upon current conditions and the coming years. DRAWING UPON creative talents from 13 LDS Stakes and other Bountiful churches, an energetic cast of 350, ranging in age from 3 to '83, present a panorama of songs, choreography, and historic vignettes. vig-nettes. The play also features a fine orchestra and chorus. Pre-show events will begin at 7 p.m. and will include in-clude mountain men, a courting carriage, pioneer candy, butter, and bread making and sampling, spin- ning, weaving, quilting, and other pioneer crafts: pioneer dolls; pioneer display rooms, a pioneer hall of fame, and more. THE PRODUCER and director of the play is Tibby Milne, with assistant directors Dan Collett and Elaine B. Clark; orchestra director. Evan Allred: choral director, Brad Keeler; vignette directors. Dixie Rose, Sandra Lewis, Kim Brimley. Dan Collett, Col-lett, Dorothy O'Brien: and choreographers. Jan Boardman, Greg Call, Donna Phillips. Dan Collett. Lisa Lindsay, and Dorothy O'Brien. Others of the production staff are stage manager, Shanna Schaefermeyer; set design. Allen Adamson: sound, lighting, and special effects, Richard Siddo-way; Siddo-way; stage properties, Ilene Hess: costume director, Ellen Jeppson assisted by Margaret Nielsen and Marge Armstrong; makeup artist. Lou Ann Gillette: programs, Scott Storts and Paul Williams; and publicity, pub-licity, Elaine S. McKay. ALMA D. Eakle is chairman of the pre-show specialities, spe-cialities, and Howard F. Milne is general chairmen for the entire event. Special arrangements have been made for the handicapped and elderly to view the production on July 19. Free tickets for 20, 21 and 23 performances are available to the public at all Bountiful LDS wards and community churches. |