Show Marty Brinton and Pam Robbins play Jed and singing I leads in scheduled for a special MIA I workshop April during general I VISITORS TO SEE a musical play about the Mormon pioneers will be presented by a select staff during the week of April Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The advance workshop is sponsored by the general board of the Improvement drama and dance leaders from the stakes of church will study production techniques in preparation for presentations of in their home Approximately stakes and communities are expected to produce the play for their local audiences Two thousand conference visitors are expected to attend each of the two 12 noon and 8 on April at Parleys-Highland Stake 1870 Parley's Canyon Salt Lake This musical play recalls the dramatic movement of the Mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake Crawford who composed the original music of for its first performance during Utah's centennial will conduct the workshop cast and Gates is chairman of the music department at Brigham Young University and general board member of the The workshop cast includes members from 27 stakes and consists of 11 a children's and a versatile chorus that will take the roles of and MIA leaders have divided tho production responsibilities among a select group of professional Keith Engar is directing the Virginia McDonald has trained a group of Irene Staples has designed Crawford Gates is aided in the musical preparations by George I. Margrit F. Lorraine Bowman and Anne all members of the MIA music After conferees sec the April they will participate in demonstration and discussion sessions to train for their roles of leadership in regional productions- |