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Hill Cumorah pageant begins soon At dusk on July 10, a cast of six hundred will make its grand entrance onto the seven level stage that sprawls across the western slope of the Hill Cumorah. This is the 61st presentation of the Hill Cumorah Pageant, one of the world's great outdoor productions. It is presented in the tradition of the great religious pageants of the Middle Ages but with all the advantages of modern technology. The Hill Cumorah is located four miles south of Palmyra, New York on Route 21 South and
can be accessed from the Thruway at Exit 43. The Hill Cumorah is just three miles south of
the Since its inception in 1937, the Hill Cumorah Pageant has thrilled more than two million visitors and, this year, more than eighty thousand guests are expected to attend the Pageant. There is chair seating for eight thousand people and lawn space for many, many more. The Pageant will be held on July 10, 11 and 14 through 18. The storyline for the Hill Cumorah Pageant is taken from the pages of the Book of Mormon. The crowning event of the Book of Mormon is the account of the personal ministry of Jesus Christ to the Nephite people soon after his resurrection. It is from the pages of the Book of Mormon that the powerful storyline of the Hill Cumorah Pageant is taken. More than four hundred and fifty state-of-the-art lighting instruments, set atop thirty and fifty foot tall towers, requiring more than 500,000 watts of power for each performance, illuminate the vast stages. In the darkness of the night, a five thousand watt carbon arc light "star" appears over the scene of Christ's Nativity. The high-tech digital sound recordings were made in the acoustically-famed Salt Lake City Tabernacle with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, a one-hundred voice children's choir and the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Visible changes this year will include an impressive waterfall, added to the "Waters of Mormon" sequence, some re-costuming for "Lehi's Vision," a change in the number of Lamanite dancers - certainly one of the most beautifully costumed routines in the entire production and other more subtle changes. Copyright © 1998 |
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boyhood home of Joseph Smith Jr., the
founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.