Over 500 participate in Road Show 2013
Almost 400 youth perform in Road Show 2013 Small Budget, Small Time Frame, Big Show
Putting together a show with an original script, music, and choreography with almost 400 youth is quite an undertaking. Santa Margarita Mormon Road Show 2013 does just that. Asking each of the seven wards or congregations to write a 12-minute musical skit that teaches a moral is all part of the fun. Thursday, February 28th and Friday February 29th at 7pm Road Show 2013 opens to the public free of charge at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 30522 Via Con Dios in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.
Mormon Road Show 2013 has seven short 12-minute shows back to back for an evening of song and dance. Each musical skit tells a short humorous story with a message teaching the audience to be honest, get an education, share the gospel of Christ, or give service. Road Show 2013 is following the advice of the current LDS Prophet of the Church, Thomas S. Monson. He says, “I am an advocate for such events. They enable our youth to participate in something they truly find unforgettable.”
Crystal Hicken, Head Road Show Director, explains, “Unlike a traditional show there are no auditions. All you have to do is show up and we have a place for you.” Pat Brokaw, Santa Margarita’s Stake Young Men’s President, explains, “Each ward has only about 10-11 rehearsals to get everything ready before show time. The number one reason we are doing this is for the kids and they absolutely love it. It is strengthening our youth and teaching them to be better people.”
Road Shows are all part of the Mormon tradition. As Mrs. Hicken says, “Road shows unite youth, leaders, and congregations. At the very end of road show, you’re going to see a big smile on everybody’s face.”
Road Show Pictures
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1. LDS young women from pose as angels right before their stage entrance for Road Show 2013. Left to Right: Ashley Zentner, Hailey Gardner, Delaney Lamb, MacKayla Wells, Courtney Tanner and Kristin Brown.
2. Kim Gardner, Foothill Ranch Road Show Director, give the boys last minute tips before the run-through begins.
3. Brooke Barrett, Jeffrey Dunn, and Danny Wood from Lake Forest worry about the results of going in the “time machine” and how it will change their family in Road Show 2013.
4. LDS young men ages 14-15 from wave their Harvard flags for Road Show 2013.
5. Hillary Potter, played by Rachel Carter, struggles with the weight of her shoulder angel, Makayla Wells, while angels celebrate Hillary’s decision to not cheat on the test.
LDS young men ages 14-15 from wave their Harvard flags for Road Show 2013
Putting together a show with an original script, music, and choreography with almost 400 youth is quite an undertaking. Santa Margarita Mormon Road Show 2013 does just that. Asking each of the seven wards or congregations to write a 12-minute musical skit that teaches a moral is all part of the fun.
Thursday, February 28th and Friday March 1st at 7pm Road Show 2013 opens to the public free of charge at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 30522 Via Con Dios in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.
LDS young women from pose as angels right before their stage entrance for Road Show 2013.
Left to Right: Ashley Zentner, Hailey Gardner, Delaney Lamb, MacKayla Wells, Courtney Tanner and Kristin Brown
Mormon Road Show 2013 has seven short 12-minute shows back to back for an evening of song and dance. Each musical skit tells a short humorous story with a message teaching the audience to be honest, get an education, share the gospel of Christ, or give service.
Road Show 2013 is following the advice of the current LDS Prophet of the Church, Thomas S. Monson. He says, “I am an advocate for such events. They enable our youth to participate in something they truly find unforgettable.”
Hillary Potter, played by Rachel Carter, struggles with the weight of her shoulder angel, Makayla Wells, while angels celebrate Hillary’s decision to not cheat on the tes
Crystal Hicken, Head Road Show Director, explains, “Unlike a traditional show there are no auditions. All you have to do is show up and we have a place for you.” Pat Brokaw, Santa Margarita’s Stake Young Men’s President, explains, “Each ward has only about 10-11 rehearsals to get everything ready before show time. The number one reason we are doing this is for the kids and they absolutely love it. It is strengthening our youth and teaching them to be better people.”
Road Shows are all part of the Mormon tradition. As Mrs. Hicken says, “Road shows unite youth, leaders, and congregations. At the very end of road show, you’re going to see a big smile on everybody’s face.”
Karen Lake
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Media Director: Santa Margarita Stake
http://www.mormons.org
