As you know, big productions don’t just happen overnight…..and when you come to Nauvoo for Pageant, preparation has been underway for months. Since we live here and get to experience all that “is” Nauvoo, we thought you might like to see a little of life-in-Nauvoo-before-Pageant.

Pageant Grounds Improvements

See the light towers and stage? Black and brown have become green. Blends in better with the surroundings…..and much nicer for photography.

See the pile of dirt that looks like a construction site? Beginning of the improved audience seating area. We watched trucks go in and out for weeks, hauling and dumping dirt, from the brick’s edge in front of the stage to several yards past the sound booth slab.

Once it was graded and smoothed, sprinkler system and sod added, this is what we saw – from April 23^rd the pile-of-dirt became…..

…..a grass-covered-mound by May 22^nd . This view from Partridge Street…..

…..and this one from the back of the hill. What a change!

And with all the seats in place (including 1000 new chairs), here’s what audience seating looks like. It’s an awesome improvement!

Housing Improvements

One of the houses used for the YPM’s needed a renovation…..but part way through the process, it became a gutting-and-rebuilding project. This was taken a month into the heavy work.

Two of the crew responsible for the upgrade to the neighborhood…..and I have a feeling the YPM’s will love their new digs!