Old Nauvoo beckons Mormon missionary performers
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Aspiring stage vocalists, stage performers and musicians are again being invited to apply and audition for inclusion in the performing groups that entertain visitors to Historic Nauvoo, Illinois.
Each year, 20 stage missionaries and 16 to 18 band members are selected through a rigorous audition process and will receive a four-month Church-service mission call to the Illinois Nauvoo Mission, assigned to serve in Nauvoo, said Heidi Camp, executive director of Nauvoo Productions.
To be eligible, applicants must be strong performers between 18 and 24 years of age and be able to receive ecclesiastical endorsement from their bishops and stake presidents, Sister Camp said. Applications for summer 2010 are now being accepted through Nov. 30.
Between May and August, Young Performing Stage Missionaries perform in five daily evening musical theater productions.
The Nauvoo Brass Band is a commemoration of the original Nauvoo Brass Band, a popular and inspiring musical group during Old Nauvoo times. The band performs in daily evening musical shows on the Band Wagon through the streets of Nauvoo, and with daily musical theater productions.
For additional information and application guidelines, go to www.historicnauvoo.net
