I thought you might be interested in seeing some pictures from our big "stage project" that has been ongoing since the Pageant ended. This first picture was taken from one of the light towers. All the side ramps and wood frame structures for the cabins and temple are stored away during the winter. You can see the one section in the back stage area that can be moved up and down. There is one other section like that. It creates a nice affect in some of the scenes to be able to change the level of those stage sections. Before the Pageant people who are in charge of the stage site left for home, they took the stage all apart so a cement pad could be poured under the stage.
Several weeks later workers from NRI set forms for the cement pad. Here they are ready to pour the cement.
They poured the cement in three sections.
Several weeks later workers from NRI set forms for the cement pad. Here they are ready to pour the cement.
They poured the cement in three sections. We were happy the weather cooperated during this time!
The cement pad for the stage looks nice and level. It was difficult to keep the stage level with the gravel base. The sections of the stage would shift so there were places where people would catch a toe or heel and sprain an ankle.
The cement pad for the stage looks nice and level. It was difficult to keep the stage level with the gravel base. The sections of the stage would shift so there were places where people would catch a toe or heel and sprain an ankle. Our house/office is to the left of the barn in the background.
We had 5 men from Utah work on the stage for five long days. Each piece of wood is cut at an angle. It is very time consuming to cut and place the wood in the right position. All the lines on the stage floor point to the temple. A very subtle way to draw attention to the temple.
This is how the stage looks now. The light wood is the new wood. The dark area has been stripped of the old wood. In a couple of weeks NRI will finish putting on the new wood. Glenn and I have been given the assignment to stain the stage. We will do what is completed this next week if the weather is good. Not in our job description but more than happy to have an outdoor assignment! A heavy tarp will be placed over the stage floor to help preserve it during the winter. The is the first time to relace the original floor. It lasted 5 years. Hopefully with some improvements this stage will last a little longer.
We had 5 men from Utah work on the stage for five long days. Each piece of wood is cut at an angle. It is very time consuming to cut and place the wood in the right position. All the lines on the stage floor point to the temple. A very subtle way to draw attention to the temple.The steel framework under the stage was quite a puzzle to put together as well. Each section is numbered to help them remember how it fits together.
This is how the stage looks now. The light wood is the new wood. The dark area has been stripped of the old wood. In a couple of weeks NRI will finish putting on the new wood. Glenn and I have been given the assignment to stain the stage. We will do what is completed this next week if the weather is good. Not in our job description but more than happy to have an outdoor assignment! A heavy tarp will be placed over the stage floor to help preserve it during the winter. The is the first time to relace the original floor. It lasted 5 years. Hopefully with some improvements this stage will last a little longer. SLC won't let us use any artificial material on the stage floor. It has to look as much like the materials used in the 1840's as possible. Sure wish we could use something like Trex!
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