The Pageant of the Masters is holding an open casting call for its upcoming summer show, "À La Mode: The Art of Fashion," from Jan. 5 through 7 at the Festival of Arts.
The Pageant of the Monsters, which is resurrected every five years, returns to the Festival of Arts with "Maze of the Minotaur" for four nights this month.
The Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters wrapped its final weekend of the summer with a jam-packed celebration of events. The festive weekend kicked off with the glamorous end-of-summer extravaganza A Night of Magic Gala on Saturday evening, followed by the annual Festival Runway Fashion Show on Sunday afternoon, highlighting creativity and sustainability by Festival exhibiting artists.
Since being introduced to the show by former Pageant director Don Williamson in 1966, the builder has become an audience favorite for demonstrating how a tableaux vivant is constructed.
For 39 years, Richard Cassiere has volunteered with the Pageant of the Masters as a cast member in "The Last Supper," performing the role of St. Thomas. The Whittier native is the longest-running volunteer with the Pageant and has seen the performance change dramatically since his first appearance on stage at the Irvine Bowl in 1974. The Indy sat down with Cassiere to discover his favorite things about volunteering, what the role means and what keeps him going as St. Thomas.