The annual casting call for the Pageant of the Masters saw more than 700 people sign up to volunteer for the upcoming summer show, "A La Mode: The Art of Fashion."
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.
Inspired by Pageant of the Masters' first parade of living pictures in 1933, known then as the "Spirit of the Masters," Laguna came alive again on Saturday, July 22, to celebrate 90 years of tableaux vivants with a parade to the Festival of Arts ground as a nod to where it all began.