Mesa Arizona Easter Pageant

Jesus the Christ
Written byThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date premiered1928
SubjectCreation of the world, Fall of Adam and Eve, and life of Jesus Christ
GenreReligion
SettingEvenings on the North lawn of the LDS Temple visitor's center in Mesa, Arizona, United States
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The Mesa Arizona Easter Pageant (Mesa Pageant) is an annual production of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) entitled Jesus the Christ and staged on the grounds of the Mesa Arizona Temple. This Latter-day Saint pageant is now the largest annual outdoor Easter pageant in the world.[1]

With a 450-member cast, the 65-minute pageant depicts the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ using song and dance.[2]

  1. ^ "Jesus the Christ Easter Pageant", VisitArizona.com, 2020. Retrieved on 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ Markland, Cecily. "Mesa Easter Pageant shares message in dance, drama and music", East Valley Tribune, 17 March 2013. Retrieved on 25 March 2020.