Pageant of the Masters
pageant master annual festival held festival art laguna beach california united state event known tableau vivants living picture classical contemporary work art recreated real people made look nearly identical original clever application costume makeup headdress lighting prop backdrop first festival art produced first presentation pageant done since two event held summer apart fouryear interruption caused world war ii caused covid pandemic st season pageant master opened july run august pageant host quarter million people year second festival art artist lolita perine idea living work art persuading resident laguna beach dress costume seated behind oversized frame recreating wellknown work art spirit master pageant formally started next year festival organizer put early day amateur operation low quality local developer roy ropp expressed dissatisfaction poor quality production blunt term festival board responded frank criticism placing charge pageant renamed pageant master assistance wife marie organized highquality wellreceived production summer building upon initial success ropps continued refine improve pageant production festival pageant suspended four year due world war ii increasing personal friction ropps festival board roy ropp came back war direct pageant ropp died today still remembered father pageant pageant cancelled due covid pageant held eight week summer consists minute living picture accompanied professional narrator orchestra period song professional vocalist pageant put small paid staff several hundred volunteer production begin january audition casting volunteer southern california take volunteer hour put twomonth pageant july august today costume makeup involved elaborate often require large commitment volunteer time reduce impact individual volunteer pageant selects two full cast known blue green alternate back forth new york time summarized event statingthe pageant hard describe — strict sense — unique nothing else world like pageant master parodied arrested development episode god trust festival imitated gilmore girl episode festival living art show emmy award festival featured fifth episode somebody gotta mike rowe official website artist exhibited pageant master featured show include susan cox