11 July 1983
The Sundance Resort is located in Provo Canyon. It’s owned by Robert Redford, who purchased it from the original owners in 1969. As the website says, “Rejecting advice from New York investors to fill the canyon with an explosion of lucrative hotels and condominiums, Redford saw his newly acquired land as an ideal locale for environmental conservation and artistic experimentation.”
[click photo to go to the Sundance website]
Sundance is best known for the annual film festival held in the winter months. I’m sure it’s lots of fun, but we never went to the event. We did, however, attend a performance presented by the Sundance Summer Theater.
The Sound of Music has always been a favorite of ours and the grass-clad slopes of Sundance was the perfect setting for an al fresco performance of the musical. We joined Sandy and Andrew, a geologist couple with whom I worked at Petrolex, and some of their friends, for a picnic-and-theater evening. When Maria and the Von Trapp kids came dancing and singing down the hill behind us, we knew we were in for a special treat.
It was a memorable evening; a memorable performance.
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