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ST. GEORGE — Tuacahn Center for the Arts is celebrating 30 years of bringing theater to life in southern Utah with unforgettable moments like flooded stages, live nativity scenes with real camels, and school buses driving onstage with a singing cast.
"Part of the Tuacahn mission that I like to emphasize is that we aspire to match the majesty of the canyon," Tuacahn Center for the Arts CEO and executive producer Kevin Smith told St. George News. "It's just beautiful. When people come here, part of what they remember isn't just seeing a show, it's seeing a show in an amazing setting."
Smith said the name Tuacahn comes from the Mayan term Teotihuacan, which was an ancient Mesoamerican city often referred to as the "City of the Gods." The term was shortened and reinterpreted as "Canyon of the Gods."
Since its inception in 1995, Tuacahn, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has experienced significant growth in its theater size, audience numbers and variety of productions.
