The Trail of Dreams
Production & Album Credits
Script by James Arrington, Marvin Payne & Steven Kapp Perry
Music & Lyrics by Steven Kapp Perry
The Trail of Dreams premiered January 7, 2026 in the Ragan Theater 
at Utah Valley State College and reopened June 12, 2025 at the Valentine 
Theater for an extended run--the cast featured on this album.

CAST

Marvin Payne
John Brown

Martha Glissmeyer
Angela Hopewell

Davison Cheney
Jens Nielson

Janae Thomas
Elsie Nielson

Jani Alexander
Bodil Mortensen

Chad Fulton
Jedediah Grant

Betsy Andrews
Caroline Grant

Britta Dayton
Caddie Grant

Christopher Higbee
Robert Pearce, Ford's Scribe

Nathan Hoffman
Mosiah Hancock, John Bailey,
William Empey, William Whitaker,
Langley Bailey

Nathan Broberg
Langley Bailey, Peter Howard McBride,
George Albert Smith, Joel Johnson,
John Stucki

Kim I. Brewster
Erastus Snow, Martha's Husband,
Alfred Lambourne, Frederick Piercy,
Lyman Littlefield, Father Hale,
Brigham Young, John Watkins,
Husband of Lucy Ashby Clark

Shayne Hudson
David Osborn, Solomon Chamberlain,
John Young, Jimmy

Stephen Thomas
Orson Pratt, Dan Jones, David Kimball,
Daniel McArthur, Abner Blackburn,
John Johnson Davies, William Clayton,
John Benson

Rodney Elwood
Governor Thomas Ford, The Tinner,
Lorenzo Young, Howard Egan,
Levi Savage, Appleton Harmon,
John Chislett, H. H. Benson,
Ephraim Hanks, Truman Leonard,
Abner Blackburn

Kathryn Alexander
Eliza R. Snow, Jean Baker,
Mary Bathgate

Cassandra Fulton
Jane Young, Jane Richards,
Margaret Dalglish, Mary Ann Weston
Maughn, Emeline Grover Rich

Traci & Tara Brewster
Priddy Meeks, Eliza Lyman,
Sister Aaron (Elizabeth) Jackson,
Mary Ann Hafen, Mary Lightner,
Lucy Ashby Clark

Elfi Panholzer
Sarah Rich, Mother Hale,
Martha Spence Haywood

Sarah Broberg
Helen M. K. Whitney, Mary Brannigan,
Ellen Wasden, Ellen Pucell, Susan Noble

PRODUCTION STAFF
Directed by Marvin Payne
Choreographer Eric Oliphant
Set & Lighting Designer Rodney Elwood
Costume Designer Lisa Oliphant
Musical Director Randy Kempton
Assistant Director Laurie Payne
Production Stage Manager Paul "Wally" Walstad
Assistant Stage Manager Adele Parker
Assistant to the Director & Backstage Manager Robin Gulledge
Props & Costumer Amy Betts
Sound Charles V. Criddle

ALBUM
Executive Producers Douglas C. & Janice Kapp Perry
Producer Steven Kapp Perry
Piano Arrangements Steven Kapp Perry & Randy Kempton
Choral Arrangements Steven Kapp Perry
Orchestration Greg Hansen
Recorded & Mixed by Guy Randle at Rosewood Recording Co.
Additional Engineering by Steve Lerud
Digital Editing & Mastering Kenny Hodges
Photography Todd Cherry/Sportshot Photo

ORCHESTRA
Piano Randy Kempton
Additional Keyboards Dan Waldis
Woodwinds Daron Bradford, Dave Feller
Guitars Michael Dowdle, Rich Dixon
Banjo & Mandolin Michael Dowdle
Trumpet Reed LeCheminant
French Horn Larry Lowe
Violin Barbara Williams
Cello Monica Call
Percussion Kelly Wallis
Harmonica Marvin Payne

THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
J. D. Davidson, Barbara McMurray, Michael Landon, Lyndia Carter, Bill Slaughter, Susan Arrington Madsen, Lloyd Larsen, the Riverton Wyoming Stake, Mary Nielson, McKay Jensen, the Alpine Community Arts Council, and the UVSC cast for their work in developing the show.

Produced on stage by The Plucky Little Production Company.

For info regarding The Trail of Dreams email info@stevenkappperry.com or call Prime Recordings 1-800-377-6788



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