The script for the Hill Cumorah Pageant was written by award winning author Orson Scott Card.  The stages were designed by Eric Fielding, the special effects were created by Hollywood's Rick Josephson.  The music score is by renowned composer Crawford Gates who also directed the recording by the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Salt Lake City Symphony and a 100 voice children's choir.  The ever changing costumes are designed by Rory Scanlon, and the entire production is directed by artistic director Brent Hanson.