Event date:
7/15/2022 7:30 PM - 7/31/2022 3:00 PM Export event
The Sound of Music
July 15-31 Weekends, NCHS Auditorium*
The hills are alive with the sound of music! Wait, do we mean Rotary Hill? I think that's the only hill in Naperville.
Actually, we mean the perennial favorite Broadway Musical that premiered November 15, 1959. It's on its way back to Naperville and will arrive in July of 2022. We'll be back in the Naperville High School Auditorium, our pre-COVID home since 1991. The pandemic is making long-term commitments difficult, so we're planning an outdoor performance option as a backup. Either way, the show will go on.
Tickets are on sale. If you long for live theatre, grab your ticket now. And remember, they make for great Mother's Day gifts, too.
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Summer Place will tell you the tale of young novice Maria, called upon by her Mother Abbess to care for the children of the widowed Captain Georg von Trapp. She falls in love with the children while the Captain falls in love with her. But it's not only a love story; our play is set in Austria in the early days of World War II during the German occupation, and Nazis exert an ever increasing hold on the life of the von Trapp family, to the point of their plan to escape. It makes for a warm and compelling tale, and we can't wait to bring it to our stage.
It takes a community to put on such a big theatre production. We have key positions in our production team but need a few more, and so if you are excited as we are to help produce this show, contact us now with your interest and your previous experience in design or direction of live performances. See our Get Involved page for more.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Music by RICHARD RODGERS
Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Book by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE
Suggested by "The Trapp Family Singers" by Maria Augusta Trapp
Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals
on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization
www.concordtheatricals.com
Our Cast
| Maria |
Katherine Damisch |
| Captain von Trapp |
Matt Whalen |
| Max |
Reed Pence |
| Elsa |
SarahAnn Sutter |
| Mother Abbess |
Sadie Wynne |
| Sister Berthe |
Lori Bush Shepard |
| Sister Margaretta |
Nancy Witzke |
| Sister Sophia |
Katie Soria |
| Franz |
Jason Sheldon |
| Frau Schmidt |
Tina St. Angelo Wetzel |
| Herr Zeller |
Rick Love |
| Rolf Gruber |
Jason Peck |
| The von Trapp Children: |
| Liesl |
Christina Peck |
| Friedrich |
Nicholas Baumgartner |
| Louisa |
Lulu Knight |
| Kurt |
William Lardner |
| Brigitta |
Petra Ivanov |
| Marta |
Kanyaka Jagan |
| Gretl |
Ava Doty |
Supporting Characters:
Sisters of the Abby, Friends of the von Trapps, Festival Goers, and others: |
| |
Don Gingold
Emma Cook
Chris Knight
Grace Catherine Politowicz
Mara Sherwood
Alison Sherwood
CeCi Wynne
Katie Paulsen
Christianna Tai
Laura Miller
Angela Clark
Laura Zimmermann
Grace Smith
Nancy Wagner
Sandra Knight |
Our Production Team
|
| Director |
Jorge Bermudez |
| Vocal Director |
Mary Barrios |
| Music Director |
Emma Gingold |
| Choreographer |
Jake Ganzer |
| Stage Manager |
Taylor Weisz |
| Asst Stage Mgr |
Giana Salerno |
| Crew Head |
Chris Knight |
| Producer |
Don Gingold |
| More team members needed. See our Get Involved page |