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Maria Rainer and Captain Georg von Trapp share a moment.
St. John’s Enjoys “The Sound of Music”
Top: The von Trapp children have their new governess, Maria, surrounded. Bottom: The cast and crew of “The Sound of Music.” Front row (seated): Katie Fricke ’16, Deborah Ehrenreich ’13, Kevin Shea ’13, Rachel Stanton ’14, Emiko Hinds ’14, Bailey Brown ’14, Dan Shepp ’14 and Adriana Penafiel ’15; second row (seated): Alex Rapp ’14, Brenna Ryan ’13, Rebecca Walters ’14, Camille Hodgkins, Jack Stallard ’14, Katherine Gonella ’16 and Raphael Patrick MbuyiMuindilayi ’13; third row: Kalee Healy ’16, Anne Speer ’16, Rose Marshall ’16, Vera Ruhlmann ’16, Alia Nahra ’16, Nate Fellner ’16,
Matthew Missar ’14, Bianca Nicolosi ’14, Caroline Sturges ’16, Cyprien Bullock ’13, Maggie Fernicola ’15, Priscilla Felten ’16, Austin Stevens ’15, Peter Conley ’15, Michael Yao ’15, Michelle Shipley ’14, Maddie Henderson ’16, Margot Trouve ’16, Eliza O’Donnell ’16 and Olivia Munero ’16; fourth row (on stairs, from bottom up): Olivia Patton ’13, Daniel Pearson ’15, Conor McDowell ’13, Justin Trabue ’13, Julia Sturges ’14 and Rosa Diaz Aguado ’14; fifth row (across the balcony): Annie Tracey ’16, Caitlin Donahue ’15, Claire Conley ’13, Clodagh Johnston ’16 and Joanna DiBiase ’15.
From April 11-13, the St. John’s Theatre presented “The Sound of Music” in Frana Auditorium. The musical follows the story of a young postulant, Maria Rainer, who is struggling with her decision to become a nun. She is encouraged to spend some time away from the abbey and sent to serve as governess for widower Captain Georg von Trapp’s seven children. Maria teaches the children to sing and forms close bonds with the von Trapp family, including falling in love with Captain von Trapp. They marry, but in the end the family must flee Austria to escape from the Nazis. The musical is loosely based on the memoirs of Maria von Trapp, “The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.” This beloved musical features lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, music by Richard Rodgers and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. “The Sound of Music” was produced by special arrangement with R&H Theatricals.
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