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RICHARD RODGERS Lyrics by
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Book by
HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE Suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp Adaptation by TOM BRIGGS and TIMOTHY ALLEN McDONALD Orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett Musical Preparation by John Higgins WARNING: Federal law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized reproduction, distribution or exhibition of copyrighted motion pictures, videotapes or videodiscs. Criminal copyright infringement is investigated by the FBI and may constitute a felony with a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and/or a $250,000.00 fine.
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Director
Jessica Walck Lighting Design
Craig Walck Properties
Gabrielle Lansden
Music Director
Choreographer
Cynthia Dallas Scenic Design
Mike Santos Stage Manager
Kenzie Currie
Bret Poulter
Costume Design
MaryAnne McKerrow Sound Design
Bradley Van Houten
Season Dramaturg
Ricki Baker
December 12-14, 2020 • BLACKBURN HALL Executive Artistic Director, Bryce Alexander Education Stage Manager, Kenzie Currie
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Fr au S c h mid t…..................................................................K .C. A L L E N L o u i s a..........................................................................N I N A B A C K U S Capt ain von Trapp…....................................................C H R I S T I A N B O F F Gretl…........................................................................SOL E I BOU RG EOI S Mother A bbess….......................................................I S A B E L L A B U RGO S Kur t….........................................................................BR A X TON CA BRER A L i e s l........................................................................ A B B Y C I A B AT O N Fr i e dr ich…...........................................................T U C K E R C L A R E M O N T M a r i a....................................................................... S O P H I A C O N D I T Brigit ta…...................................................................... A D D I E E A S T E R LY Baron Elber feld…............................................................E M M A E A S T M A N Sister Ber the.....................................................................DA NIELL A FLOM Herr Zeller…..............................................................C A S S I E L E T E NDR E Sister Margaretta............................................................HADLE Y MURPHE Y Admiral von Schreiber….....................................................CHIAR A PADEJK A Fraulein Schweiger….............................................................. M I A PA U L E C Max Detweiler.............................................................................KENNY TR AN Marta…...............................................................................SOPHIA USTAYE V Sister Sophia......................................................................LOREL A I V EG A Rolf…...................................................................................CIAR ÀN WELCH Ensemble…..........................ISABELLA ANTUNES, LILY COPPELL, MISDA DANTES, ISABELLA DI NORCIA, EMMA EASTMAN, CASSIE LETENDRE, K ARINA NGUYEN BALDWIN, CHIARA PADEJK A, MIA PAULEC, RACHEL WEINER 4
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Assistant Stage Managers….............Jeannine Hedberg, Manda Smith, Amy Tran Assistant Sound Designer….................................................Nick Hernandez Backstage Crew…..................................Sierra Khan, Sophia Siciliano, Olivia Zizzi Audio Assistants….............................................Jennifer Papillon, Meg Schelling Light Board Operator….................................................................Patricia Puia Spotlight Operators…....................................Ethan Bussard, Debbie Wesolowski Fly Rail….....................................................................Sarah Bussard, Bill Shade Dressers…......................Carla Brooks, Jill Lane, Jennifer Papillon, Kura Robinson Dressing Room Monitors….......................................Megan Coppell, Hunter Reum, Hair/ Wigs…............................................................................Kura Robinson Costume Construction….....................Dot Auchmoody, Jack Cole, Louise Eliot, Laurie Heaver, Kathleen Kolacz, Gabrielle Lansden, Mollie LaTorre, John McKerrow, Amy Panici, Janine Rees, Judy Smith, Jean Snyder, Jane Steele Set Construction & Scenic Design…...............................Kevin Buja, Roger Clark, Aldo D’Acunzo, Sid Davis, Ed Ezrine, Tammy Harris, Sandy Keeler, Steve Lee, Russ Loyet, Ray Marasco, Scott Simmen, Jeff Smith, Jerry Vancina
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More than 60 years later,
Optimism Endures
Six decades after The Sound of Music debuted on Broadway in 1959, it is still a cultural touchstone. Part of the reason? Even in today’s vastly different world, it still symbolizes freedom from oppression. For Maria, it is freedom from the abbey; for the children, it is freedom from the strict, formal, and even cold life with their father. And at the end, the whole family is able to escape the oppression of the Nazis for a better life in the United States. Raymond Knapp, a professor at UCLA, wondered if today’s audiences experiencing The Sound of Music will reflect upon America’s immigration policies. “These people were refugees, and today it would be harder for them to come to the United States,” he said of the von Trapps. “In the 1950s and 1960s, America thought of itself as a welcoming place.”
What do you think? We know that at least one American president was a fan of The Sound of Music. In his biography of Ronald Reagan, Richard Reeves reported that the president once passed on reading a briefing book before a Group of Seven summit meeting, telling Chief of Staff Jim Baker, “Well, Jim, The Sound of Music was on last night.” The story has shown real staying power over the years, in part because the song lyrics underscore the importance of music to our culture and to ourselves. Captain von Trapp rekindled his affection for his children when he played the guitar and sang with them. Music also evoked his love for Maria. And that is perhaps an important reason it endures. “People want to experience it,” Professor Knapp said. “For a few hours, they want to be that family.”
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with LEGS* Most of the reviews of the original Broadway production of The Sound of Music were favorable. The New York Post theater critic stated that the show had “gentle charm that is wonderfully endearing.” The New York World-Telegram and Sun pronounced The Sound of Music “the loveliest musical imaginable. It places Rodgers and Hammerstein back in top form as melodist and lyricist. The dialogue is vibrant and amusing in a plot that rises to genuine excitement.” The New York Journal American’s reviewer wrote that The Sound of Music was “the most mature product of the team … it seemed to me to be the full ripening of these two extraordinary talents.” Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times pronounced that The Sound of Music was Rodgers and Hammerstein in good form. (As expected, there were also a few less-than-thrilled critics who thought the show a bit sugary.) The original The Sound of Music garnered a host of Tony Awards: BEST Musical BEST Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical BEST Featured Actress in a Musical BEST Conductor and Musical Director BEST Scenic Design of a Musical Time has proved that The Sound of Music has something to say to three generations…and counting! It’s been revived; adapted to a hugely popular film; performed on professional, amateur, college, and high school stages across the country; traveled the world; and young and old seem never to tire of its story or music. One needs little more proof than this: a good case can be made that people know the lyrics to more of the songs in The Sound of Music than any other show in history!!! * If a show has legs, you can count on the fact that it will continue for a long time; you’ll probably still be able to see it or hear about it for a long time. It will continue to exist and be successful. A perfect description of The Sound of Music! 7
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The Trapp Family (also known as the von Trapp Family) was the Austrian singing family of former naval commander Georg von Trapp. The family achieved fame in their original singing career in their native Austria between the two World Wars. In the United States, they became well known as the “Trapp Family Singers” until they stopped performing as a group in 1957. The family’s story was the basis for a memoir, two German films, the Broadway musical, and a film. The last surviving of the original seven Trapp children, Maria, g vo n died in 2014 at the age of 99. T ra p p or
Georg von Trapp had seven children at the time of his first wife’s death and in 1927, he married Maria Kutschera, 25 years his junior. Together, they had three more children. Everyone in the family was musical, and by 1935 the family was singing at their local church where they met a young priest who encouraged their music and taught them sacred music to add to their repertoire of folk songs, madrigals, and ballads. In Salzburg, their home, they were persuaded to take part in the song competition at the 1936 Salzburg Festival, where they won a prize. After this, the family performed in Vienna, Salzburg, and went on a European tour of France, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Germany and England.
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That same year, the Trapps performed in the United States before returning to Austria when their visas expired. However, in the same year, Adolf Hitler annexed Austria, and the family decided to leave for Italy. Georg was born in Zadar; then a part of Italy, now Croatia. Thus, he and the family Trapp were legally Italian citizens. von IA They spent time in the Netherlands, then the United States, where they applied for immigrant status in 1939. They arrived with little money, having lost most of the family fortune during a bank collapse in Austria. Once in the US, they earned money by performing and
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touring. After living briefly in Pennsylvania, the family settled in Stowe, Vermont, in 1941 where they bought a 660-acre farm and converted it into the Trapp Family Lodge. Following World War II, they founded the Trapp Family Austrian Relief fund, sending food and clothing to impoverished people in Austria. Now living permanently in the United States, the family performed their unique mixture of liturgical music, madrigals, folk and instrumental music to audiences in more than 30 countries for the next 20 years. They made a series of records for RCA Victor in the 1950s. (Later, a few recordings were released on LPs, including some in stereo.) The Trapp family singing group disbanded in 1957. Maria wrote The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, published in 1949, which inspired the 1956 West German film The Trapp Family, which in turn inspired Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music.
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K.C. Allen (Frau Schmidt) is a sophomore at Lely High School. She has been a part of The Naples Players since 2016, both on and offstage. She is an LTM member and thanks everyone at TNP, including her fellow LTMs, for putting up with her for so long. Your service is appreciated. K.C.’s most recent credits include Once on this Island JR as Agwe and Lady Catherine de Bourgh in Pride and Prejudice. Enjoy the show! Isabella Antunes (Ensemble) is so excited to be in another production with The Naples Players. She so glad to be back with all her friends at theater and school. She would like to thank Jessica and Bret for all their amazing direction along with all the backstage crew for all their hard work. She would also like to thank her friends and family for all their support. Enjoy the show! Nina Backus (Louisa) is 16 and a junior at Barron Collier High School. This is her first show at The Naples Players and she is thrilled! She has been in previous shows at Naples Performing Arts Center including Annie, Matilda, and School of Rock. Nina is so thankful for her cast and instructors who helped to put this amazing show together!
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Christian Boff (Captain von Trapp) I have done theatre for eight years and loved every moment of it. Theatre allowed me t o be more ex pre s sive and outgoing. I thank The Naples Players for allowing me to do all this. Have a great show! Solei Bourgeois (Gretl) is so excited to make her Naples Players debut with the cast and crew of The Sound of Music! At the age of 5, Solei was cast as “Lulu” in the Broadway Tour of Waitress at Artis Naples and her experience was magical. This young lady loves to sing, dance, act, draw and she’s performed in other local productions such as Annie, Frozen JR, and The Wizard of Oz. She thanks her family, teachers, and friends for all their love and support as she takes on the role of Gretl. Isabella Burgos (Mother Abbess) This is Isabella’s first production at The Naples Players. Other roles include the Witch in Into the Woods and the Lady of the Lake in Monty Python’s Spamalot. Though she has only been doing theatre for 3 years, she is beyond excited to be part of this production.
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Braxton Cabrera (Kurt) is a sixth grader at Oakridge Middle School. He enjoys all aspects of theater and is so grateful he was selected to be part of KidzAct. He has been watching and singing all the songs from The Sound of Music since he can remember, and it’s a dream come true to actually be per forming it today. Brax ton has been in other production companies acting in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. Abby Ciabaton (Liesl) is a senior at BCHS and is ecstatic to be in another show with TNP! While theatre may seem to be Abby’s only personality trait, there is one thing that she loves even more than performing: her cats. You may have seen her pouting away in Bye Bye Birdie or posing as a creepy fake mom in Annie JR. She is so grateful for the spectacular cast and crew, and she hopes this show will brighten your day! Tucker Claremont (Friedrich) is in 8th grade at the Community School of Naples and is excited to do yet another KidzAct P r oduc t ion. His recen t credits are Moana JR, As You Like It Teen, and Frozen JR. He would like to thank Jessica,
Bret, Cindy, and his favorite stage manager Kenzie for helping this show succeed and make it to the stage. Enjoy the show! Sophia Condit (Maria) is a 16-year-old aspiring actress. Some of her favorite performances include: #11/The Wolves (Florida Rep), Cinderella/ Into the Woods (Melody Lane), Cosette/ Les Misérables (Gulfshore Playhouse), and Ensemble/Newsies (Florida Rep). She has sung backup with Kristin Chenoweth at the Naples Philharmonic and is an Odyssey of the Mind World Champion. Outside of theater, Sophia can be found writing murder mystery parties, playing D&D, or sipping honey-ginger tea. She feels blessed to work with such an amazing team and hopes you enjoy The Sound of Music! Lily Coppell (Ensemble) is a fourteenyear-old freshman at Barron Collier High, and has been with the KidzAct family for six years now. She enjoys singing, dancing, acting, playing guitar, and piano. This is one of her favorite musicals, so she was extremely excited to participate in this extraordinary production. She is very thankful to the ASM team, who worked tirelessly to put this show on the stage. She is very thankful for her family’s love and support.
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Misda Dantes (Ensemble) loves theater and wants to keep pursuing the entertainment business because it is such a wonderful experience. The memories she has made and the skills she has learned here will be with her forever. Isabella Di Norcia (Ensemble) is a 10th grader a t B a r r o n C o lli e r H i g h School. She has been doing musical theatre for over 8 years. This is her first show with The Naples Players, and she is so excited to perform with such a talented cast! She wants to thank everyone involved with this production and she hopes you enjoy the show! Addie Easterly (Brigitta) is almost 13 and goes to Seacrest Country Day School. She has done a few shows at The Naples Players and is so excited to be playing Brigitta in The Sound of Music. She wants to thank everyone who has made this production possible and hopes you enjoy the show!
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Emma Eastman (Baron Elberfeld/Ensemble) is 15 and attends Barron Collier. This is her 6th show at TNP and it’s by far her favorite place in the world. She is so grateful for her parents who let her take this opportunity to be in The Sound of Music. Manda is her favorite person! Daniella Flom (Sister Berthe) is so excited to be back at TNP for The Sound of Music! She is a sophomore at The Village School and she loves to do theatre, read, and draw. She’d like to thank the cast and crew for such a great show! Past roles include Genie/Aladdin JR, Annie/Annie JR, and Tamatoa/Moana JR. Cassie Letendre (Herr Zeller/Ensemble) is from Portsmouth, RI and has been performing for most of her life as an actor, singer and dancer. She has been in many theatrical productions, including Frozen JR, As You Like It, and Moana JR with TNP. Cassie wants to thank Ms. Jess and the entire Sound of Music cast and crew for this awesome opportunity. Enjoy the show! LOVE YOU KENZIE!
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Hadley Murphey (Sister Margaretta) is SO EXCITED to be in The Sound of Music! She has previously been in shows such as Seussical JR, Moana JR, Frozen JR, Madagascar JR, and FAME! Hadley would like to thank everyone in the cast and especially those who work backstage! Enjoy the show! Karina Nguyen Baldwin (Ensemble) is so excited to be performing in her 8th KidzAct production. She thanks her family and friends for their continued love and support. She’s enjoyed singing, dancing, and performing in a variety of many productions, recitals, and showcases since she was 3. She is so excited to be with her theater family, pandemic protocols and all. Chiara Padejka (Admiral von Schreiber/ Ensemble) is from NYC and excited to be performing in her first TNP production! She trained with the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, U.K. and at GoodCapp Arts with Katie Capiello and Charlotte Arnoux. She has appeared in shows like Shattered and Evil Talks on Investigation Discovery. She extends special thanks to her family and the cast and crew of The Sound of Music. She dedicates this performance to Diane Hardin, her first acting teacher.
Mia Paulec ( Fraulein Schweiger/ Ensemble) This is Mia’s second musical at TNP! She loves the energy and environment TNP of fers (especially Kenzie Currie)! She is excited to be a part of The Sound of Music cast and to continue to develop her skills as a performer. Kenny Tran (Max Detweiler) is a senior at Gulf Coast High School. He’s excited to be back with The Naples Players. He’d like to thank TNP for being able to put on a fantastic show in these times and hopes you enjoy the show! Sophia Ustayev (Marta) was born in Abingt o n , PA . C u r r e n t l y s h e at tends the C ommunit y School of Naples and is in 4th grade. Sophia loves singing & dancing and has been playing piano since the age of 4. She also does ballroom dancing and has won first places in numerous competitions in the Tri-State area. Sophia loves traveling, spending time with her family and friends. Sophia dreams of becoming an actor when she grows up!
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Lorelai Vega (Sister Sophia/US Maria) is 14 years old and this is her 6th show with KidzAct. She was most recently seen as Elsa in Frozen JR and Sina in Moana JR. She is so excited to be part of this beautiful show and work with such talented people. Enjoy the show! Rachel Weiner (Nun/Ensemble) This is Rachel’s debut performance at T he N aples Player s, and she could not be more excited! Rachel has been involved in theatre for about 9 years, beginning in elementary and local school productions to playing one of her favorite roles this past February as The Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods at MIA. She is so thrilled to join the TNP family and so excited to work with this very talented cast and crew. Ciaràn Welch (Rolf) is 16 (going on 17) and is excited to be playing Rolf in this production of The Sound of Music. He hopes you enjoy the show.
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Kenzie Currie (Stage Manager) is from Minneapolis, MN. She graduated in 2018 with her degree in Integrated S t r a t e gi c C o mmu ni c a tions and Theatre Arts from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. She previously worked at The Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Millbrook Playhouse in Pennsylvania, and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in Illinois. She is thankful to have the opportunity to bring art to an incredibly difficult time. Cynthia Dallas (Music Director) started her theatre career in Philadelphia, where she spent a busy decade as conductor and music director for both regional and equity productions and was on the theatre staff of 3 universities. She also served as choral contractor for the Pennsylvania Ballet and sang on PBS with Pavarotti. Cindy is currently in her 32nd season with the Naples Philharmonic. She is in her sixth year as Music Director of the Bay Singers in Bonita Springs, and happy to be in her fourth season with the KidzAct education staff!
Jeannine Hedberg (Asst. Stage Manager) has l i v e d i n N a p l e s f o r 15 years, works as a Community Association Manager, and loves The Naples Players!! This is Jeannine’s first time as an ASM, and it has been fun! Many thanks to Cole, Kenzie, Manda and Amy for being such great teachers! Gabrielle Lansden (Properties) has been in love with theatre since she was 7 years old. She studied theatre at FSW and got her A A, and then got her BA in FGCU’s theatre program in 2020. She has been working in props since she started college and has loved it ever since. She also loves to perform in theatre; she has been in She Kills Monsters as Agnes at FSW, Water Stories at FGCU and as Janet in The Rocky Horror Show at New Phoenix Theatre. She thanks her wonderful parents for their love and support and hopes y’all enjoy the show. She is dedicating this show to her Oma who has recently passed; she grew up in Germany during the war and loved the song “Edelweiss.”
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Mar yA nne McKerrow (Costume Designer) has been costuming and teaching the young actors of TNP’s KidzAct program since 2005. She recently costumed the double bill of Ginsberg & Scalia and Trial By Jury for Opera Naples. As a performer for TNP she was last seen as Donna in Mamma Mia! Other TNP roles include Elizabeth Benning/Young Frankenstein, Momma Rose/Gypsy, and Madame Thenardier/ Les Misérables. Shakespeare In Paradise credits include Mistress Page/Merry Wives of Windsor, Lady Macbeth/Macbeth A Love Story, Katherine/The Taming of the Shrew, and Hippolyta and Titania /A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Bret Poulter (Choreographer) a native of CT, Bret now calls Naples home. He has a BFA in Theatre from Central CT State University and over 20 years of experience in arts education. He has acted as educator, director and choreographer for various schools, theatres, and youth organizations throughout his home state. He is currently a KidzAct instructor here at TNP. He spent the past two seasons performing in several shows at TheatreZone and has been featured on the TNP stage in Sister Act, Miracle on 34th Street and Chicago. “To an amazing cast and crew...Break legs, y’all!”
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Michael Santos (Scenic Designer) recently designed the sets for Moana, Bye Bye Birdie, She Loves Me, Escanaba in da Moonlight, Mamma Mia!, Guys and Dolls, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at TNP. I would like to dedicate this production to my dad, Edward, who taught me mostly everything. Much love to my better half, Judith and my little buddy, Taz :-) As always, a big thank you to the volunteers for doing what they do best. Manda Smith (Asst Stage Manager) is happy to be par t of the SM team for this beautiful production of The Sound of Music. Born in London, Manda worked during high school and college as a model/actor before moving to the US to start a career in advertising and design. This morphed into a love of home design, and she became a serial house flipper. Manda returned to her theatre roots in 2005 when she started at The Naples Players as Assistant Choreographer for the summer KidzAct shows, and what would go on to be approximately 52,476 runs of Nutcracker Goes Pop! Manda would like to thank her family for their unending love and support, and gives a special shout out to partner in crime Amy Tran without whom “ASM The Musical”™ would not be nearly as much fun. Enjoy the show!
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Amy Tran (Asst. Stage Manager) is happy to finally return to TNP with such a wonderful cast. Her most recent SM credits include Into the Woods and Becky’s New Car, and most recent ASM credits include Mamma Mia! and She Loves Me. She is thankful for all TNP has taught her, Manda for being her partner in crime for this production, as well as her friends for their constant love and support. Bradley Van Houten (Sound Designer) has his bachelor’s degree in Theatre: Design & Technical Production and Theatre: Stage Management from Western Michigan University. Having had the pleasure of working OffBroadway on Soul Doctor and internationally at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Brad is happy to be working at a theatre where every day brings on a new challenge. Brad has worked and designed over 100 productions in his time at TNP. In his 8th season, he is excited to continue to bring theatre art to the community in new and creative ways. Craig Walck (Lighting Designer) After initially working for TNP from 20 0 0 -20 0 6, Craig returned to TNP in 2011 after a five-year absence,
during which he worked for Columbia University, The All-Stars Project, and other theatrical groups in New York City from 2006-2008. He then oversaw the completion of construction, opening, and first two years of operation of the Miramar Cultural Center in Miramar, FL from 2008-2011. Overall, Craig has designed the lighting for over 150 TNP productions. Originally from Niagara Falls, N.Y., and a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, he once again calls Naples his home with his wife, Jessica, and their kids (dogs) Ziggy, Twoey, and Roscoe. Jessica Walck ( Direc tor ) ha s been an active member of The Naples Players since 2004 and now ser ves a s t he organization’s Associate Artistic Director. She began her career at TNP instructing and directing in the KidzAct program. Recent KidzAct directing credits are You Can’t Take It With You, Junie B. Jones the Musical Jr. and the virtual production of Pride and Prejudice. Recent TNP directing credits include Making God Laugh, Escanaba in da Moonlight, Don’t Dress for Dinner and the World Premiere production of June & Jason’s Survival Guide to Divorce. Recent acting credits include Becky in the virtual production of Becky’s New Car, Adelaide/ Guys & Dolls and Ellen/Jenna in Maple and Vine. Jessica is a proud graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in NYC. 21
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SCENE 1: A Mountainside near Nonnberg Abbey, early evening Preludium.........................................................................Mother Abbess, Nuns The Sound of Music.....................................................................Maria, Ensemble
SCENE 2: Nonnberg Abbey, the following morning Maria..............Sister Berthe, Sister Sophia, Sister Margaretta, Mother Abbess, Nuns My Favorite Things......................................................................Maria, Mother Abbess
SCENE 3: The Living Room of the von Trapp Villa, that afternoon Do-Re-Mi (Part 1)..................................................................Maria, Von Trapp Children Do-Re-Mi (Part 2)....................................................................Maria, Von Trapp Children Do-Re-Mi (Part 3)....................................................................Maria, Von Trapp Children
SCENE 4: Outside the Villa, early that evening Sixteen Going on Seventeen.......................................................................Liesl, Rolf
SCENE 5: Maria’s Bedroom, later that evening The Lonely Goatherd......Maria, Goat, Girl in Pale Pink Coat, Von Trapp Children, Ensemble
SCENE 6: The Terrace of the Villa, a few weeks later Reprise: The Sound of Music.............................................Von Trapp Children, Captain
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SCENE 7: The Living Room, one week later Ländler.......................................................................................Company So Long, Farewell.................................................Von Trapp Children, Guests
SCENE 8: Nonnberg Abbey, a morning several days later Climb Ev’ry Mountain............................................Mother Abbess, Maria, Nuns
SCENE 9: The Terrace, that afternoon 2nd Reprise: The Sound of Music.................................................Von Trapp Children Reprise: My Favorite Things.............................................Von Trapp Children, Maria
SCENE 10: The Terrace, several weeks later Reprise: Do-Re-Mi..........................................Captain, Maria, Von Trapp Children
SCENE 11: The Concert Hall Stage in Salzburg, two days later Edelweiss........................................................Captain, Maria, Von Trapp Children
SCENE 12: The Abbey, later that evening Finale Ultimo: Climb Ev’ry Mountain.................................................Company
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