It was held in Naperville opening July 15, 2022 for three weekends, performed in the Naperville Central High School Auditorium, finally returning to our pre-COVID home that we've performed in since 1991. Fellow Brierley Resident Acting Company members in the production include Bob Hess as Franz, Christina Austin Lopez as Liesl, Alex Organ as Max, Molly Searcy as Baroness Elberfeld, Zachary J. Willis as male understudy and Sally Nystuen Vahle as Frau Schmidt. Captain Von Trapp - Matt Specht. A wonderful production of The Sound of Music opened last weekend at the Saber Center for the Performing Arts (at Franklin High School). From this moment, his passion for the movie, never waned and over the next twenty some years (some of which I wasn't born yet) my brother would be whispering in my ear about how the hills are alive.
It's easy to imagine poor Maria, overwhelmed by her first impression! Stage Technologies supplied automation for Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running West End revival of The Sound of Music at the London Palladium, produced by The Really Useful Group. She recently graduated with a BA in theatre design from the University of South Florida and has moved to Illinois to pursue a masters in sound and cinematography. In other words, there was a definite wow factor. Previously in Sweeney Todd and Wizard of Oz. Later, when Pyeatt breaks into her solo number, "Climb Ev'ry Mountain, " it is one of the musical's highlights.
Perhaps you will see something that may resonate with you that that hadn't previously. Sadie is also thrilled to be sharing the stage this summer with her daughter CeCi! Trevon Andreasen Citizen. This will certainly piss off inflexible film fans who see The Sound of Music as sacred ground, but others will likely find that this thought-provoking production adds new and welcome dimension to the story, despite some unfortunate distractions in the storytelling. Every adult performer comes with superb acting chops and a wonderful voice, with rather android performances turned in by the younger actors, save for Bayola as Liesl and Cuevas as Brigitta, who are authentic and always engaged. Lighting in the cafeteria was interesting to say the least.
Assistant Stage Manager - Caroline Boettcher. Elegant stairways with intricate railing accents swoop down to meet in the center of this more austere backdrop. Baron Elberfeld/German Soldier - Connor Thompson. The Sound of Music is based on a true story. Reviewed by Bonnie K. Daman, Associate Critic for John Garcia's THE COLUMN. Rogers and Hammerstein based their stage adaptation on the memoirs of Maria von Trapp, the nun-turned-governess-turned-wife who famously smuggled her family out of Austria just ahead of the Nazi army. Abby Johnson Maria Rainer.
He was promoted to Production Manager for the Fine Arts department as the Wentz Concert Hall was being constructed. Like the film, the musical features many of the same songs, such as "Edelweiss", "My Favorite" Things, " "Climb Ev'ry Mountain, " "Do-Re-Mi" and "The Sound of Music. " Music has made a big impact on her life by allowing her to express herself. Previously in The Producers, Cabaret and Beauty and the Beast. I was most impressed by Leyva's ability to choreograph spontaneity with the children for "The Lonely Goatherd. " The Sound of Music is a special show to him and he's very excited to be part this extrodinary cast! They didn't have to worry. I was more familiar now with the overall plot and the characters but in terms of the many intricacies, I was not a Sound of Music aficionado. The show was in its out of town tryout before the transfer to Broadway, when the team felt that there needed to be another song for the Captain to bid farewell to his Austria.
At the appropriate times even the audience became a part of the show applauding for the characters. Production was delayed by weeks, and the crew spent days sitting around freezing and waiting for the sun to come out. Manford Foster Admiral von Schreiber. And so, it is the source of great consternation for theatres staging Rodgers and Hammerstein's last and arguably most popular musical. I started mixing sound for the shows soon after that and have enjoyed it ever since. The hills are alive with The Sound of Music! Julie Andrews was supposed to catch her, but what went well in the first take, went wrong in the second one: Julie went off the wrong side of the boat and Alan Callow had to jump in to save the little star. He felt that the only way the shot could be made without casting shadows was to have the camera operator hanging on the outside of the helicopter, secured only by straps. Lights and generators from all over Europe had to be ordered. Previously in Fun Home.
Your audience will be just as awed by the sumptuous surroundings as the humble new governess. Forte Theatre can be proud of its latest contribution to local theater. Grace Catherine also thoroughly enjoys helping with the school's preschool program. The tender dance between Rolf and Leisl was appropriate and effortless for the two young actors who seemed to enjoy the tryst (although one of the villa benches may need to be weighed down a bit more). Lucy Gustafson Liesl Von Trapp.
The control system was also used to automate scenic mountain backdrops, abbey walls, life-size birch trees, cloths and banners and a travelator was transported furniture and performers on and off stage quickly and safely. There were just a few that could not be shot on location and these were rebuilt in the studios: "Sixteen going on Seventeen" and "Something Good". The von Trapps see the future of an oppressive, totalitarian government while others around them either embrace it or hope to just be able to live with it. Ensemble Laura Miller Previously seen as bloody Mary in South Pacific, Laura is really excited to be returning to the stage again with Summer Place. Nun/Ensemble - Jaclyn Janowski. The film was shot in Austria, with its breathtaking choreography and the effervescent Julie Andrews as Maria, and the late Christopher Plummer as the handsome but strict Captain von Trapp.
A tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbeywho becomes a governess in the home of widowed naval captain with seven children adn brings and brings a new love of life and music into the home. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse. Speaking of the formidable Captain von Trapp, be sure you take no shortcuts in presenting the von Trapp family estate in all the grandeur and majesty it deserves. Wait, do we mean Rotary Hill? And those gorgeous Alps? From the curtains-turned-play clothes complete with lederhosen to the children's uniforms, the costume department had their hands full with the amount of changes needed for each character.
Part of RWS Entertainment Group. Music Director Emma Gingold Emma has been fortunate to participate in lots of Summer Place shows in many different roles, but her favorite role is Music Director! Rolf Gruber (Captain understudy) Jason Peck Jason is so excited to be doing live theatre again with Summer Place! Julie Andrews starred in the subsequent 1965 award-winning film, and the most recent Broadway revival featured Rebecca Luker as the beloved Maria von Trapp. The cathedral's stone columns and arches are a bit more subdued.