The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do Re Mi,” “Sixteeen Going on Seventeen” and the title number, The Sound of Music won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars. The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain Von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire Von Trapp family must make a moral decision.
DIRECTED BY
David Crasper
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Theresa Boone
BOARD APPOINTED PRODUCER
Lisa Cook
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Corbin Rasmussen
CHOREOGRAPHER
Michelle Summers
STAGE MANAGER
Jesse Arnold
CAST
- Maria Rainer Marci Nelson
- Captain Georg von Trapp Alex Withers
- Max Detweiller Kevin Phair
- The Mother Abbess Trisha Phillips
- Liesl von Trapp Lily Butterfield
- Friedrich von Trapp Gabriel Charles
- Louis von Trapp Ilzay Stowell
- Kurt von Trapp Garrett Cameron
- Brigitta von Trapp (Gold) Cambri Kunde
- Brigitta von Trapp (Maroon) Emma Williams
- Marta von Trapp (Gold) Greta Phair
- Marta von Trapp (Maroon) Katie Harris
- Gretl von Trapp (Gold) Marguax Phair
- Gretl von Trapp (Maroon) Claire Denning
- Elsa Schraeder Shanelle Bice
- Sister Berthe Dawn Charles
- Sister Margaretta Krista Caceres
- Sister Sophia Sydni Lynes
- Frau Schmidt Alyssa Phair
- Franz Thomas Coxson
- Rolf Gruber Gunnar Charles
- Herr Zeller Christopher Vournas
- Frau Zeller Lexi Gravatt
- Baron Elberfeld Mathew Butterfield
- Baroness Elberfeld Amelia Phair
- Admiral von Schreiber Gideon Charles
- A New Postulant Kaylee Kunde
- Trio of the Sangerbund of Herwegen Gideon Charles, Isaiah Harris, Macie Jensen
- Frauline Schweiger Audrey Taylor
NUNS
Tamara Boyle, Krista Caceres, Dawn Charles, Lisa Cook, Ellen Fillmore, Brynley Foster, Liana Gho, Amanda Gravatt, Lexi Gravatt, Angela Harris, Emma Harris, Pam Harris, Julie Hughes, Tarissa Hughes, Macie Jensen, Justine Kohn, Kaylee Kunde, Sydni Lynes, Ashley Nestman, Amelia Phair, Sami Richins, Christy Shelby, Tessa Smith, Audrey Taylor, Haley Wade
GOAT HERDERS – PUPPETEERS
Austin Shelby, Chalyse Coxson, Ellora Coxson, Miriam Harris
GOAT HERDERS – PUPPETS
Lila Romney, Treyson Gravatt, Tessa Smith, Aizlyn Pincock
GOAT HERDERS – DANCERS
Kaleo Allred, Grace Charles, Sydnee Cook, Lilly Cook, Owen Coxson, Lily Denning, Piper Gravatt, Devri Gravatt, Marissa Gutierrez, Liam Harris, Brysee Hughes, Brenna Hughes, Truma Hughes, Gideon Kohn, Aurora Kohn, Evelyn Kunde, Kinley Romney, Austin Shelby, Andrew Shelby, J.T. Shelby, Miriam Taylor, Eve Taylor, Avery Vansteenkiste
NAZIS / PARTY GUESTS
Gideon Charles, Isaiah Harris, Emma Harris, Pam Harris,
Kaylee Kunde, Austin Shelby, Hailey Wade
PIT
- Flute 1Colaine Conover
- Flute 2Megan Barmore
- Flute 2Kylie Glunt
- Flute 2Bria Webster
- Oboe / English HornHanna Reis
- Clarinet 1Nikki Bell
- Clarinet 1Michelle Willford
- Clarinet 2Alexie Stocking
- Clarinet 2Bryna Stocking
- Clarinet 2Maley Stocking
- BassoonRiley Barmore
- Trumpet 1Kaden Martin
- Trumpet 2Jonathan Rose
- French Horn 1Nathan Bronson
- French Horn 2Zona Bronson
- Trombone 1Caleb Lyons
- Trombone 2Rainey Bell
- Trombone 2Karson Wright
- TubaMatthew Black
- PercussionPreslie Clapp
- PercussionByran Dunn
- PercussionThomas Dunn
- PercussionBrock Johnson
- PercussionJustin Van Walraven
- Violin 1Jeannette Denning
- Violin 1D’Lynne Esplin
- Violin 1Lacey Osgood
- Violin 1Emily Wood
- Violin 2Mary Bates
- Violin 2Sydney Dean
- Violin 2Madelyn Denning
- Violin 2Noah Larson
- ViolaJared Wood
- ViolaNathan Wood
- CelloAbby Christiansen
- CelloMacy Dean
- CelloNathan Harris
- CelloMatthew Wood
- BassPayson Kent
PRODUCTION STAFF
COSTUME DESIGN
Debbi Butterfield, Tamara Boyle, Justine Kohn, Erin Davis
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Rex Butterfield, Shae Phillips, David Crasper
STAGE CREW
Kody Killpack, Phillip Rivers, Rebecca Alvarez, Shae Phillips, Nathan Egan
SOUND DESIGN
Cortney Morgan, Ali McCallon
LIGHT DESIGN
Nicole Crasper
REHEARSAL PIANIST
Crystal Virgin
PROPS
Melanie Wade
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Kendra Stowell
ARTWORK & MARKETING
Kevin Phair, Hannah Jenkins, Pam Harris
PHOTOGRAPHY
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HISTORY
The Sound of Music opened at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16, 1959, and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s last musical was a triumph. It ran for 1,443 performances and earned five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. In addition, the cast album earned a Gold Record and the Grammy Award. Florence Henderson starred in the first national tour, which played for over two years. Jean Bayless created the role of Maria in the original London production, which ran for over six years, long holding the record as the longest-running American musical in London.
In 1965 the motion picture version of The Sound of Music was released, and it made Hollywood history. Directed by Robert Wise, with a score revised by Rodgers (Hammerstein had died in 1960, so Rodgers composed both music and lyrics for two songs added to the film: “I Have Confidence” and “Something Good”), and a screenplay by Ernest Lehman, The Sound of Music boasted a dream cast: Julie Andrews as Maria, Christopher Plummer as the Captain, Eleanor Parker as Elsa, Peggy Wood as the Mother Abbess and Charmian Carr as Liesl. (Trivia buffs will note that Hollywood’s most famous unseen voice, Marni Nixon, here has an on-screen role as Sister Sophia, and that the actual real-life Maria von Trapp has a cameo appearance in a Salzburg market scene.) Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, The Sound of Music has become the most popular movie musical ever made.
This show was produced by R3 Community Theatre (Rigby Community Theatre) and was presented at Rigby High School.