The school’s production of The Sound of Music will open Thursday, Oct. 25 and will be performed again on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets will be sold at the door.
The Sound of Music is set musical set the 1930s and follows the story of an Austrian nun, Maria, played by senior Marissa Hernandez, who leaves her convent to become the governess of a Naval officer, played by junior Christian Farren. Maria must now face the challenge of taming the troublesome Van Trapp children, returning music to the Van Trapp home and protecting the family that she has grown to love. “I’m most excited to get to work one last time with the kids I’ve worked in musicals with all through high school,” Hernandez said.
Hernandez played Dorothy in the school’s production of The Wizard of Oz last year and said she is looking forward to playing a more mature character.
“It’ll be nice to not play a child and get a different kind of role,” Hernandez said. “Plus, Maria gets to sing a lot more than Dorothy did.”
Playing Captain Von Trapp will be Farren’s first major lead role in a school musical. Farren also played the Guard in the Wizard of Oz last year.
“It’s kind of nerve-racking to have a lead role, but hopefully it will turn out well,” Farren said.
Farren said that he is most excited to work with the great cast and fantastic stage crew that the musical has.
“The crew is hilarious and they’re very good at their jobs,” Hernandez said. “I think the cast is great, and it’s filled with a lot of very, very talented people.”
Cast list:
Maria: Marissa Hernandez
Sister Berthe: Abigail Walsh
Sister Sophie: Morgan Hicks
Sister-Margaretta: Bailey DeBerry
The Mother Abess: Tasneem Alvi
Captain Von Trapp: Christian Farren
Franz: Cody Johnson
Frau Schmidt: Averi Bulla
Liesl: Rachel Smith
Friedrich: Shane Price
Louisa: Kori Adair
Kurt: Kyliegh Head
Marta: Emily Jones
Gretl: Shannon Giles
Brigitta: Morgan Finke
Rolf: Zach Howell
Elsa: Jessica Crump
Ursula: Harley Lennon
Max: Ryan Land
Baron Elberfeld: Trevor Ferrel
Her Zeller: Tayten Martin
Baroness Elberfeld: Reggie Storer
A Postulant: Jamie Cornett
Admiral von Schreiber: Trevor Fleeman
54 other cast members will play the Nuns, the Nazis, and the Party Goers.
