"Sound of Music" Starts Friday at Napa Valley College Performing Arts

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s  "Sound of Music" begins Friday at Napa Valley College.

The show, a project of Napa Valley Conservatory Theater and Music Napa Valley, the two performing arts programs at Napa Valley College, runs April 5 through 21.

Director is Jennifer King, with musical direction from Dr. Eve-Anne Wilkes, and choreography by Pam Rogers. 

The performance in the Main Theater at the Performing Arts Center at the Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa.

Performances are:

--April 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20 at 8 p.m.;

--April 7, 14 & 21 at 2pm

For tickets, call 707.256.7500 or visit www.napavalleytheater.org. 

Tickets are $25 general, $20 sen/stu/mil

The Sound of Music is Rogers and Hammerstein’s last work together. It tells the true story of the von Trapp family. 

The story is set in the Austrian mountains, where a young woman named Maria trains to become a nun. The sisters at the abbey, however, do not believe Maria is quite ready yet to devote her life to God.

As a result, Maria is sent to Captain von Trapp's home in the hills, where she is to serve as a governess for his seven children. She manages to sing her way into the children's hearts and, eventually, the captain's.

Beyond the von Trapps' estate, the Nazi juggernaut pushes its way into the heart of their homeland and threatens the livelihood of the entire family. The Sound of Music has won numerous Academy Awards and remains one of the most memorable musicals of the last 30 years.

Maria is played by Taylor Bartolucci DeGuilio of Napa. Gabriel Hernandez of Napa plays Captain von Trapp.

Both the full adult cast and a youth cast are mostly comprised of local Napa Valley residents.

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ATTENTION CALENDAR EDITORS

WHAT            Napa Valley Conservatory Theater in association with Music Napa Valley production of The Sound of Music

WHO Music by Richard Rodgers

Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse

Suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp

Directed by Jennifer King, Musical Direction by Dr. Eve-Anne Wilkes,

Choreography by Pam Rogers, Harry Cadelago, Conductor

Artistic Team: Director, Jennifer King, Musical Director Dr. Eve-Anne Wilkes and Choreographer Pam Rogers, Jennifer Ruygt, Stage Manager, Martin Flynn, Technical Director and Scenic Designer, Wendy Kaufman, Costume Designer, Tim Holtslag, Scenic Artist, April George, Lighting Designer, Fernando Espinoza, Assistant Stage Manager, Kathryn Williams, 2^nd Assistant Stage Manager.

Featuring: Therese  Abalo (Sister Margaretta), Angela Abboud (Nun), Taylor Bartolucci DeGuilio (Maria), Alex Belmont (Ensemble), Gioia Bishop (Nun), Karen Brocker (Nun), Jamee Calisa (Nun), Karen Clark (Nun), Jorge Covarrubias (Ensemble), Elizabeth Dreyer (Nun), David Foushee (Nun, Admiral), Raucha Mae Fuentes (Nun), Joy Greenlee (Nun), M'Kormik T. Hamilton (Sister Berthe), Morgan Harrington (Elsa Schraeder), Gabriel Hernandez (Captain von Trapp), Heather Hollier (Nun), Andrew Lincoln (Herr Zeller), Deanna Maher (Liesl), Rafael Manzo (Rolf), Kim Markovich (Mother Abbess), Sara Meyer (Nun), Sue Moore (Nun), Jeremy Padrones (Ensemble), Jonathan Payne (Ensemble), Alexis Pierce (Sister Sophia), Denise Rosselli (Frau Schmidt), Jerome Sadhu (Nun), Juan Salcito (Franz), Jose Sanchez (Baron Elberfeld), Marci Sanchez (Baroness Elberfeld), Karen Scriven (Nun), Dorothy Unsicker (Nun), Ted von Pohle (Max Detweiler), Lesa Ward (Nun), and MaryEllen Ziegler (Nun).

Youth Cast includes: Annalyse Bueno-Kling (Gretl), Josie Goldfarb (Marta), Lily Goldman (Young Postulant), Malia Lake (Louisa), Alissa Meyer (New Postulant), Aubrey Meyer (Gretl), Karenna Meyer (Louisa), Liana Meyer (Brigitta), Journey Rhorer (Fredrich), David Ryan (Kurt), Martina Sanchez (Marta), and Aisley Wallace Harper (Brigitta)

Orchestra: Harry Cadelago (Conductor), Micah Wallace (Violin I), Ralph Valdez (Violin II), Nancy Crane (Flute), Tom Green (Clarinet I), Portia Catania (Clarinet II), Larrie Dastrup (Trumpet), Georgia Anderson (Trombone), Chelsea Green (Trombone), Jim Tutt (Horn), Elaine Herrick (Bass), Mark Osten (Keyboard), Ellen Patterson (Piano), and Brian Simpson (Percussion).

WHEN            April 5-21, 2013

WHERE            Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center

Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office 707-256-7500 or

online at www.napavalleytheater.org