The Sound of Music

ANNA CAREY, XI

Everyyear,CSGUpperSchool and Middle School come together to put on a spectacular performance, but what does it take to put on such a wellknown story as The Sound of Music? The Sound of Music, based on the true story of the Von Trapp Family singers, became a classic in many homes following the 1965 film version starring Julie Andrews. In order to bring such a beloved musical to life, the Middle and Upper School Cast and Crew worked harder than ever.

Alysa Li, XI, gave a glimpse into the work Set Crew did to create the elaborate set for this show. Upper School Set Crew meets on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays weekly to build the set from the ground up while the Middle School Set Crew diligently works on the paintingforthepieces.Thisyear UpperSchoolSettackledavarietyofpiecesfromhills,towindows, to a bed. Alysa explained how The Sound of Music’s set was very different than the stationary set of Upper School’s Fall Show Mousetrap. After all, asAlysaexplained,inTheSound of Music “you’re in the abbey, then the house, and then the hills” with many scene changes. She was most excited to see how the hills turn out since they are both an important element of the story and “will be especially pretty” with sprouting lowers. While the Set Crew brought the environment to life, actors were hard at work on the stage to bring this show to frui- tion. Cammie Kleinman, XII, dedicates all of her afternoons preparing to play Maria Von Trapp in this show. She explained how the cast contains “so many different age ranges from Seniors like [herself] all the way to PYC” and how this dynamic can be both stressful and a lot of fun! Her ‘favorite things’ about working with the youngest cast members include frequent barrel hugs and being presented stickers after every rehearsal. These lightheardted moments help balance out the cast’s hard work to learn music, blocking, and even dance numbers for this two and a half hour long show. Ultimately, Cammie was thrilled to share the cast and crew’s hard work and she couldn't wait for the audience to see a story loved by many on stage with “new songs, sets, costumes, and technical elements” that blew everyone away!