The Sound of Music

Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Suggested by the book The Story of The Trapp Family Singers
Presented October 27 - November 4, 1995
The Old Creamery Theatre, Garrison
Director:  Steve Arnold
Technical Director:  Mary Dee Phillips
Choreographer:  Joan Cooling

The Cast:

Nuns Chorus
Dottie Anthony, Angie Brand, Cathi Calderwood, Kim Coe, Donna Coulter, Sue Gates, Carol Hanneman, Megan Hanneman, Morgan Horning, Marian Kirkpatrick, Julie Strong, LuAnn Urlaub, Megan Wright, Emily Zimmer

Maria Rainer
Annette Williams
Sister Berthe
LuAnn Urlaub
Sister Margaretta
Emily Zimmer
The Mother Abbess
Dottie Anthony
Sister Sophia
Cathi Calderwood
Captain Georg Von Trapp
Ray Bookmeier
Franz
Eric Upmeyer

The Von Trapp Children:

Liesl
Maggie Karr / Sarah Pohlmann
Friedrich
Burns Mossman / Brian Hanneman
Louisa
Melissa Hanneman / Beckie Stravers
Kurt
Josh Deutsch / Dan LaGrange
Brigitta
Peggy Moen / Megan Williams
Marta
Jessica Coulter / Stacy Williams
Gretl
Kim Hanneman / Chloe Stuff

Rolf Gruber
Kevin Bookmeier
Max Detweiler
Larry Adams-Bowers
Elsa Schrader
Donna Coulter
Ursula
Julie Strong
Herr Zeller
Darran Sellers
Frau Zeller
Virginia Lindsey
Baron Elberfeld
Keith Mossman
Baroness Elberfeld
Becky Mossman
A Postulant
Sarah Pohlman / Maggie Karr
Admiral von Schreiber
Bob LaGrange
Fraulein Schweiger
Mary Dee Phillips

Guards
Corey Bruce, Chance Lindsey, Jason Stravers, Bill Zenk

Children's Folk Dancers
Angie Brand, Joshua Brewer, Kyle Brewer, Natalie Edwards, Mathew Eldred, Tasha Kauten, Danielle Lindsey, Emily Pohlman, Lianne Rydell, Trisha Stander, Lori Strong, Melanie Williams, Megan Wright

The Trio of the Saengerbund of Herwegen
Sue Gates, Carol Hanneman, Megan Hanneman

The Orchestra

Judy Trygstad (Director, flute, guitar)
Barb Glime  (Clarinet)
Chris Hoffman  (Clarinet, violin, percussion)
Judy Mitschelen  (Keyboard)

Two very talented sets of young actors were double cast as the von Trapp children.  Below, with Ray Bookmeier as Captain Von Trapp, Annette Williams as Maria, and Donna Coulter (rear) as the Baroness, the first group was comprised of (back row) Burns Mossman, Melissa Hanneman, Josh Deutsch, Peggy Moen, and (front row) Kim Hanneman, Jessica Coulter, and Maggie Karr, pictured during the party scene shortly before singing "So Long, Farewell."

The second cast, pictured for the number "The Lonely Goatherd," are, with Annette Williams as Maria, (back row) Sarah Pohlman, Brian Hanneman, and (circular front row) Dan LaGrange, Stacy Williams, Chloe Stuff, Megan Williams, and Beckie Stravers.

Other Performance Photographs . . . 

Black and white photographs by Dan Adix,
originally printed in the Cedar Valley Daily Times

The Production Staff

Assistant Director, Stage Manager:  Patti Upmeyer
Property Mistress:  Patti Upmeyer
Costume Mistress:  Lu Karr
Costume Assistants:  Sarah Pohlmann, Beckie Stravers, Kim Coe, Morgan Horning, Kathy Mossman, Jessica Coulter, Esther Strong, Peggy Moen, Kevin Bookmeier, Corey Bruce
Costume Construction:  Ida Higgins, Barb Bookmeier, LuAnn Karr, Becky Mossman, Diane LaGrange
Set Design and Painting:  Mary Dee Phillips
Set Construction:  Mary Dee Phillips, Dean Beckman, Nancy Beckman, Kevin Bookmeier
Lights and Sound:  Mary Dee Phillips, Dean Beckman
Stage Crew:  Corey Bruce, Matt Husnik, Matt Salger, Jason Stravers
Makeup:  Steve Arnold
Promotional Artwork:  Mary Dee Phillips
Publicity and Promotion:  Julie Zimmer, LuAnn Karr, Mary Dee Phillips
Box Office:  Linda Radcliffe

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