Celebrate the holidays with this collaborative production between SRJC and SSU students. Inspired by the von Trapp family’s true story, this timeless masterpiece is set at the feet of the majestic Austrian Alps as the Nazi menace begins to spread across Europe. Premiering on Broadway 60 years ago, audiences will once again be transported by the show’s award-winning score, including unforgettable songs like “Edelweiss”, “My Favorite Things,” and “Climb Every Mountain.”
“The Sound of Music” opens November 22nd and runs Thursday to Sunday, through December 8th. All evening performances begin at 7:30pm and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1:30pm.
“Director Laura Downing-Lee has coaxed a wonderfully engaging performance from her cast of nearly three dozen performers, all of whom deliver without a bobble. Vocal performances are tremendous—LaMark and Murdock excel here—and the acting is almost as good, with the best performances given by Heather Buck as Elsa Schrader and Crystal McDougall as Mother Abbess. LaMark wins hearts with “The Sound of Music,” “My Favorite Things,” and several other songs, while Murdock prompts tears with his treatment of “Edelweiss” in the penultimate scene. Madigan Love is excellent as Liesl, the oldest of the von Trapp brood, although her handling of the guitar makes it appear as if she’s just discovered the instrument.”
“...the cast and crew of Santa Rosa Junior College’s “The Sound of Music” can claim their place among the string of beloved holiday productions that the college Theatre Arts Department has offered up this past decade...theater lovers can expect a show of glorious voices, uber cute child actors and a family-friendly drama of love and danger on the eve of World War II.”
“The hills of Sonoma County were filled with the sound of music Friday evening as Santa Rosa Junior College and Sonoma State University collaborated on the production of “The Sound of Music” at SSU’s Evert B. Person Theater.
Why watch a classic musical on Disney+ when you can watch a great performance by the SRJC and SSU student theater departments? ”