"The Sound of Music" Spring 2017 Musical

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The Sound of Music. Just the namemakes me sink into a state of deep joy and happiness. When Stephanie announced that we were doing it for the spring musical, I screamed. In the all school meeting. In front of the whole school. But I didn’t even care. I was just that happy. Oneof the things thatmakes this showso special tome is its varietyof subjects.You could categorize it as many different things: a romance, a family film, a war film, a history film, a bio-pic, a drama, an adventure, a musical, maybe even a comedy. But the reason I love it so much is that it can be all of these things, and more, without conforming to just one.TheSoundofMusicwasprobablyamongoneofthefirstmoviesIeversaw.Thatiswhy, as a young child, I used to watch it with my siblings, three, maybe five times a week. Now that I’molder and busier, I watch it less. But still, whenever I’ve had a bad day or I’m feeling down,Ijustwatchthismovie,anditmakesmefeelbetter.However,theplayisacompletely different experience from the movie. While the movie is a fun and emotional classic that will never get old, the stagemusical is able to take you intoAustria in the 1930s. It is able to moveyoutotears,asitdidtomeduringEdelweiss(you’regoingtoneedtissues),andmake you sob as you recall the poor fate and fortune of the 15 million people trapped in one of the ugliest events in history. This musical, not only relevant today with the hate of certain groups soevident in themedia, gives us theability to remember a time longago, and learn from it, while keeping us upbeat and happywith some of the best songs ever written.This play is aRodgers andHammersteinclassic, filledwith fun, sadness, excitement, andoverall joy, and I am so honored to have a role in its production. I hope it is as much a pleasure for you to watch it as it was to perform it. Tess F 9th grader (Ursula, Nun, New Postulant, and The Sound of Music Super-Fan)