Arts & Entertainment
'Sound of Music' Dress Rehearsal Fundraiser
A fundraiser charging to attend the Pinckney Community Player's dress rehearsal of its Sound of Music production benefits Pretty in Pinckney and that community's efforts to end breast cancer.
The rehearsal runs from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at The Jane Tasch Theater, located at M-36 & McGregor Road.
Admission is $10 at the door.
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Filled with musical favorites, such as Do-Re-Mi, My Favorite Things, Edelweiss, and Climb Every Mountain, this show will delight audiences of all ages.
In case you don't know the storyline: This ever popular Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is set in Austria in 1938 prior to the start of World War II. A young postulant, Maria Rainer, proves too high-spirited for the religious life and is dispatched by her Mother Abbess to serve as governess to the seven mischievous children of widowed naval officer, Captain Georg von Trapp.
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Maria’s growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually capture the heart of the stern Captain and the two marry. Upon returning from their honeymoon, they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain’s immediate service in their navy.
The family’s narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre.
