Mount Carmel School’s Theatre Club concludes its celebration of 25 years with its closing performance of the hit Broadway musical “The Sound of Music” with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, as suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta von Trapp, is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. Despite having to reschedule their original performance dates, Mount Carmel School still performed two back-to-back sold-out performances at the World Resort Taga Ballroom on January 26 and 28, 2022. The production was also made possible with the support from the CNMI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs and the CNMI Council for Arts and Culture with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Captain George von Trapp, played by Manuel Pangelinan, and Maria, played by Bernice Sabino, share a heartfelt moment on stage.
Max Detweiler, portrayed by longtime Theater Club member Brent Ortizo, expresses that he “likes the way he lives when he lives with rich people.”
Liesel, portrayed by senior Tessie Rose Schweiger, seeks advice from her new governess, Maria, portrayed by Bernice Sabino.
Bernice Sabino shows her excellent singing and acting skills as she yodels in a scene featuring the song “The Lonely Goatherd.”
Liesl von Trapp, portrayed by Tessie Schweiger, and Jared Terlaje, as Rolf Gruber, grapple with Liesl’s impressionable age as they perform “Sixteen Going on Seventeen.”
Maria, played by Bernice Sabino, calls on the Lord for guidance as she faces challenges.
The Nonnberg Abbey nuns sing “Morning Hymn/Alleluia” to open “The Sound of Music.”
Bernice Sabino, who plays Maria, teaches the von Trapp children the ABCs of singing in “Do-Re-Mi.”
The von Trapp children are called to attention by their father, Captain George von Trapp, played by Manuel Pangelinan.
Max Detweiler, played by Brent Ortizo and Elsa Schraeder, played by Malina Tenorio, brainstorm on how she can court Captain von Trapp into marriage.
Captain von Trapp inspects the makeover Maria has given his children while he was away.
Captain von Trapp resists the efforts of members of the Nazi regime, played by Matthew Sablan and Carlo Diaz.
