Jun 20
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Jul 09
The Sound of Music: Summer Musical Camp

The Sound of Music: Summer Musical Camp

Presented by Windsor Performing Arts Academy at Windsor Middle School Theatre

Watch the video at this link to know what summer camp is like. https://www.windsorperformingarts.net/auditions-summer-camps

The Sound of Music is the true story of the Von Trapp Family's escape from political unrest in their country. This story will inspire and engage you and the music will fill you with joy.

Our three shows will be streamed online and be in person.

Admission Info

Tickets are general seating and they can be purchased online for $15 or at the door for $15.  Children ages 6 and under are free. There is a streaming charge of $15 as well. The link is provided on our ticketing website. Click the link below.

Phone: 707-838-3341

Email: heather.wpaa@gmail.com

Dates & Times

2022/06/20 - 2022/07/09

Additional time info:

The Camp is Monday-Friday from 10am to 3pm

The Shows are Friday,  July 8 at 7pm and Saturday July 9 at 2pm and 7pm.

The Sound of Music is based on a true story. There really was a Maria von Trapp in Salzburg, Austria, who wanted to be a nun. Like the Maria of the musical, the real Maria was sent to the house of Captain Georg von Trapp, where she grew to love him and his children. After she married the Captain, the family became a successful singing group and toured Europe. In 1938, Nazi Germany annexed Austria. Opposed to Austria’s union with Germany, the family escaped via train (not by climbing over the mountains, as they do in the musical) and eventually arrived in the USA. There they continued touring and became famous. When Maria von Trapp wrote a book in 1949 about her life called The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, it became a bestseller, and yielded two popular German-language movies. Broadway director Vincent Donehue was asked to adapt the German films into a Hollywood remake, but he had a better idea: he thought Maria von Trapp’s story would make a great Broadway play to star the legendary actress Mary Martin. A theater “dream team” of four talented men wrote the show. Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse wrote the “book,” or script. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, who had written hits like Oklahoma!, composed the music and lyrics. When The Sound of Music opened on Broadway in 1959, it was a big success and won five Tony Awards, theater’s highest honor in the United States. The 1965 movie version starring Julie Andrews earned five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and stands as the most successful movie musical of all time. Today, The Sound of Music is still a beloved classic. And it’s not only popular in English; the musical is performed around the world and has been translated into dozens of languages!

Location Info

Windsor Middle School Theatre

9500 Brooks Rd. South, Windsor, CA 95492