Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Sound of Music: Academy of Children's Theater, Shreveport, opens at Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Thurs, May 1, 7 pm, for 8 performances

The Academy of Children's Theater version of the Sound of Music runs from May 1 - 4 and May 8 - 11, says Tyler Northen. A veteran of ACT shows, he adds -
* Thursday through Saturday the show starts at 7:00, and there is a matinee on both Sundays at two o'clock.
* Call (318) 869-5242 if you would like to order tickets or for any other questions concerning tickets.
* Tickets are twenty bucks a pop for students, children, and seniors. Tickets are twenty-five for adults.
* The location is Marjorie Lyons Playhouse, Centenary College.

The cast:
Maria Rainier: Bridget Winder
Captain Von Trapp: Mike Martindale
Max Detweiler: Tyler Northen
Elsa Schraeder: Jenny Taunton
Liesl: Ella Watkins
Friedrich: Christian Dantes
Louisa: Megan Tinsley
Kurt: John Peyton Pou
Brigitta: Megan Crews
Marta: Brooke Reedy
Gretl: Lucia Boyd
Mother Abbess: Mary Humphries
Other Nuns: Peggy Albritton, Meredith Little, Debbie Dupuy
Rolf: Holt Kirkindoll
Franz: Bill Pou
Frau Schmidt: SaraBeth Hennessey
Herr Zeller: Steve Beyer


Northen finishes, "Of course, all the classic songs are going to be in the show. There is a song that's not from the movie that Jenny Taunton (Elsa) and I (Max) sing. But all in all it's going to be a really great show. It's been put together so well and the Centenary tech crew has just been so cooperative."

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