Menomonie Theater Guild ?The Sound of Music?

Written by: Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein
Directed by: Susan Weston
Musical Direction by: Tim Lutz

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world?s most beloved musical. When a postulant is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain, her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures his heart, and they marry. Set amidst the Nazi invasion of Austria, the family?s narrow escape to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre. The motion picture version remains the most popular movie musical of all time.