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MCS Theatre Club marks 25 with staging of beloved musical
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Posted on Feb 04 2022
Captain George von Trapp, played by Manuel Pangelinan, and Maria Rainer, played by Bernice Sabino, share a heartfelt moment on stage. (MCS)
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.
Despite having to reschedule their original performance dates, Mount Carmel School still performed two back-to-back sold-out performances at the Saipan World Resort’s Royal Taga Ballroom on Jan.y 26 and 28, 2022.
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- Captain von Trapp resists the efforts of members of the Nazi regime, played by Matthew Sablan and Carlo Diaz. (MCS)
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- Captain von Trapp inspects the makeover Maria Rainer has given his children while he was away. (MCS)
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- Max Detweiler, played by Brent Ortizo and Elsa Schraeder, played by Malina Tenorio, brainstorm on how she can court Captain von Trapp into marriage. (MCS)
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- The von Trapp children are called to attention by their father, Captain George von Trapp, played by Manuel Pangelinan. (MCS)
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- Bernice Sabino pretends to strum a guitar as she teaches the von Trapp children the ABCs of singing in Do-Re-Mi. (MCS)
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- The Nonnberg Abbey nuns sing Morning Hymn/Alleluia to open The Sound of Music. (MCS)
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- Maria Rainer, played by Bernice Sabino, calls on the Lord for guidance as she faces challenges. (MCS)
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- Bernice Sabino shows off her singing and acting skills as she yodels in a scene featuring the song The Lonely Goatherd. (MCS)
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- Liesel von Trapp, portrayed by senior Tessie Rose Schweiger, seeks advice from her new governess, Maria Rainer, portrayed by Bernice Sabino. (MCS)
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- Max Detweiler, portrayed by longtime Theater Club member Brent Ortizo, expresses that he “likes the way he lives when he lives with rich people.” (MCS)
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.
The Sound of Music—performed 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 Trapp—was presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization.
