The Sound of Music – 2019
CAST
Maria Rainer – Greta Wilkinson
Captain Georg von Trapp – Adam Bianco
Max Detweiller – Phil Lambert
Mother Abbess – Samantha Du Rennes
Elsa Schraeder – Lauren Holcombe Jenna Featherstone (June 6-9)
Sister Bernadette – Jenna Featherstone Leah Phillips (June 6-9)
Sister Berthe – Annika Kononen
Sister Margaretta – Emma Harris
Sister Sophia – Marni Mamalis
Rolf Gruber – Michael Syme
Herr Zeller – Mark Cluning
Franz – Garry Barcham
Frau Schmidt – Dot Parker
Admiral von Schreiber – Steve Howe
Baron Elberfeld – Owen Davies
Liesl – Belle Parkinson & Eryn Saunders
Friedrich – Ethan Oppy & Elliot Shute
Louisa – Ella Rusmir & Lucy Sonnemann
Kurt – Ben Harding & Patrick Spillane
Brigitta – Beatrice Cappuccio & Charlotte Barnard
Marta – Amalia Safonova & Emily Bedford
Gretl – Grace Tilbrook & Miranda Ferrigno
Ensemble – Lachlan Alexander, Rachel Bottomley, Kelliann Brady, Lachlan Fraser, Heloise Meighan, Nadia Migliardi, Jack McPhee, Eliza Mignot (Dance Captain), Christina Pallikaris, Leah Phillips, Christina Prickett, Helen Steicke, Sarah White
Orchestra
Emily Burger, Viv McPherson, Bob Millar, Megan Waugh, David Hirst, Chris Davis, Lachlan Mackay, Harry Nguyen, Natasha Paige, Patrick Shannon, Jennifer Hall, Tristan Buesst, Ben Pisani, Darryl Barron, Adam Donaldson, Shirley White, Geoff Scarlett
Production Team
Director/Set Designer
Tyler Hess
Musical Director
Ben Moody
Choreographer
Kristy Griffin
Set Designer
Kym Ramsdale
Costume Designer
Leonie Campbell
Stage Manager
Craig Dewar
Lighting Designer
Daniel Gosling
Sound Designer
Marcello Lo Ricco
Production Managers
Owen Davies & Jaison Hoernel
Assistant Stage Manager
Peta Costello
Set Construction
Garry Barcham, Kym Ramsdale, Peter Vanderhorst, Steve White, Don Bladier, Warwick Barnard, Nick Rouse, Paul Saunders
Scenic Art
Brenton Staples, John Shelbourn
Set Painting
Brenton Staples, John Shelbourn, Peta Costello, Kylie “Diggers” Digby, Gillian Quinn, Company members and volunteers
Projection Design
Tyler Hess
Properties
Arlene Miller, Tyler Hess, Owen Davies
Costumes
Margaret Baxter, Gena Campbell, Leonie Campbell, Margaret Gordon-Addison, Ann Hubbard, Helen Kana, Glenda Knight, Gabrielle O’Brien, Dot Parker, Emma Sheard, Alison Yiu
Hair and Wig Styling
Maren Holm
Front of House Manager
Steve White
Rehearsal Pianists
Shirley White, Geoff Scarlett, Adeline
Han
Dance Captain
Eliza Mignot
Marketing
Nicole Kapiniaris-Anson, Tyler Hess, Owen Davies
Sound Operator
Andrew Nielson
Fly Crew
Daniel Chapman, Luke Dixon
Lighting Board Operator
Yaz Sesta
Dome Operators
Ethan Bell, Jess Watson
Stage Crew
Peta Costello, Casey Dewar, Gillian Quinn, Kym Ramsdale, Nick Rouse, Keith Stubley, Paul Saunders, Cameron Waters, Laura Waters
Graphic Design
Tailem Tynan, Tyler Hess
Program
Tailem Tynan, Owen Davies
Children’s Supervisors
Lucy Mason, Karen Levey
Back-Stage Costume Assistants
Emma Sheard, Leonie Campbell, Sarah Cliff, Anne Dewar, Glenda Knight, Gabrielle O’Brien
Ushers
Elizabeth Burman, Richard Burman, Genevieve Cleary, Keren Evans, Simon Evans, Margaret Gordon-Addison, Wendy Gregory, Adeline Han, Elizabeth Jenkins, Peter Jenkins, Nicole Kapiniaris-Anson, Daphne Kreskas, Jason Pang, Lucy Rizzi, Angeline Thompson, Steve White, Joy Yeadon
Photography
Gavin D Andrew
Transport
Luke Dixon, Tom Singer
Sound Equipment
LSS Productions P/L
Projection Equipment
BAAC Light P/L
Acknowledgements
The Whitehorse Centre Management and Staff
City of Monash Council
Highfield Road Uniting Church
Arts Nunawading
Taunts Office Supplies
Theatre People
Cheryl Threadgold (MelbourneObserver)
Brian Amos (Eastern FM 98.1)
Kevin Yates (3INR 96.5 FM Radio)
Joan Krutli (Golden Days FM Radio)
William Watts (3WBC 94.1 FM Radio)
Peter Kemp (Southern FM)
Mary-Ellen Wallace-Smith for the loan of goats, Patsy Pearl and Eddie
CLOC Musical Theatre
Malvern Theatre Company
Melbourne Theatre Company
Peridot Theatre
Players Theatre Company
Encore Theatre Company
Ferntree Print
The Whitehorse Leader
Hot Rod’s Roasts, Bayswater
Butler Dry Cleaners, Hawthorn East
Special thanks to Noel Jones Real Estate, Blackburn.
We gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support of the City of Whitehorse.
Performance Season
31 May to 15 June 2019