A HIP performance of Sound of Music

Hip as in "historically informed performance." There are certainly hundreds of performances of The Sound of Music in local and regional theaters every year. But I liked this piece about a performance at a dinner theater in British Columbia. The actress - Katie Collins - sought to base her portrayal on the real Maria von Trapp. From the article:

What Collins learned from the autobiography was the real Maria wanted to be faithful to God.

“She never imagined falling in love and getting married,” Collins explains.

“It’s really a revelation for her when Mother Abbess suggests that she can fall in love and get married and love God completely. That tension is probably the most interesting for me in her character.”

In Act Two of The Sound of Music, Collins says you can see Maria grow up.

“She takes her spunk and tomboyishness and helps the captain lead his family to safety. And maybe that’s what she was called to do all along. Maybe that’s what God was leading her towards.”