Classic Real-Life Story Opens April 7 in Ted Paul Theatre

The timely, wartime story of a family spirit fueled by hope, togetherness, and love of life and country concludes the Mainstage Theatre season as the University’s Department of Theatre & Dance presents The Sound of Music. 

The classic, heartwarming musical based on the real-life Von Trapp family singers, The Sound of Music follows Maria, a postulant at an Austrian abbey who becomes a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children. Her presence restores warmth and singing back into the home. Based on the Oscar winning film of 1965, this musical is about love, music, and finding a way to survive loss of homeland to the Nazis. 

The Sound of Music runs April 7-9 and 14-16 at 7:30 p.m. and April 16 & 17, at 2:00 p.m. in the Ted Paul Theatre at the Earley Center for Performing Arts, Minnesota State University, Mankato. 

Tickets are $24 regular, $21 for seniors ages 65 and older, children under 16 and groups of 15 or more; and $16 for MSU students. 

The Box Office is open 4-6 p.m. weekdays in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center, or buy single tickets online at MSUTheatre.com. The Box Office line is 507-389-6661.