April 7-17: 'The Sound of Music' Theatre Production Concludes Mainstage Season

Thursday, April 7, 2022
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Opening night

Minnesota State University, Mankato Department of Theatre and Dance News Release

MANKATO – Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Department of Theatre & Dance will close the Mainstage Theatre season with “The Sound of Music.”

This classic, heartwarming tale is based on the real-life story of the von Trapp family, whose performing name was the 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 brings a new love of life and music 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 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 Minnesota State Mankato 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.