Julie Trammel Key to Lead Brian Clowdus' THE SOUND OF MUSIC; Full Cast

The Sound of Music comes to life in the rolling hills of Wintergreen Resort in a never before seen site-specific production. Yes, audiences will be riding a ski lift to arrive at this remote and breathtaking vista where they will be greeted by friendly nuns and rowdy von Trapp Children all professing that the hills are truly alive with music! Join us for the most famous musical of all time in the place that it was meant to be placed as we transform Wintergreen into Austria. This limited run boasts an all star cast of local and national talent with Mother Nature and Wintergreen Resort headlining this incredible musical adventure!

The full star-studded cast has been announced for the upcoming production. The lead role of Maria will be played by Julie Trammel Key, a graduate of the prestigious University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Julie is an Atlanta based actor who has been seen on stages all over Atlanta, as well as elsewhere! She most recently played Tanya in Brian Clowdus' nationally acclaimed production of MAMMA MIA! At Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre in Chillicothe, Ohio. Captain Von Trapp will be played by Blake Burgess, a film and stage actor who was recently seen on the national tour of Spamalot and whose film and tv credits include Ozark, Murder by Numbers, and the critically acclaimed Boy Erased. Mother Abbess will be played by Jayme Alilaw, an Atlanta based opera singer, musician, and actor who is a resident artist at both the Atlanta Opera and the Capitol City Opera.

The Von Trapp children are the up and coming talent of Charlottesville and Lynchburg, all discovered at local auditions. The full double cast child cast includes Bela Ware, Reagan Topper, Reese Topper, Seth Johnson, Heidi Grace King, Soren Michael Corbett, Eliza Smith, Erin Burke, Harper Jewel, Keira Druzgal, Matty Ward, Sonia Kamath, Grayson Reed, and Parker Nelson.

Rounding out the adult cast are other actors local to the Charlottesville area; Sean Donnelly, Natalee McReynolds, Dan Stern, Karl Lindevaldsen, Tim Read, Marlene Thacker, Joey Grains, Greyson Taylor, Amelia Fe Camacho, Elizabeth Howard, Kristen Scott Bell, Stephanie Melchor, and Timothy McFadden.

The Sound Of Music opens September 5th and runs until September 29th. Performances are Thursdays through Sundays at 7pm, with matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased at www.wintergreenresort.com or by calling Wintergreen Resort at 844.296.8904.

Photo Credit: BreeAnne Clowdus