On February 28, 29 and March 1, the students of Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington, New Jersey presented Rogers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. Megan Templon played the Mother Abbess, who counsels her unruly postulant Maria, and sets her on the path that will eventually lead Maria to the love of Captain Von Trapp and his seven musical children.In the picture, Megan, as the Mother Abbess, closes the first act with a very moving rendition of "Climb Every Mountain." (Believe me -- by the end of this number, her dad was definitely so bleary eyed he couldn't hold the camera very steady!)
The cast and crew had great fun building and painting one of the most beautiful sets ever created for a high school musical, and putting on three evening shows and a matinee. The Templon parents pitched in with transport of properties and selling refreshments and T-shirts during the intermissions, not to mention Mom's duties as editor of the program and treasurer of the Music and Theater Parents Association, who paid for everything.
Now that the musical is over, on March 13 Megan will be depart for Lyon, France for two weeks as part of her high school-sponsored French language exchange program. She will also spend a few days in Paris.
This Fall, Megan will be attending Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she has has received the University's Ignatius and Magis scholarships. She plans to study French and, perhaps, public relations. She will probably sing, too!
