After months of rehearsals and countless hours put in by the Oak Grove Theater Team, student performers, crew members, and parent volunteers, the curtain was finally raised on four rousing performances of Mary Poppins. The ensemble cast treated nearly 1,000 enthusiastic audience members to this year’s high-flying production full of songs, dance numbers, and magic – reminding them that childlike wonderment and hope can prevail, even beyond Cherry Tree Lane.

When rain threatened to soak the production, The Thacher School thankfully offered shelter from the storm, and an army of volunteers and staff pulled off a last-minute change of venue. After months of rehearsal and countless hours put in by the Oak Grove Theater Team, student performers and crew members, as well as inexhaustible parent and caregiver volunteers, the curtain was finally raised on four delightful performances of Shrek the Musical. In the end, nearly 1,000 enthusiastic audience members attended the four shows before the curtains closed on the last performance.

The hills are alive with the sound of music

With songs they have sung for a thousand years

The hills fill my heart with the sound of music

My heart wants to sing every song it hears

—“The Sound of Music,” sung by Maria in the famous opening scene (Julie Andrews)