6A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • MARCH 13, 2019
‘Sound of Music’ opens at
Cottage Theatre April 5
COURTESY PHOTO
Cottage Theatre's spring mu-
sical this year is The Sound of
Music, the inspirational story of
Maria von Trapp. Winner of the
1959 Tony Award for Best Mu-
sical, The Sound of Music fea-
tures music by Richard Rodgers
and lyrics by Oscar Hammer-
stein II. The book, by Howard
Lindsay and Russel Crouse, is
inspired by The Trapp Fami-
ly Singers by Maria Augusta
Trapp. This iconic musical will
be onstage for four weekends at
is directed by Joel Ibáñez, with
music direction by Chris King
and choregraphy by Janet Rust.
Costume design is by Rhonda
Turnquist, set design by Tony
Rust, and lighting design by
Amanda Ferguson. The pro-
duction stars Sabrina Gross as
Maria and Nathan Blakely as
Captain Georg von Trapp. The
seven von Trapp children are
played by Hanna Foshay (Liesl),
Maia Wilhour (Friedrich), Kira
Carver (Louisa), Nicole Wil-
Tickets are available online
at www.cottagetheatre.org, by
phone at 541-942-8001, or in
person at the Cottage Theatre
Box Office, 700 Village Drive,
Cottage Grove. Tickets are $25
for adults and $15 for youth
(age 6-18). Box Office hours are
Wednesday through Friday, 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., and one hour be-
fore performances.
All seating is reserved. Ad-
vanced purchase for seating is
recommended.
A Douglas-fir beetle nestled within fress it has ejected beneath the bark of a tree.
In 1930s Austria, a troublesome postulant
named Maria proves too high-spirited for the
discipline of religious life.
Douglas-fir pest outbreak
potentially looming for April
SALEM — This winter’s heavy
snow and wind have knocked
down many trees across the state.
This has set up perfect conditions
for an outbreak of Douglas-fir
beetle unless landowners act
quickly to either remove the
downed or damaged trees or
apply an insect pheromone to
drive away the pest.
Forest Entomologist Christine
Buhl is with the Oregon
Department of Forestry. Buhl said
that
while
the
beetle
(Dendroctonus pseudotsugae) is
native to the Northwest, its popu-
lation can soar when living
large-diameter Douglas-fir trees
are thrown to the ground.
“Normally this pest is scattered
on the landscape wherever
Douglas-fir grows,” said Buhl.
“However, they tend to concen-
trate in tree stands where there
has been a lot of storm damage.”
Buhl explained that the beetles
first attack downed Douglas-firs
and then move to nearby standing
Douglas-fir trees that are stressed,
injured or less vigorous,” said
Buhl. “Attacked trees that cannot
drown out infesting beetles with
pitch die and turn red the same
year as the attack or the next
spring.”
Tell-tale signs of this beetle’s
presence include frass. This is
sawdust-like material the beetle
ejects from their galleries under-
neath the tree’s bark, Buhl
explained.
Buhl said landowners can pre-
vent Douglas-fir beetle outbreaks
by removing large-diameter
downed trees before the insects
take flight in the spring looking
for new homes.
“Before April remove any
downed Douglas-firs greater than
10 inches in diameter at a point
about chest height,” she advised.
“Trees with low vigor should also
be removed to reduce stand sus-
ceptibility to outbreaks. Large
amounts of cull trees created by
logging also should not be left on
site, particularly in shade.”
Buhl said the beetles will gener-
ally not attack trees that have been
dead for over a year.
“If removal is delayed or not
possible,” said Buhl, “apply the
repellant pheromone called MCH
to prevent infestation.”
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A naturally occurring beetle
repellent, MCH (methylcyclohex-
enone), can be applied to downed
logs or standing green trees to
prevent Douglas-fir beetle attacks.
Buhl said MCH pouches are most
often applied in a grid pattern
within a stand to effectively deter
infestation. Beetles approaching
treated areas are fooled by the
pheromone into sensing that bee-
tles already occupy the site and
will pass it by.
“This technique is useful in
parks, camps or habitat conserva-
tion areas where salvage is not
possible, but there is a desire to
preserve the remaining standing
trees,” said Buhl. “It’s also helpful
in forestlands where downed
wood can’t be removed before
April for one reason or another.
However, it will not make beetles
that have already infested a tree
leave. Once they are in, they’re in.”
Learn more about Douglas-fir
beetle at the Oregon Department
of Forestry’s Forest Health web-
page.
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Cottage Theatre beginning Fri-
day, April 5.
The story behind The Sound
of Music is well-known thanks
to the 1965 movie version star-
ring Julie Andrews. In 1930s
Austria, a troublesome postu-
lant named Maria proves too
high-spirited for the discipline
of religious life, so the Mother
Abbess sends her away to care
for the children of a widowed
naval Captain. As Maria’s world
turns upside down, she rises
to the challenge of befriending
the seven youngsters, who have
driven away countless prior
governesses. Maria’s gener-
osity of spirit and her love
of music gradually win the
children’s, and eventually the
Captain’s, affections. When
Austria is invaded by the Na-
zis, the family flees over the
mountains to Switzerland,
providing the thrilling finale
to this inspirational story.
Cottage Theatre's produc-
tion of The Sound of Music
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The Sound of Music will be
the final production in Cottage
Theatre's current auditorium.
The theatre will be closing tem-
porarily in May for a major re-
modeling project that will add
50 seats. A variety of technical
and safety features will also
be upgraded. Cottage Theatre
will resume its 2019 season in
October with The Complete
Works of William Shakespeare
(abridged).
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hour (Brigitta), William Blakely
(Kurt), Audriahna Jones (Mar-
ta), and Zoe Goings (Gretl).
Other featured actors include
Tracy Nygard (Mother Abbess),
Brittany Dreier (Elsa Schraed-
er), Blake Nelson (Max Detwei-
ler), and Oshen Parris-Austin
(Rolf).
The Sound of Music runs
for four weekends at Cottage
Theatre from April 5-28. Per-
formances are Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.,
and Sunday afternoons at 2:30
p.m. There is no performance
on Easter Sunday, April 21.
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