The hills will be alive with the sounds of music as the Chillicothe Summer Theatre cast presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Illinois Valley Central High School.

Tickets are $8 at the door. The musical is directed by Denise Beattie and Megan McCarty.

Cast members include: Amanda Humphreys as Maria Rainer; Aaron Humphreys as Capt. Georg von Trapp; Liesl, Lindsey Pugh; Friedrich, Alex Bryant; Louisa, April Pitts; Kurt, Conner Simmons; Brigitta, Ria Greer; Marta, Riley Simmons; and Gretl, Madeleine Hoskins.

Other characters are: Denise Beattie, the Mother Abbess; Megan McCarty, Sister Berthe; Deb Newton, Sister Margaretta; Deb Williamson, Sister Sophia; Franz the butler, Matt Storti; housekeeper Frau Schmidt, Julie Schmidt; Rolf Gruber, Rob Wolter; Elsa Schraeder, Kim Simmons; Ursula, Mindy Merdian; Max Detweiller, Doug Olson; Herr Zeller, Ray Harrison; Baron Elberfeld, Daniel Stanek; new postulant, Taran Black; Admiral von Schreiber, Lloyd Passage; nuns and postulants, Mindy Merdian, Maggie Merdian, Mary Frances Merdian, Liz Simpkins, Hanna Bredeman, Taran Black, Madison Auge, Emily Donnelly, Elizabeth Gangloff, Diane Stanek and Alexis Schmidt; Nazis, Dustin Bredeman, Joe Merdian, Reid Greer, Bud Ritter and Bob Hoskins; lonely goatherd performers, Ethan Kempf, Brianna Gray, Mark Stanek, Addison Schmidt and Zoe Schmidt; festival acts, Kyra Comer, Aimee Mooberry, Brianna Gray and Tara Black; and off-stage priest voice, Bud Ritter.