Auditions

Audition for StolenShakespeare Guild's production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, and Suggested by The Trapp Family Singersby Maria Augusta Trapp.


Directed by Lauren and Jason Morgan

Music Director: Lauren Morgan

Choreography by Hanna Green

Performed at Arts Fort Worth in the Sanders Theater

Audition Information

-         ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE / Children’s roles may be double cast

-         Please email us at shakespeareguild@aol.com  tomake your audition appointment. Auditionswill be on Sunday, April 16th starting at 5:00 P.M in Irving, TX.

-         Bring with you, your head-shot andresume. You will need to sing 32 bars of a Broadway song. Actors who wish to beconsidered for Von Trapp children will be asked to do a brief dancecombination.

-         Callbacks if needed would be on the 18thin the evening.

-         If you wish you may join the SSGAuditions Facebook group. In the group we post sides, updates on the audition,and let you know when all parts have been cast.

Rehearsal and Production Dates:

Rehearsals could start as early as May.

Production runs June 30th – July 16th, 2023.

Rehearsals will be in Irving and will move to the Sanders Theater inFort Worth the week of the production.

– Some actors will be required to participate in a specialevent performance 45 minutes before the show on July 8, 2023.

Non-Equity Actors Compensation:

1)      We will provide a stipend of $100.00

2)     SSG actor ensemblemembers will receive a $50.00 bonus. (To become an ensemble member, you willhave to have been in at least 10 SSG shows as an actor, actress, or performer.)

3)     You will receive 2comps for the opening weekend of the show.

4)      You receive an actor’s pass which you may useonly for yourself to see our future shows on opening weekends for one year.

Equity Actors

We unfortunately are not offering contracts currently.

ABOUT

One of the most beloved musicals of all time! In Austria,1938, an exuberant young governess brings music and joy back to a brokenfamily, only to face danger and intrigue as the Nazis gain power. (Rating PG)

CHARACTERS:The

Mother Abbess

Female

Lead

Soprano

Elsa Schraeder

Female

Lead

Soprano

Captain Georg Von Trapp

Male

Lead

Bass-Baritone

Max Detweiler

Male

Lead

Tenor

Maria Rainer

Female

Lead

Soprano

Liesl Von Trapp

Female

Lead

Mezzo-Soprano

Sister Berthe

Female

Supporting

Mezzo-Soprano

Sister Margaretta

Female

Supporting

Mezzo-Soprano

Louisa Von Trapp

Female

Supporting

Mezzo-Soprano

Brigitta Von Trapp

Female

Supporting

Mezzo-Soprano

Marta Von Trapp

Female

Supporting

Mezzo-Soprano

Gretl Von Trapp

Female

Supporting

Mezzo-Soprano

Friedrich Von Trapp

Male

Supporting

Tenor

Kurt  Von Trapp

Male

Supporting

Countertenor

Rolf Gruber

Male

Supporting

Baritone

Sister Sophia

Female

Featured

Mezzo-Soprano

Franz

Male

Featured

Spoken

Frau Schmidt

Female

Featured

Spoken

Herr Zeller

Male

Featured

Spoken

Baron Elberfeld

Male

Featured

Spoken

A New Postulant

Female

Featured

Spoken

Admiral von Schreiber

Male

Featured

Spoken

Ursula

Female

Featured

Spoken

Ensemble

Either  or Both

Ensemble

Variety