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