Seeking Boys and Girls for "The Sound Of Music" Musical
Kids ages 5 and up are welcome to audition for "The Sound Of Music" Show. Please see the details below. About the project: Rodgers & Hammerstein's final collaboration and one of the world’s most beloved musicals, this inspirational story is based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp. It's Austria, 1938, and a widower, Captain Von Trapp, hires an exuberant young governess to teach and look after his seven children. Maria is a breath of fresh air and brings music and joy back the broken family. As the Nazis rise to power, Captain von Trapp disagrees with many of their policies and ideologies. But as war seems imminent, the von Trapp family must decide if they will accept Nazi rule or flee the country they love. Additional info: No experience necessary. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the provided script. Those auditioning are asked to prepare about 20 bars of a Broadway or pop ballad song. A verse and chorus is enough. Young actors may be asked to sing a familiar song such as "Happy Birthday". Tech: February 8 - 10 Rehearsals will begin December 1 and run Sundays - Wednesdays, 6:45 - 9:00pm; young actors will be finished by 8pm each night. There will be no rehearsal December 23 - 27, December 31, and January 1. Two Saturday rehearsals may be added in January, if needed. Please download the audition form attached and bring it completed to the auditions. If interested, please apply.
8 roles
Eldest of the von Trapp children; innocent, naïve, flirtatious, headstrong; infatuated with Rolf; has a maternal edge & cares deeply for her siblings; vocal range: mezzo E5 to B3; vocal technique: legit.
Eldest male von Trapp sibling and proud of it; has a tough exterior & tries to be "the man" of the family; desperately needs his father; vocal range: G5 to C4; vocal technique: legit
Von Trapp sibling; clever & full of mischief; quite a tomboy with a rebellious attitude; and misses her mother very much; vocal range: G5 to C4; vocal technique: legit.
Von Trapp sibling; often tries to act manly; outspoken against the previous governesses; gentle peacemaker; vocal range: falsetto G5 to C4; vocal technique: yodeling, legit
Von Trapp sibling; smart as a whip, very perceptive, and always tells the truth; avid reader and suspicious of “Uncle Max”; vocal range: G5 to C4; vocal technique: legit
Von Trapp sibling; one of the quietest Von Trapps; loves the color pink; very inquisitive, smart, and gentle; vocal range: G5 to C4; vocal technique: legit
Youngest von Trapp sibling; quiet, sweet, loving; wants attention; vocal range: G5 to C4
Telegram delivery boy & friend of Liesl; self important, boasting but pleasant young man; can't wait to join the Nazi regime; vocal range: low tenor E5 to C4; vocal technique: legit