Village Youth Theater

Sound of Music Audition Information

Audition Date, Times and Location:

Saturday, September 27 (attend one session)

Session 1, Register at 9:00 a.m., audition from 9:30 a.m. - noon, or

Session 2, Register at 12:30 p.m., audition from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

At the Playhouse of the Village Players, 34660 Woodward Avenue, Birmingham

Audition Requirements

Recite a one-minute monologue of your choosing (Preferably memorized)

Sing a song from the show:

Song Choices – All those auditioning should choose one to sing from the following songs

(Sheet music is available on our website.)

My Favorite Things

Do Re Mi

Edelweiss

Song Choices – If you are auditioning for a lead role, you need to prepare the following:

(Sheet music is available on our website.)

Lonely Goatherd (Maria)

Climb Every Mountain (Mother Abbess)

Captain von Trapp (Edelweiss)

Rolf (16 going on 17)

Rehearsal Schedule

September 29 – December 1: Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. –

1:00 p.m. (Not all cast members will be called to all rehearsals.)

No rehearsal Thanksgiving week Wed. and Sat. (Wednesday, Nov. 26 & Sat, Nov. 29)

We ask that you list all of your conflicts on the audition form you will complete during auditions..

Tech Week/Dress Rehearsals (No Conflicts Allowed)

Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 8, 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 9, 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec, 10, 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

For more information, email

villageyouththeatre@gmail.com

or call 248-644-2075.

Performance Dates (No Conflicts Allowed)

December 11 & December 12 at 7:00 p.m., call time 4:30 p.m.

December 13 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m., call time 11:30 a.m. (Actors don’t leave the theatre between

shows.)

December 14 at 2:00 p.m., call time 11:30 a.m. (All cast members and one family member must stay to

strike show immediately following performance.)

General Requirements

Open to all actors, ages eight to eighteen. No experience necessary.

All actors will be notified by email regarding casting status.

All those cast will pay a $200 production fee.

Families of cast members are required to volunteer at two productions and to help strike the set.

Show Synopsis

The final collaboration between Rodgers &

Hammerstein was destined to become the world's

most beloved musical. When a postulant proves

too high-spirited for the religious life, she is

dispatched to serve as governess for the seven

children of a widowed naval Captain. Her

growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled

with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures

the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry.

Upon returning from their honeymoon they

discover that Austria has been invaded by the

Nazis, who demand the Captain's immediate

service in their navy. The family's narrow escape

over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of

World War II provides one of the most thrilling

and inspirational finales ever presented in the

theatre. The motion picture version remains the

most popular movie musical of all time. In this

adaptation for pre-high school students, the

content has been edited to better suit younger

attention spans, but all the elements that make

this show a classic are still in place. You and your

students will be enchanted by the timeless story

and the dazzling score, while at the same time

learning about theater and its production.

CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)

Maria Rainer - a Postulant at Nonnberg Abbey

Sister Berthe - Mistress of Novices

Sister Margaretta - Mistress of Postulants

Sister Sophia

The Mother Abbess - Head of the Abbey Nuns

Captain Georg von Trapp - renowned navy officer

Franz - the butler

Frau Schmidt - the housekeeper

The Children of Captain von Trapp:

Liesl von Trapp – 16 years old

Friedrich von Trapp - 14 years old

Louisa von Trapp - 13 years old

Kurt von Trapp - 10 years old

Brigitta von Trapp - 9 years old

Marta von Trapp - 7 years old

Gretl von Trapp - the youngest

Rolf Gruber - a 17-year-old telegram delivery boy

Max Detweiler - a friend of Captain von Trapp

The Lonely Goatherd” Ensemble: Goat, Girl In

The Pale Pink Goat, Folks In The Town, Mama

Herr Zeller – a Nazi supporter

Baron Elberfeld a party guest against the Nazis

Party Guests

A New Postulant

Admiral von Schreiber, Admiral in the Nazi Navy

German Officials

Contestants in the Festival Concert:

The Trio of Saengerbund of Herwegen

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