Auditions announced for ‘The Sound of Music’
Hamilton County Theatre Guild’s The Belfry Theatre announces auditions for its premier of “The Sound of Music” at the 345-seat Ivy Tech Auditorium in Noblesville.
Auditions will be conducted 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, and Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at Noblesville First United Methodist Church, 2051 Monument St., Noblesville, in Stevenson Hall in the church’s lower level. Callbacks will be 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13.
Auditioners will be seen individually. The casting team may ask questions or request a cold read during your slot. Please prepare 16 bars of a Broadway classic (sheet music only, no tracks). An accompanist will be provided. Director will happily listen to songs from the musical.
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The musical features a book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse, music by Richard Rodgers, and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The show is directed by Evan Elliott, alongside a veteran team of vocal director Brenna Whitaker, choreographer Elizabeth Pike, and stage manager Fran Knapp, all of Noblesville.
Synopsis: Among the theater's most popular, tuneful scores, “The Sound of Music” is based on the real life story of the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world's best-known concert groups in the post-World War II era. Maria, a kind and curious postulant at an Austrian abbey, becomes a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children. Through her love of music, she breathes new life into the home.
Character Descriptions Here: https://rb.gy/mdihnc
Character Age Notes:
Maria: Will consider age 21 - 35
Mother Abbess: Will consider age 30+
Captain Von Trapp: Will consider age 35+
Von Trapp Children: Will consider all ages 4-18 (up to early 20s for Liesl)
Auditioners will be seen individually. The casting team may ask questions or request a cold read during your slot. Please prepare 16 bars of a Broadway classic (sheet music only, no tracks). An accompanist will be provided. Director will happily listen to songs from the musical.
Rehearsal Notes:
- First read-thru on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Rehearsals will be in Noblesville.
- Rehearsals are expected to be 6:30-9:30 pm Monday through Thursday but not everyone will be called every night. We may have a few nights off based on fall breaks.
- Move-in and tech: Nov. 19
- Cast will not rehearse on Thanksgiving
Show times:
- Friday, Nov. 25, 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 26, 2 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 26, 8 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 27, 2 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m.
- Saturday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m.
For more information or any questions, email the director at evandirects@gmail.com.
