The Sound of Music
by Zach Theatre
Feb. 10 - Feb. 22 (2022)
The hills are alive in this intimate, heartfelt re-imaginig of the beloved musical classic! Maria's sunny nature and passion for music brings joy and laughter back to the Von Trapp family, and melts the Captain's cold heart. Your spirits will soar to the Tony, Grammy, and Oscar-winning score, including "My Favorite Things", "Do-Re-Mi", "Climb Every Mountain", and of course, the title song. Love triumphs, and light wins over the darkest of times.
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Suggested by "The Trapp Family Singers" by Maria Augusta Trapp
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Equity video submissions
Zachary Scott Theatre Center | Austin, TX Notice: Submission
CONTRACT
LOA
$740 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT)
SEEKING
Equity actor/musicians for roles in THE SOUND OF MUSIC (see breakdown).
Actors local to the Austin, Texas area are encouraged to submit.
ZACH encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please submit your video, headshot, and resume via the following link: https://bit.ly/3rjcerj .
Deadline: Tuesday, February 22nd at 6pm CST.
Deadline: 02/22/2022
PERSONNEL
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Viewing auditions:
Director - Dave Steakley
Musical Director - Allen Robertson
Choreographer - Jennifer Young
Production Coordinator - Gabriela De La Rosa
OTHER DATES
In person callbacks will be held in Austin in the first week of March and in NYC the second week of March.
Rehearsals begin May 21st, 2022. Performances begin June 15th, 2022, and close July 24, 2022, with a possible extension to August 8, 2022.
There are six to seven shows per week: Wednesdays through Sundays at 7:30pm and some Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm.
OTHER
www.zachtheatre.org
ZACH is intending to operate as a fully vaccinated workplace per the guidance issued by Actors' Equity. Equity members will be expected to follow strict health and safety protocols set forth in accordance with Actors' Equity Associations guidelines.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please film your audition, beginning with a slate, followed by a brief cut of a song from the show. We welcome the use of any cut or accompaniment that you prefer, but accompaniment tracks can be found at this link if needed: https://bit.ly/3gbe0Vh .
If interested in submitting as an actor/musician please film one video of yourself singing with a track played by a secondary audio source so it is audible in the recording and then a second video of you accompanying yourself on your instrument.
SEEKING:
Actors in this company will also be the musicians in this immersive, contemporary telling of this familiar story. Open to all non-electric instruments - strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, accordion, upright bass, guitar - etc.
No roles will be understudied.
MARIA RAINER: Age 20-30 (Range: Soprano, C4-B5) A Postulant, spirited, passionate and charming, though occasionally filled with self-doubt, caring and committed. Plays guitar.
CAPTAIN GEORG VON TRAPP: Age 30-59 (Range: Bass Baritone, F#2/Gb2-D5) A retired, proud naval officer. Highly organized and regimented, efficient and smart. Plays Guitar.
MAX DETWEILER: Age 40-59 (Range: Tenor, D3-F4) A witty and clever impresario who can be charmingly pushy when pursuing what he wants.
HERR ZELLER/ENSEMBLE: Age 20-49 A staunch Nazi sympathizer and eventually a leader in the Nazi regime.
ADMIRAL VON SCHREIBER: Age 40-59 A retired Admiral in the Austrian Navy and neighbor of Captain von Trapp.
FRANZ, THE BUTLER/ENSEMBLE: Age 30-59 Distant and efficient butler.
SISTER MARGARETTA/URSULA: Mistress of the Postulants.
SISTER BERTHE/FRAU SCHMIDT: (Range: Mezzo Soprano, C4-E5) Mistress of Novices/Housekeeper.
BARON ELBERFELD/ENSEMBLE: Neighbor and friend of Captain von Trapp.
ROLF GRUBER: Age 17 (Range: Baritone, C4-E5) A delivery boy who is interested in Liesl. As an impressionable young man, he is aware of the growing political tension and is caught between his affection for Liesl and a need to prove his manhood.
