Auditions

Upper School Musical: THE SOUND OF MUSIC

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," "My Favorite Things," "Do Re Mi," "Sixteeen Going on Seventeen" and the title number, The Sound of Music won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars. The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain Von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire Von Trapp family must make a moral decision.

The Sound of Music opened at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16, 1959, and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s last musical was a triumph. It ran for 1,443 performances and earned five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. In addition, the cast album earned a Gold Record and the Grammy Award. Florence Henderson starred in the first national tour, which played for over two years. Jean Bayless created the role of Maria in the original London production, which ran for over six years, long holding the record as the longest-running American musical in London.

In 1965 the motion picture version of The Sound of Music was released, and it made Hollywood history. Directed by Robert Wise, with a score revised by Rodgers (Hammerstein had died in 1960, so Rodgers composed both music and lyrics for two songs added to the film: "I Have Confidence" and "Something Good"), and a screenplay by Ernest Lehman, The Sound of Music boasted a dream cast: Julie Andrews as Maria, Christopher Plummer as the Captain, Eleanor Parker as Elsa, Peggy Wood as the Mother Abbess and Charmian Carr as Liesl. (Trivia buffs will note that Hollywood's most famous unseen voice, Marni Nixon, here has an on-screen role as Sister Sophia, and that the actual real-life Maria von Trapp has a cameo appearance in a Salzburg market scene.) Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, The Sound of Music has become the most popular movie musical ever made.

Creative Team

Justin Doran, Director
Matt Jones, Musical Director
Krissy Richmond, Choreographer

SCRIPT

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SCORE

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SAMPLE SONGS

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Audition Information

Audition Materials

Sing

**ALL FEMALES ARE ASKED TO PREPARE THE LONELY GOATHERD.**

Click here for the sheet music for The Lonely Goatherd
Here are the lyrics along with Julie Andrews and The Lonely Goatherd: https://youtu.be/-iIk5ZY_9Ss
This is the movie version to become familiar with this song. All girls auditioning will be singing the end of The Lonely Goatherd starting at 2:41 and singing to the end. https://youtu.be/-A9FtwA3sq4
This is an instrumental version of Lonely Goatherd, which is dramatically slower. It also has the piano line playing the melody. This is helpful while you are learning the melody line. https://youtu.be/3gGsjk71KSk
This is the karaoke to sing along with. You will use this when you record your audition. Start at 2:35. The key change to start singing at is at 2:41. You will be singing the “Maria” role, so when you get to the humming, you will hear Julie Andrews faintly singing in the background. Sing along with her, then sing to the end. No memorization required. Just hold the pages away from your face so we can see you! https://youtu.be/QkKcnEQxgY0

**ALL MALES ARE ASKED TO PREPARE SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN.**

Click here for the sheet music for Sixteen Going on Seventeen
This is the movie version with Rolf and Leisl to get familiar with Sixteen Going on Seventeen. You will be singing from the beginning through 1:35. https://youtu.be/hwK_WOXjfc0
Use this version for the karaoke to record your singing with. Sing through 1:48, which is the beginning Rolf part. Lyrics are included in this version. No memorization required. Just hold the pages away from your face so we can see you! https://youtu.be/NNeH0F2bXv8

Act

Dance

Audition Form

Tech

Audition Procedure

FORM

Please fill out this form in a Word format as best you can and prepare to upload. Click here for the audition form in a pdf format. When it asks for conflicts it is asking for conflicts from August 4 - November 13th.

VIDEO

Prepare a video of the singing audition.
Prepare a video of the dance audition.
Prepare a video of ONE acting scene for the character that you are most interested in. Have a friend or family member read opposite you.
Shoot your Video using a Camera, Phone, iPad or Computer.
Please slate to the camera as yourself. EXAMPLE: “Hi, I’m _________(first & last name) and I’ll be auditioning for ____. After you slate take a moment, then begin your scene.

UPLOAD

If you are an incoming Upper school student, new student, or a student outside of the Upper School:

Please email Mr. Justin Doran at JDoran@StFrancisHouston.org a link with your videos and your audition form. The link may be sent via Vimeo, YouTube, WeTransfer, Dropbox, Hightail, or any other file sharing program. Many students find YouTube to be the easiest, free format. Please watch this video on how to create an unlisted private link.

If you are current SFES Upper School student:

Log into Google using your School Credentials (Password and Username) Upload your Video to YouTube.

The Google Classroom code is: 4lkzerw

You all have google accounts and YouTube is part of the Google platform. Please upload your videos and audition form to the US google classroom page. (If you are an existing US student and do not have access to the google classroom please email Mr. Justin Doran and let him know that you need to be added.)

Upload your video and mark it UNLISTED.

Don't forget to mark this assignment done.

Here are some helpful tutorials on uploading to YouTube.

Getting to your YouTube account through Google. Click here.

Submitting a video to Google Classroom. Click here.

Who Should I Audition For?

LEAD

These roles require a large commitment and extra rehearsal outside the group rehearsal. They will require vocal coaching session via Zoom with Mr. Matt Jones over the summer.

These roles are:

MARIA
MOTHER ABBESS
LIESL
KURT
FRIEDRICH
LOUISA
BRIGITTA
MARTA
GRETL

SUPPORTING

The roles are a “medium” time commitment and will be called to rehearsal often, but not every day

These Roles are:

CAPTAIN VON TRAPP
MAX DETWEILER
ELSA SCHRAEDER
MARGARETTA
BERTHE
FRAU SCHMIDT
FRANZ
SOPHIA

ENSEMBLE

This is for you if you have a semi-busy schedule.

These roles are:

HERR ZELLER
SISTER HUBERT
ROLF
BARON EBERFELD
BARONESS EBERFELD
ADMIRAL VON SCHREIBER
BARONESS VON SCHREIBER
LÄNDLER DANCER
ANNA
SISTER MATHILDE
SISTER CONSTANCE

CAMEO

Cameo roles are for REALLY busy students who have tons of conflicts. These roles are: PARTY GUESTS and SOLDIERS.

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