Company was shaped into a musical, thanks to the vision of legendary director Harold Prince. At Prince’s suggestion, Furth reworked these one-acts into a libretto examining the pros and cons of marriage, and Stephen Sondheim was brought in to provide the music. To tie all the pieces together, Furth added the character of Robert, a bachelor whose 35th birthday party provides the occasion to bring all of Furth’s characters together at the opening of the play. It seems everyone but Robert is married or getting married, and they are all eager for their bachelor friend to follow in their footsteps, but Robert isn’t quite ready to take the plunge. He’s sure that “Someone Is Waiting”, the perfect girl just for him, and until she makes herself known, he is content to amuse himself with the countless women who come to New York every day.

Meanwhile, Robert has the opportunity to observe the lives of all of his married friends, and what he sees does not exactly fill him with encouragement. They fight, plan affairs, talk of divorce, and take refuge in cigarettes and alcohol. It’s enough to make Robert question whether he ever wants to join the ranks of the married. In the end, however, in spite of all his friends’ failings, he comes to the conclusion that there is no point in “Being Alive” unless one has someone to share it with.

Songs include You Could Drive a Person Crazy, Getting Married Today, The Ladies Who Lunch and Being Alive

23 November – 8 December, 2012

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC Music by RICHARD RODGERS Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Book by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE Suggested by “the Story of the Trapp Family Singers” “The Sound of Music” is presented by permission of ORiGiN™ Theatrical On behalf of R&H Theatricals: www.rnh.com

Presented at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre – 9th to 19th August 2012

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Synopsis

The well-loved family musical full of memorable music by Rodgers and Hammerstein about a young woman, Maria, who is having misgivings about becoming a nun, so is sent to be a governess to the 7 Von Trapp children. Maria’s love and vitality teaches the children and their father to enjoy life and to reconnect with each other.

Cast Notification

The audition panel would like to thank and praise all of the 101 auditionees for the cast of the Sound of Music.  We were thrilled, excited and challenged over the 5 days of auditions to see such a wealth of talent and such strong preparation, which made the task extremely difficult.  A special thanks to those that assisted with auditions including Michael Glover, Rebecca Glover, Koby Cupitt, Adam Foster, Lauren Demol, Cameron Zingel, Pat Green, Liza Allen, Cilla Aslanidis, Nyla and Allan Collis.

Unfortunately, our cast is restricted by size and budget limitations.  Therefore, we know many will be disappointed.  We urge all those people to try again in future shows as your talent was valuable and often amazing.

GOOD LUCK AS YOU TRY AGAIN!

As described on the information sheet, no audition appraisals are available. So please do not call or email.

All successful cast members are required to be at the Miner’s Lamp Theatre Tuesday 24^th April for a 7pm start.  We thank you in advance for your punctuality.

Membership

Membership fees must be finalised before the commencement of the second week of rehearsals, otherwise you will not be able to participate in the production.

Joining Fee: $15.00; Annual Membership Fee: $20.00.

Performances

Check out the Broadway version as performed at the Tony awards.