THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Posted on: 02/08/23
![]() Casting Director: Apply to view! Company/Link: Apply to view! Client/Artist: Apply to view! Casting Location: Apply to view! Shoot Location: Apply to view! Shoot Date: Apply to view! Casting Date: Apply to view! Day Rate: Apply to view! Usage Rate: Apply to view! Usage - Type: Apply to view! Usage - Length of Time: Apply to view! Usage - Location: Apply to view! Job Type: Apply to view! Union Status: Apply to view! Categories/Roles: MARIA RAINER 20-35 / Female / All Ethnicities Musical theatre mix/soprano (briefly to high Gb in “Goatherd”). Moves well. Guitar playing skills a plus! A postulant at Nonnberg Abbey – young, free spirited, warm, gentle and kind with much determination. CAPTAIN GEORG VON TRAPP 30-45 / Male / All Ethnicities Baritone, moves well. Guitar playing skills a plus! A retired Austrian naval captain. Polished, yet very military in the way he runs his life to repress his sadness over the death of his wife; underneath, he is warm, understanding, and determined. MAX DETWEILLER 35-55 / Male / All Ethnicities Baritone or low tenor, moves well. Charming and vital; a man of sophistication who enjoys the good life; true and loyal friend to the von Trapp family ELSA SCHRADER 30-45 / Female / All Ethnicities Mezzo soprano, moves well. A baroness of taste and elegance, sophisticated, dignified and mature. MOTHER ABBESS 40-65 / Female / All Ethnicities Excellent legit soprano, wide vocal range, must have solid exposed high Ab. Strong actress. Motherly, understanding, strong and authoritative, but kind. LIESL VON TRAPP 16-20 / Female / All Ethnicities Mezzo soprano, not a belter, Moves well. Adult to play 16. The oldest child, blossoming into a young woman. She has a maternal edge to her and cares very deeply for her younger siblings. SISTER BERTHE 25-40 / Female / All Ethnicities Alto, moves well. A featured nun, who needs a legit voice. Mistress of Novices, prudish, straight laced with a quick tongue, she is less tolerant than other nuns. SISTER MARGARETTA 25-40 / Female / All Ethnicities Mezzo, moves well. A featured nun, who needs a legit voice. Mistress of Postulants, very kind, understanding and concerned. SISTER SOPHIA 25-40 / Female / All Ethnicities Strong soprano, moves well. A featured nun, who needs a legit voice. Neither demanding nor critical, sticks with the rules FRAU SCHMIDT 30-55 / Female / All Ethnicities Strong soprano or mezzo for doubling as nun. The housekeeper, stoic, very little personality; she does her job efficiently but without affection. Strong and somewhat dominating. ROLF GRUBER 17-20 / Male / All Ethnicities Low tenor/high baritone, moves well. He starts as an intimidated telegram delivery boy and changes into a young man with military power. He is Liesl’s suitor; very pleasant yet somewhat aggressive. HERR ZELLER 30-50 / Male / All Ethnicities High baritone. He is stern and unsmiling; a Nazi sympathizer whose primary concern is to see that everyone toes the line; FRANZ 50-60 / Male / All Ethnicities Baritone. He is the Butler with a dry wit and a sense of humor. He can be rather formal but not without spirit. MALE ENSEMBLE 20-50 / Male / All Ethnicities Includes high-society neighbors of Captain von Trapp, soldiers and contestants in the festival concert. All must be excellent singers. Understudies may be cast from the ENSEMBLE. FEMALE ENSEMBLE 20-50 / Female / All Ethnicities Includes nuns, high-society neighbors of Captain von Trapp, soldiers and contestants in the festival concert. All must be excellent singers. Understudies may be cast from the ENSEMBLE. ![]() |