Good Neighbors Theatre plans to produce The Sound of Music in October, directed by Melva Nunnery, with musical direction by Kathy Hicks, and choreography by Amanda Hatfield.

Auditions are scheduled for Monday July 28 and Tuesday July 29 at Good Neighbors Theatre on Highway 111 at 6:00 PM each evening.

GNT is pleased to announce Peoples Bank and Trust of Pickett County as Corporate Sponsor of the 2014-2015 Season with a blockbuster production as the first play of the season. Partial production funding is also being provided by a Community Foundation of Tennessee Grant.

This will be a huge production of an immensely popular play and a great opportunity for new people to take the stage.

The production requires a lot of people to fill a very large cast.

Even if you’ve never been on stage before, there are many places for extras with non singing roles. We will also need a large group of nuns who will sing together and can be ladies of any age.

Auditions are for all of the following parts (note that for the ages suggested, you only need to look around that age, not necessarily be that age).

Also anyone interested in helping with set construction, costumes, props, helping with behind the scenes, and helping with the children during the production, please also attend auditions or contact Melva Nunnery at 931-864-3515 or rnunnery@twlakes.net. Keep up with Good Neighbors Theatre on the GNT Facebook page.

CHARACTERS: Maria Rainer – a Postulant at Nonnberg Abbey; The Mother Abbess; Sister Berthe – Mistress of Novices; Sister Margaretta – Mistress of Postulants; Sister Sophia; Captain Georg von Trapp; Franz – the butler (non-singing); Frau Schmidt – the housekeeper (non-singing); Liesl von Trapp – age 16; Friedrich von Trapp – age 14; Louisa von Trapp – age 13; Kurt von Trapp – age 10; Brigitta von Trapp – age 9; Marta von Trapp – age 7; Gretl von Trapp – the youngest (age 5); Rolf Gruber – age 17; Elsa Schraeder; Ursalla (non-singing – very small part); Max Detweiler; Herr Zeller (non-singing); Frau Zeller (non-singing); Baron Elberfeld (non-singing); Baroness Elberfeld (non-singing); A new Postulant; Admiral von Schreiber (non-singing); Neighbors of Captain von Trapp (Waltzers); Nuns, Novices, and Postulants (Nuns Chorus)’ Contestants at the Festival Concert and SS Men (Extras).

This play is a classic and favorite of many. The final collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. The motion picture version remains the most popular movie musical of all time.