The Sound of Music a Huge Success!

Thank you to everyone involved in this years’ production of The Sound of Music.  We have received fantastic feedback from the community about the show.

There are so many people to thank – the production team, cast, orchestra, crew, front of house team, sewers, painters, builders, the committee and all the other people that helped with the show.  No amount of assistance is too small, because every little bit of help made this production the success that it was.

We welcomed many new faces to the stage (and pit).  We hope they continue to love musical theatre as much as we do and come and work with us in the future. For those performers that we’ve seen in our productions before – keep coming back!

Best wishes to those that are moving on to new projects.  We hope we’ll see you soon.

Bursary Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Life Members and Patrons Bursary for 2013 –
Elora Woods and Caitlin Hendrey!
These two talented young ladies will be using the prize to further their development in musical theatre. They are both truly deserving and we wish them well in their future endeavours.

Ticket On Sale Now for The Sound of Music

Get your tickets now for the Devonport Choral Society’s production of the timeless classic The Sound of Music.

Shows:   17, 18, 24, 25, 31 May & 1 June – 8pm,  25 May &1 June – 2pm

Adult: $32.00
Conc: $29.00
Family(2×2):$110.00
Group 10+: $29.00 each

Tickets at the Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre
Ph: 03 6420 2900
W:  www.decc.net.au

The Von Trapp family children’s casts –

This group will feature at Opening Night and the following performances: 17 (opening), 24 & 25 May  &1 June(matinee)

Clancy Leary
Anaïs Woods
Thomas Abblitt
Ellie Rose
Sîan Davies Ranson
Sophie Graham-Jones

This group will feature at Closing Night and the following performances: 18 , 25 (matinee), 31 May & 1 June (Closing)

Gus Viney
Abigail Piscioneri
Theo Viney
Tenika French
Frances O’Rourke
Grace Johnstone

 

 

Rehearsals Underway for Classic Musical

Rehearsals are underway for our 2013 production of The Sound of Music.  While the children had a two day “bootcamp” at the end of the school holidays, the full cast began working on the production last week.

We would appreciate contact from anyone in the community interested in helping out with sets and costumes.  There are already a number of people on board in the teams, but it would be great to be able to share the workload a bit more.  If you are interested contact the Secretary at dev_choral@hotmail.com.

Tickets for The Sound of Music will go on sale March 4.

The Sound of Music – Cast is Announced

After 115+ auditions, call backs for five characters and a mammoth casting session, the production team is very proud to announce the cast for the Devonport Choral Society’s 2013 production of The Sound of Music.

Maria                                     Allison Davies
Captain von Trapp            Brett Budgeon
Max Detweiller                  John Lee-Archer
Elsa Schraeder                  Laura Budgeon
Liesl                                       Elora Woods
Friedrich                             Gus Viney                              Clancy Leary
Louisa                                   Anaïs Woods                        Abigail Piscioneri
Kurt                                       Theo Viney                            Thomas Abblitt
Brigitta                                 Ellie Rose                               Tenika French
Marta                                    Sîan Davies Ranson             Frances O’Rourke
Gretl                                      Sophie Graham-Jones         Grace Johnstone    
Mother Abbess                   Maree Brodzinski
Sister Berthe                       Jennifer Slater
Sister Margaretta              Melanie Woods
Sister Sophia                       Caitlin Hendrey
Franz                                       Rodney O’Rourke
Frau Schmidt/Nun           Elizabeth Viney
Herr Zeller                            Rod Viney
Rolf Gruber                          Glenn Broadby
Baron Elberfeld                  Michael Hendrey
Ursula/Nun                         Olivia Pizzirani-Rand
Admiral von Schreiber    Mark Denny

Nuns
Pip Ray
Miriam Hingston
Jane Foote
Rebecca Reynolds
Nicki Squibb
Erin Travers
Alison Darbyshire
Gráinne Hendrey
Merran Dyer
Olivia Brodzinski
Glenys Lee-Archer
Hannah Lee-Archer
Karen Rose
Gloria Benson
Belinda Donovan

Gentlemen of the ensemble will be announced closer to our season.

Congratulations to all our cast members!  We are looking forward to a fantastic year!

 

A Wealth of Talent at Kid’s Workshop

A fantastic group of keen kids worked with guest Director Keren Smithies, guest vocalist Elizabeth Sandman and the Vocal Director Brett Budgeon in a three hour music and drama workshop.

Honing their skills in the lead up to auditions for The Sound of Music next week, the kids took on three and four part harmonies, got familiar with some of the classic music from the show and learnt some great singing exercises. In the drama session, theatre games helped bring out some terrific acting skills and also gave some added confidence for the upcoming auditions.

These talented youngsters have certainly given Director Emil Djakic a lot to think about as he prepares to audition many of these children for the roles of the Von Trapp family.

Thanks to our great session leaders for a fantastic afternnon of fun and friendship.  Thank you also to the committee members who helped out during the afternoon.

 

THE SOUND OF MUSIC – All sessions for auditions are now full!

 We will be opening up Tuesday 4th December from 6.30pm for further auditions.  This session will be for all ADULT characters + Leisl and Rolf.

Please note, we will not be auditioning children during this session. 

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be part of this classic musical!
Call Maree on 0408 079 805 to book your audition.

The Sound of Music – A Great Turn Out to Our Information Session

Thanks to everyone who came along to our information session for The Sound of Music.  We were delighted with the turn out!

While we had lots of talented boys and girls book in for their auditions, we would like to hear from some more men and women (and also some young men).

If you’d like to book an audition time, please give Maree a call on 0408 079 805.

See below for more information about our upcoming auditions.