Time Travelling With Old Friends...
AUDITIONS for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG coming soon at The School of Performing Arts!
Don't miss this opportunity to perform this show!!

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - in concert!
Stephen Sondheim's & George Furth's touching musical, for grades 8 - 12 at
The School of Performing Arts. Directed by the outstanding team
of Ross Berkley, Carrie Bramlett and Ray Frewen!

AUDITIONS:
Monday, March 5th 7:00 - 8:00pm and
Tuesday, March 6 7:00 - 8:30pm.
Auditions by Appointment Only
Appointments taken beginning February 8th at the SPA Office.
Audition Requirements: Be Prepared to Sing 32-48 bars of a Sondheim song,
accompanist provided.

Rehearsals:
Monday or Tuesday evenings and
Saturday mornings or Sunday afternoons
March 10 - June 2, flexible schedules
(read: you can do this & your school musical!).
Performance(s) the weekend of June 2, 2012

Concert Style is HOT (check out New York's City Center's Encores! opened Merrily just last week!)
and will allow performers to work closely and professionally, truly digging into the text
of Sondheim's piece, so rich with characters, scenes, stories and beautiful music -
truly Time Travelling Backward - with 'Old Friends'!

Working alongside a professional orchestra, actors will perform the weekend of June 2, 2012.
Stephen Sondheim and George Furth expertly blend the excitement and energy of a backstage musical
with a poignant and emotional contemporary story about the importance of staying true to one's ideals.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG is a show that crackles with the wit, humor and
intensity that embody the spirit of New York City. With a brilliant "Broadway-style" score
and that deep insight one expects from any Sondheim endeavor, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
is a spirited and moving cautionary tale for anyone who has ever pursued a dream. It charts
the rise of a songwriting team during the years of Sondheim's own young career, and includes
some of his most brilliant and bruising songs, including "Not a Day Goes By," "Old Friends,"
"Our Time" and "Opening Doors."

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG begins in the present and moves
backwards, tracing the lives of wealthy, jaded composer Franklin Shepard and his two
estranged friends through each milestone of their personal and professional lives (good and bad).
The show ends with a touch of rueful irony, as the three best friends at the start of their careers
face a bright future: young, talented and enthusiastic about the worlds waiting to be conquered.

There is a cost associated with this performance workshop.