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 beginsin 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.