The Sound of
Music Opens
June 13 !!!!!!

The hills are alive with the sound of music...the hills of Tennessee that is! Arts in McNairy brings the 2007-2008 theatre season to a grand finale with four performances of the most beloved musical of all time, Rogers and Hammerstein’s, The Sound of Music. Show times are 7:30 PM Friday June 13 and Saturday June 14. Two matinee performances are scheduled at 2:00 PM, Saturday June 14 and Sunday June 15. Tickets will only be available at the door for $8.00 each. All performances will be at the McNairy Central High School Little Theatre 493 High School Road in Selmer, TN.

The cast includes a great mix of local and regional talent with Jennifer Chambers and Dr. Richard Strachan taking on the lead roles as Maria and Captain Von Trapp. Catherine Bailey, Dillon Rorie, Emily Pitts, Sarah Rininger, Jordan Rickman, Ana Grace Ashe and Sarah Catherine O’Connell are cast as the Von Trapp Children while Patty Cook and Thomas Elam portray the Mother Abbess and Rolf. Some 40 other local performers round out a spectacular support cast.

The Sound of Music concludes what has been the most successful theatre season for AiM to date, boasting record audiences and generating more audition interest than expected. The season has involved over 400 cast and crew members from McNairy and surrounding counties and will have entertained more than 3,000 theatre goers before the final curtain falls on June 15. Needless to say, next year’s lineup is highly anticipated and the Performing Arts Committee plans to release 2008-09 season information at the June 13 opening of The Sound of Music.

The Sound of Music Cast List......Drum Roll Please!

Congratulations to one and all for a wonderful three days of auditions. Director Bryan Essary says this is one of the most challenging shows he has ever cast. As it turns out, that is a good problem to have! The difficulty was not in filling the roles with capable people but in narrowing down an extremely gifted field of performers to a cast of less than fifty. You are all to be commended for an excellent job.

Please note that the first cast meeting and read through will be 6:00 PM, Monday, May 5 at First Baptist Church in Selmer. Further information will be available about costuming, rehearsal schedules, tee shirts etc. at that meeting. Everyone who appears on the cast list below should make plans to attend.

If, for some reason, you are unable to accept a role or have further questions, please email Bryan at: performingarts@artsinmcnairy.com If you didn't get cast this time don't be discouraged! It doesn't mean that you had a bad audition. Sometimes cast size, age requirements and other factors prevent us from casting great performers. Keep up the good work and try again next time! We appreciate your efforts!

Thanks again to everyone for supporting local community theatre by auditioning for Arts in McNairy's production of The Sound of Music!

The Sound of Music Cast

Maria Rainer: Jennifer Chambers
Mother Abbess: Patty Cook
Sister Berthe: Christie Carmack
Sister Margaretta: Cathy Wood
Sister Sophia: Heather Ashe
Franz: Josh Steen
Frau Schmidt: Mary Ann Pope
Leisel: Catherine Bailey
Fredrich: Dillon Rorie
Louisa: Emily Pitts
Brigitta: Sarah Rininger
Kurt: Jordan Rickman
Marta: Ana Grace Ashe
Gretl: Sarah Catherine O’Connell
Captain von Trapp: Dr. Richard Strachan
Rolf: Thomas Elam
Elsa Shraider: Joanna Pitts
Max Detweiller: Tom Cook
Herr Zeller: Randall Rininger
Frauline Zeller: Emily Steen
Baron Elberfeld: Seth Rininger
Baroness Elberfeld: Hillary Mead
Admiral von Schrieber: Camron Miller

Postulants:
Andrea Channell
Anna Graham
Cortney McDaniel
Allie Pitts

Nuns:
April Essary
Hannah Forsythe
Amy Goodman
Tammy Gullett
Laura Hardin
Emilie Johnson
Carrie Lewis
Elizabeth Matlock
Jana Rae’ Matlock
Hannah Mead
Hillary Mead
Rita Srachan
Tracie Whitaker
Eva Williams

Soldiers (Stage Crew):
Kevin Binger
Ryan Davis
Chaston Donahoe
Payden Donahoe
Robert Kirk Lee
Caleb McClean
Roger Pitchford
Christopher Moore

Goat Hearder Dance Ensemble:
Cameron Miller
Hillary Mead
Eva Williams
Roger Pilchford
Kevin Binger
Ryan Davis
Elizabeth Matlock
April Essary
Emilie Johnson
Caleb McLean
Kaitlyn Garrison
Anna Graham
Jennifer Threadgill

Guests for the ball and concert contestants to be chosen from the cast.