Audition Information:

Fountain Square Players (FSP) will be conducting auditions for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay, music by Gene de Paul and Joel Hirschhorn, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Al Kasha, and Joel Hirshhorn, and directed by Heather Bitterling on April 19 and 22, 2010 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.  Auditions begin at 6:00 – 8:00 PM. The show calls for a large cast.  Please bring a song and be prepared to sing.  An accompanist will be provided.  Performances will take place at Western Kentucky University’s Van Meter Hall located on Western Kentucky University’s campus.  Dates and Times: June 17 through 19, beginning at 8:00 PM, and June 20 (2010), beginning at 3:00 PM.  Help will also be needed with set construction, costumes, props and stage crew, so even if you are not interested in auditioning, please come sign up to help with other aspects of the production.

Synopsis:

Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife.  He convinces Milly to marry him that same day.  They return to his backwoods home.  Only then does she discover he has six brothers – all living in his cabin.  Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own.  Then after reading about the Roman capture of the Sabine women, Adam develops an inspired solution to his brothers’ loneliness.  The show is fun, fast-paced, sometimes raucous, sometimes sweet, and always entertaining.  With seven great songs, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers proves to be a lusty, mirthful, girl-stealing musical! 

Writers Guild of America says, “Best written American musical”. The show received an Oscar for best music and scoring of a musical.