Features

We are proud to annouce the production team for UMMTA’s 2012 first semester show TOMMY

Information regarding audition dates will be advised at a later date, but will occur when University Semester starts.

Due to the Christmas and New Year break, UMMTA has decided to extend the Production Team Applications Deadline for Tommy.

However we cannot extend this deadline any further! Applications must be in by midnight on January the 14th 2012.

If you have been thinking about getting involved in student theatre, make 2012 the year of doing! The cast of Tommy and the UMMTA committee would love to have you on board!

Would you like to become part of UMMTA’s next exciting production team for Tommy? Then all you need to do is fill out the form  from the link and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible after the closure of applications.

Synopsis:

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, young Tommy is so traumatised that he loses his ability to speak or to care about life. As his life meanders on in post World War II England, he suffers abuse from sadistic relatives and neighbours. Tommy’s life is saved, however, when he falls in love with pinball. He becomes such an expert at the game that he rises to the stature of an international superstar and inspires youth around the world.

Dates: 27th April – 5th of May 2012

Apply Here

Positions Available are:

• Production Manager
• Production Manager’s Assistant
• Director
• Director’s Assistant
• Musical Director
• Assistant Musical Director
• Vocal Coach
• Rehearsal Pianist
• Choreographer
• Assistant Choreographer
• Ensemble Director
• Technical Director
• Stage Manager
• Assistant Stage Manager
• Lighting Designer
• Lighting Operator
• Sound Designer
• Sound Operator
• Set Designer
• Costume Designer
• Hair and Make Up Designer
• Front of House Manager

If you would like more information about any of the positions that do not have a specific description, please do not hesitate to contact us at contact@ummta.org

Please note: Production Team Applications will close at midnight on the 14th of January 2012.

Apply Here

Announcing UMMTA’s first semester show for 2012, TOMMY for performances between 27th April – 5th of May 2012 in Union Theatre.

If you would like to get involved applications are now open for the production team.

Synopsis:

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, young Tommy is so traumatised that he loses his ability to speak or to care about life. As his life meanders on in post World War II England, he suffers abuse from sadistic relatives and neighbours. Tommy’s life is saved, however, when he falls in love with pinball. He becomes such an expert at the game that he rises to the stature of an international superstar and inspires youth around the world.

Dates: 27th April – 5th of May 2012

Apply here

Cast audition information will be available in the new year.

The Music Theatre Guild of Victoria today announced the list of Nominations and Commendations for Guild Awards to be presented at the annual Bruce Awards Night on December 10th! Congratulations to all those people involved in Curtains and Assassins whose excellent work has been recognised for our 2011 season. The cast of Curtains will be performing the show-stopping number “Show People” on the night, so we recommend you get down to Frankston and show your support – it’s always a fun night! Click here for the Facebook event…

Nomination for Best Musical Direction:
Anthony Cardamone, Curtains

Nomination for Best Choreography:
Lauri Uldrikis, Curtains

Nomination for Best Lighting:
Tim Smith, Curtains

Nomination for Best Male Performer in a Leading Role:
Josiah Lulham – Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, Curtains

Nomination for Best Ensemble Performance:
The cast, Assassins

Commendation for Best Production:
Curtains, UMMTA’s first semester show for 2011

Commendation for Best Direction:
Bradley Dylan, Curtains

Commendation for Best Direction:
Tyson Legg, Assassins

Commendation for Best Female Performer in a Leading Role:
Anna Charalambous – Carmen Bernstein, Curtains

Congratulations to all, and for the nominees, best of luck for the awards presentation!

UMMTA is incredibly excited to present our second semester production for 2011, Sondheim’s Assassins!

UMMTA presents Assassins
Performances 7th – 15th October
Guild Theatre, University of Melbourne

Buy Tickets Now!

Bold, original, surreal, disturbing, thought-provoking and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written. This most American of musicals lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical “revusical” that explores the dark side of the American experience.

From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish rollercoaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and in an intense final scene inspire each other to commit harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.

Presented by the University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by John Weidman
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia

Evening shows 7-8, 12-15 October 2011 at 7:30pm
Matinee Saturday 15 October at 2pm
Guild Theatre, first floor, Union House
University of Melbourne VIC 3052

UMMTA is very excited to announce the cast list for its Semester 2 show for 2011, Sondheim’s Assassins. We were amazed at the number of talented auditionees – so thanks to everyone that gave it a try, and we hope that you’ll all choose to audition for UMMTA productions in the future!

Join UMMTA as we feature the talent of past performers and new friends alike in a night of musical theatre shenaniganery! Old favourites and new treats have been selected for your listening pleasure, with funds raised going towards the staging of UMMTA’s exciting Semester Two production, Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins!

Two nights only:
Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th August, starting 8:00pm
Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase from 7:30pm
Brunswick Town Hall, 233 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
All tickets just $15, available at the door

Featuring songs from NEXT TO NORMAL, WICKED, HAIRSPRAY, SWEENEY TODD, PARADE, THE PRODUCERS, and many more, and the talents of:

Audition bookings are now open for UMMTA’s Semester 2 show for 2011, Assassins!

Bold, original, surreal, disturbing, thought-provoking and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written. This most American of musicals lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical “revusical” that explores the dark side of the American experience.

From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish rollercoaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and in an intense final scene inspire each other to commit harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.

Auditions will be held at the following times:

 
For more information, please see the attached audition pack. Book your audition online today – get in quick, because appointments will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis!

UMMTA – Assassins – Audition Pack

Click here to book your audition now!

UMMTA is very excited to announce the production team for its Semester 2 show for 2011, Assassins: