"Spring Awakening" Musical Casting Performers
Theater is thrilled to announce auditions for its next Main Stage production "Spring Awakening". Casting actors. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the details below. About the project: "It is Germany, 1891, a world where the grown-ups hold all the cards. The beautiful young Wendla explores the mysteries of her body and wonders aloud where babies come from... until Mama tells her to shut it and put on a proper dress. Elsewhere, the brilliant and fearless young Melchior interrupts a mind-numbing Latin drill to defend his buddy, Moritz – a boy so traumatized by puberty that he can't concentrate on anything... not that the Headmaster cares. He strikes them both and tells them to turn in their lesson. One afternoon, in a private place in the woods, Melchior and Wendla meet by accident and soon find within themselves a desire unlike anything they've ever felt. As they fumble their way into one another's arms, Moritz flounders and soon fails out of school. When even his one adult friend, Melchior's mother, ignores his plea for help, he is left so distraught that he can't hear the promise of life offered by his outcast friend, Ilse. Naturally, the Headmasters waste no time in pinning the "crime" of Moritz's suicide on Melchior to expel him. And soon, Mama learns that her little Wendla is pregnant. Now the young lovers must struggle against all odds to build a world together for their child." Rate: All roles receive stipend pay and tip share. Additional info: Performers must be fully vaccinated, available for all performances and tech rehearsals. Directors are particularly interested in performers with abilities on musical instruments. Rehearsals begin Monday March 6. Performances April 14-May 7 When applying, please include head-shot, resume, video link & other info. Please submit a video consisting of 32 bars of a musical selection in the style of the show. Please avoid music from the show, however selections do not need to be from musical theatre.
11 roles
Innocent. With every passing day, she grows more curious about the world around her and her changing body. Both vulnerable and a willing participant in her evolution. Explores her newly-found sexuality with Melchior. Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: E3
A smart, headstrong boy who refuses to bow down to society's rules. An atheist and radical student. Struggles with his intense feelings for Wendla and his awakening sexual urges. Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: G2
Melchior's best friend, a troubled student. He desperately tries to please his father, but always seems to disappoint him. His haunting sexual dreams and academic failures eventually drive him to suicidal thoughts. Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: C3
Wendla's best friend. A schoolgirl who tries to stay innocent and pure. Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: E3
A rather narcissistic schoolmate of Melchior's. He is comfortable with his own sexuality and uses his looks and intelligence to captivate Ernst. Optional Doubling as RUPERT. Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: Ab2
A German schoolgirl and Martha's best friend. Optimistic and a bit naive, she has a difficult time understanding Martha's trials. Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: E3
A schoolmate of Melchior's. Naive and easily manipulated, which allows him to fall in love with Hanschen. Optional Doubling as REINHOLD. Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Martha's sister, who was also abused and has run away from home to live in an artists' colony. She reaches out to her old friend Moritz in the last moments of his life. Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: E3
A clumsy schoolmate of Melchoir's. He is overcome with his feelings for his piano teacher. Optional Doubling as DIETER. Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: Ab2
A classmate of Melchior's. He struggles with feelings he considers inappropriate. Optional Doubling as ULBRECHT. Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Plays a variety of rigid adult roles. Characters include: HERR SONNENSTITCH, the boys' teacher; HEADMASTER KNOCHENBRUCH; HERR NEUMANN, Ilse's father; HERR RILOW, Hanschen's father; HERR STEIFEL, Moritz's father; FATHER KAULBACH; DOCTOR VON BRAUSEPULVER; HERR GABOR, Melchior's father; and SCHMIDT. Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: D3
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