Casting Teenagers for "Spring Awakening" Show
Summer 2025 musical: "Spring Awakening". Seeking students ages 13-18 for performances. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Additional info: This production will be utilizing a set of MTI-approved changes to the script which make the show more suitable to be performed by young actors. Rehearsals - Late July/August 2025 (to be built around the vacation schedules of the cast) Tech - August 11-14 Shows - August 15th and 16th Cast Fee. Please be honest about conflicts- we are happy to work around vacations, summer intensives, and other conflicts for actors who are dependable and professional. Auditionees should prepare 32 bars (or 1 minute) of a musical theatre or alternative rock song in the style of the show (please no songs from Spring Awakening). Please bring a track, an accompanist will not be provided. Be prepared to learn a short dance combination. Callbacks will be by invitation only and will include reading from the script and singing from the show. Please note that Spring Awakening contains mature themes and content. All cast members will need signed permission slips prior to attending the first rehearsal. Please discuss the content with your guardian prior to auditioning. If interested, please apply.
13 roles
(Pop Soprano) A sweet but naive young girl who is trapped in her family’s unwillingness to teach her about the adult world, but with every passing day, she grows bolder and more curious.
(Pop Soprano/Belter) A misguided young girl who runs away from home to live in an artists’ colony. Kind and resilient while also broken and stuck in a cycle of abuse. There is a strong emotional connection between Ilse and Moritz.
(Alto/Belter) One of Wendla’s friends who is abused by her father, and keeps the worst of the abuse to herself. She has a crush on Moritz, and is chastised by the other girls for it.
(Mezzo-Soprano) A kind school girl and Martha’s best friend. She is more aware of injustice than the other girls and recognizes that what happens to Wendla is wrong.
(Alto) A confrontational school girl and Wendla’s best friend. Outwardly believes the adults but secretly questions the blind faith demanded of her. Does not want to rock the boat.
(Bari-Tenor) A headstrong, smart and charismatic schoolboy. He knows much more than the others and is able to see the corruption in society. His radical points of view about most things are correct but misunderstood. He falls in love with Wendla.
(Tenor) Melchior’s intense and nervous best friend. He has an overwhelming confusion relating to sexual feelings, which seems comedic at first, but quickly develops into a serious issue for him. Highly sensitive and aware of his inability to fit into the system.
(Tenor) A cunning and attractive schoolboy, who manipulates the other students, especially Ernst, whom he seduces. Like Melchior, he also appears to be very intelligent, but uses his knowledge in favor of the system.
(Bari-Tenor) A sweet and naive classmate. He is Hänschen’s love interest. This role requires stage intimacy.
(Tenor) A schoolboy and friend of Melchoir.
(Bari-Tenor) A schoolboy and friend of Melchoir.
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