Spring Awakening
Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
Presented by Lakeside Community Theatre
Director: Katlyn Snader (She/Her)
Music Director: Sydney Barber (He/Him)
Choreographer: Nicole Carrano (She/Her)
Intimacy Director & Fight Choreographer: Carlo Aceytuno (He/Him)
Set Design: Keegan Arnold (He/Him)
Costume Design: Erika Durham (She/Her)
Sound Design: Daniel Bergeron (He/Him)
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.
Each day from 7:30-10 pm
Lakeside Community Theatre
6303 Main Street
The Colony, TX 75056
May 17, 2023 (invitation only)
Beginning Jun. 5, 2023
Aug. 11 – Sep. 2, 2023
- In-Person Auditions: You may sign up for an audition appointment at the link below. Walk-ins are welcome, but priority will be given to auditioners with appointments.
- Video Auditions: If you are unable to attend in-person auditions, please fill out the Google form at the link below. Please include a video of your singing audition at the bottom of the Google form. Forms are due no later than 11:59 pm on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
- Content Warning: This show features themes of intense intimacy and violence, including suicide. This production requires staged intimacy and staged violence. LCT is committed to bringing a qualified professional to handle the stage combat and staged intimacy for the safety of the actors.
- Casting requirements: 18+
- Please prepare 45-60 seconds of a song from or in the style of the show. An accompanist and Bluetooth speaker will be provided. No tracks with background vocals or acapella auditions, please!
- Please bring a Headshot and Resume if available.
- Callbacks will be in-person by invitation only. Auditioners should be prepared to sing from the show and participate in a dance audition. Please wear jazz shoes or sneakers and clothing you can move comfortably in!
- Wendla – Innocent. With every passing day, she grows more curious about the world around her and her changing body. She is both vulnerable and a willing participant in her evolution. Explores her newly-found sexuality with Melchior.
Gender: Female-presenting
Age: 18-25
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: E3 - Melchior – 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.
Gender: Male-presenting
Age: 18-25
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: G2 - Martha – A schoolgirl who faces constant physical abuse from her father. She harbors a secret crush on Moritz.
Gender: Female-presenting
Age: 18-25
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: E3 - Moritz – 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.
Gender: Male-presenting
Age: 18-25
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C3 - Thea – Wendla’s best friend. A schoolgirl who tries to stay innocent and pure.
Gender: Female-presenting
Age: 18-25
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: E3 - Hanschen – A rather narcissistic schoolmate of Melchior’s. He is comfortable with his own sexuality and uses his looks and intelligence to captivate Ernst. Doubles as RUPERT.
Gender: Male-presenting
Age: 18-25
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: Ab2 - Anna – A German schoolgirl and Martha’s best friend. Optimistic and a bit naive, she has a difficult time understanding Martha’s trials.
Gender: Female-presenting
Age: 18-25
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range – bottom: E3 - Ernst – A schoolmate of Melchior’s. Naive and easily manipulated, which allows him to fall in love with Hanschen. Doubles as REINHOLD.
Gender: Male-presenting
Age: 18-25
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2 - Ilse – 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.
Gender: Female-presenting
Age: 18-25
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: E3 - Georg – A clumsy schoolmate of Melchior’s. He is overcome with his feelings for his piano teacher. Doubles as DIETER.
Gender: Male-presenting
Age: 18-25
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: Ab2 - Otto – A classmate of Melchior’s. He struggles with feelings he considers inappropriate.
Doubles as ULBRECHT.
Gender: Male-presenting
Age: 18-25
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: Ab2 - Adult Woman* – Plays a variety of rigid adult roles. Characters include FRAU BERGMAN, Wendla’s mother; FRAULEIN KNUPPELDICK; FRAULEIN GROSSEBUSTENHALTER; FRAU GABOR, Melchior’s mother; and FRAU BESSELL, Martha’s mother.
Gender: Female-presenting
Age: 40-60
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: D3 - Adult Man* – 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.
Gender: Male-presenting
Age: 40-60
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: D3
*Note: The Adult Female and Adult Male roles may be split to include two actors in each role.
- Stipend
