Upstage
Ages 16-19- Spring Awakening
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September 14- January 18
No Rehearsal Thanksgiving or Christmas week
Auditions: Thursday, September 8th, 5:00-7:00
Saturday, September 10th, 2:00-5:00
Rehearsals: Wednesdays 6:30-9:00 and
Some Sundays times TBD
SHOW DATES: JANUARY 19, 20, 21st
150$ participation fee. 50$ deposit required
AUDITION ONLY
The Daly Theater @ THE SPACE, 56 Island Street, Lawrence
Directed by Linda Schoonmaker.
Upstage is an opportunity for older teens to explore a show with mature themes. Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood, looking at mortality and sexuality with the thrill of rock and roll music.
This production is audition only. Not everyone will be cast. A $50 deposit is required to secure your audition space but will be refunded if not cast.
For auditions, please prepare 16 measures of a musical theater song of choice. Sheet music will be required at the audition. When choosing a song, consider the style of the show and the range of the character you are auditioning for. Cold readings will be done from the script.
Due to the subject matter, anyone under 18 that is cast will need a waiver signed by a parent or guardian.
Those of you interested in participating in both UPSTAGE and our MAINSTAGE class for grades 8-12 – Please do! There will be no scheduling conflicts between these two productions!
Commitment is very important to us, so participants will be asked to sign an agreement stating their understanding of our commitment policy. At our audition, please provide a list of any KNOWN conflicts during our rehearsal period.
Wendla: 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.
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.
Martha
A schoolgirl who faces constant physical abuse from her father. She harbors a secret crush towards Moritz.
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.
Thea
Wendla's best friend. A schoolgirl who tries to stay innocent and pure.
Hanschen
A rather narcissistic schoolmate of Melchior's. He is comfortable with his own sexuality and uses his looks and intelligence to captivate Ernst.
Anna
A German schoolgirl and Martha's best friend. Optimistic and a bit naive, she has a difficult time understanding Martha's trials.
Ernst
A schoolmate of Melchior's. Naive and easily manipulated, which allows him to fall in love with Hanschen.
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.
Georg
A clumsy schoolmate of Melchoir's. He is overcome with his feelings for his piano teacher.
Otto
A classmate of Melchior's. He struggles with feelings he considers inappropriate.
ADDITIONAL ROLES: Students, and various adult roles( can be played by older cast members) FRAU BERGMAN, Wendla's mother; FRAULEIN KNUPPELDICK; FRAULEIN GROSSEBUSTENHALTER; FRAU GABOR, Melchior's mother; and FRAU BESSELL, 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.