https://www.backstage.com/casting/spring-awakening-3179390/
'Spring Awakening'
Paid
Union
Musical
Seeking talent from New York City, NY
About the project
COMPANY DETAILS
Our Junk Limited Liability Company
Steven Sater, book-lyrics; Duncan Sheik, music; Danya Taymor, dir.; Celia Rowlson-Hall, choreo.; Or Matias, music supervisor; Greg Nobile, Seaview, prod.; Jonathan Whitton, Seaview, general mgr.; Xavier Rubiano, CSA and Peter Van Dam, CSA, casting dirs.; Adam Cole Klepper, assoc. music dir.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Casting Equity chorus singers and dancers for "Spring Awakening" based on the play by Frank Wedekind. Note that some roles may have potential nudity.
Roles in this project
ACTORS & PERFORMERS
Martha
Chorus / Ensemble. 18+
18+ to play younger. A survivor. A seemingly composed young woman who is enduring sexual abuse at home. Has to carry the secret that shouldn't belong to her. Lives in fear of being cast out.
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.
Thea
Chorus / Ensemble. 18+
18+ to play younger. A fresh-faced, trusting young woman. Has drunk society’s Kool-Aid. Trusts the system.
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.
Anna
Chorus / Ensemble. 18+
18+ to play younger. Strong, empathetic, resilient. In some ways, the protective older sister of the other girls. Sees things for what they are, a witness.
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.
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Hanschen
Chorus / Ensemble. 18+
18+ to play younger. A handsome, sly seducer. A budding capitalist who knows how to work the system to his advantage. Knows what he wants and is accustomed to getting it.
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.
Ernst
Chorus / Ensemble. 18+
18+ to play younger. A pure-hearted young queer boy in the repressed, no-nonsense world of a 19th century German village. Filled with desire and terrified.
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.
Otto
Chorus / Ensemble. 18+
18+ to play younger. A good-natured schoolboy. Struggles privately with his desires, worried that they are inappropriate, can only express them through song.
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.
Georg
Chorus / Ensemble. 18+
18+ to play younger. One of the guys. Consumed by adolescent desire for his buttoned-down piano teacher. A funny, chaotic, messy teenage boy.
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.
Dates & Locations
Rehearsals begin Oct. 19; runs Nov. 27, 2026-Feb. 15, 2027 at Studio Seaview in NYC. Note: 12.5 weeks from first preview with possibility of future extensions.
Compensation & Contract
Martha: Chorus / Ensemble
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
Thea: Chorus / Ensemble
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
Anna: Chorus / Ensemble
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
Hanschen: Chorus / Ensemble
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
Ernst: Chorus / Ensemble
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
Otto: Chorus / Ensemble
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
Georg: Chorus / Ensemble
Rate: $1,153 / week (no duration provided)
Additional: Pays $1153/wk. Equity Off Broadway (Tier C) contract.
Key Details
Auditions:
Pearl Studios (500), 500 8th Ave., New York City, NY, 10018-6504
Equity Chorus Call
Jun 26, 2026: 10:00 AM EDT
singers; lunch, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Equity Chorus Call
Jun 26, 2026: 2:30 PM EDT
singers
Equity Chorus Call
Jun 30, 2026: 10:00 AM EDT
dancers; lunch, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Equity Chorus Call
Jun 30, 2026: 2:30 PM EDT
dancers
Seeking talent from New York City, NY
Special Instructions:
Singers holding room at Studio 1204. Dancers holding room at Studio 1214. ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Singers prepare 32-bars of a song of your choice and bring your book in case the production needs to hear a contrasting second piece. The music should lean in the style of indie/alternative rock or folk. The vocal world of the show is contemporary and pure, with an emphasis on honest storytelling and non-presentational delivery. Successful candidates will have the ability to alternate between complete straight-tone and light vibrato, with an ample dynamic vocal range. Eager to discover unique voices that embody the rich musical world of the piece. Bring a headshot and resume stapled together. An accompanist will be provided.
Dancers should be prepared to dance barefoot or in socks. Bring knee pads. In case you’re asked to stay and sing, prepare 16-32 bars of a song of your choice and bring your book. The music should lean in the style of indie/alternative rock or folk. The vocal world of the show is contemporary and pure, with an emphasis on honest storytelling and nonpresentational delivery. Successful candidates will have the ability to alternate between complete straight tone and light vibrato, with an ample dynamic vocal range. Eager to discover unique voices that embody the rich musical world of the piece. Bring a headshot and resume stapled together. An accompanist will be provided.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
