DramaTech is pleased to announce auditions for its spring musical
Spring Awakening
Wednesday, January 15 and Friday, January 17 from 7 – 10 pm
Ferst Center Dressing Room
(please follow the signs from the entrance of the Ferst Center or DramaTech to locate the entrance)
Acting and Vocal Auditions Only
Acting Audition
Auditionees should familiarize themselves with one of the two sides, choosing to read for one of the following characters: Melchior, Wendla, Moritz, or Ilse.
Vocal Audition
Auditionees should prepare one of the five excerpts from the show. Select the one that best shows your voice rather than focusing on which character sings the song.
Excerpt 1
The Dark I Know Well m. 7 – 37
OBC: 0:15 – 1:21
Accompaniment: 0:13 7-beat intro (count 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3”you say”), 0:17 enter
Excerpt 2
Mama Who Bore Me m. 3 – 19
OBC: 0:36 – 1:39
Accompaniment: 0:04 (feels like a) 4-bar intro, 0:11 enter
Excerpt 3
The Mirror-Blue Night m. 29 – 45
OBC: 1:14 – 2:02
Accompaniment: 1:20 7-beat intro (count 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3 “and the whispers of fear”), 1:14 enter
Excerpt 4
Don’t Do Sadness m. 19 – 54
OBC: 0:34 – 1:40
Accompaniment: 0:29 4-bar intro, 0:38 enter
Excerpt 5
Song of Purple Summer m. 13 – 26
OBC: 0:22 – 1:22
Accompaniment: 0:13 (feels like a) 4-bar intro, 0:22 enter
Note: the lyrics in the libretto are different from the lyrics on the original cast recording. You’ll start singing “and heaven waits, so close it seems” where the original cast recording says “but still it says, the butterfly sings.” Please use the lyrics printed in the libretto!
You Can Find All Sheet Music Here
Audition Time Sign Up Form
Please be sure to read these important notes about the auditions from the directing team.
CALLBACKS
Wednesday, January 22 from 6 – 10 pm
Location TBA
Dance Call, Acting, and Vocal Callbacks