LYTE’s 2025 Alumni Main Stage Musical Auditions
SPRING AWAKENING
Book & Lyrics by Steven Slater
Music by Duncan Sheika
Auditions for Spring Awakening are open to any former LYTE participants of any LYTE program.
Director: Ruth Noonan
Music Director: Angela Southern
Stage Manager: Rachael Billington
Performance Dates: June 27-29, 2025 at The Palace Theatre
Audition Dates: Monday February 17th & Tuesday February 18th, 6pm-9:30pm. Callbacks Friday February 21 at The Annex
Audition Location: The Palace Theatre, 710 Dundas Street, London ON
Auditions times by appointment only. To audition, please contact Ruth Noonan at lyte@palacetheatreartscommons.ca
Virtual submissions will also be accepted. Please contact Ruth for further information on how to submit an audition tape.
Audition Information
Please perform a pop/rock song from a contemporary musical (NOT Spring Awakening) that highlights your vocal range and acting abilities.
Examples (not exclusive): Rent, Jagged Little Pill, American Idiot, Jesus Christ Superstar, Moulin Rouge, & Juliet, Tick Tick Boom, Dear Evan Hansen, Heathers, Next to Normal, etc
Rehearsal Information
Rehearsals begin May 4th and will take place on Sundays/Mondays/Wednesdays from 7pm-10pm
Tech Week Rehearsals: Sunday June 22- Thursday June 26
Play Synopsis:
The winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, told by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater through what Entertainment Weekly called, “the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade,” Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with a poignancy and passion that is illuminating and unforgettable. The landmark musical is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock and roll that is exhilarating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years. Join this group of late nineteenth century German students on their passage as the navigate teenage self-discovery and coming of age anxiety in a powerful celebration of youth and rebellion in the daring, remarkable Spring Awakening.
CONTENT WARNING:
Spring Awakening deals with intense subject matters, sexual content, explicit language, and themes of abuse and oppression. Please familiarize yourself with the production prior to auditioning.
Character Descriptions:
MALE ROLES:
Melchior
Vocal Range: G2-G4 (baritenor)
Atheist, radical and highly intelligent who refuses to bow down to society’s rules. A free thinker, his parents allow him to read whatever he wants so he is educated in other topics his school don’t teach him, such as religion and sexual reproduction. He is aggravated by the oppression and close-mindedness of this world. Cynical, confident and disheartened.
Moritz
Vocal Range: B2-A4 (Tenor)
Melchior’s best friend. Highly troubled young man who can never impress his father, despite his best efforts. His haunting sexual dreams and academic pressures eventually drive him to suicidal thoughts. Volatile, emotional and loyal.
Hanschen
Vocal Range: C3-A4 (Baritenor)
Easily the most comfortable with his sexuality in this group of boys. He uses this to seduce Ernst. Narcissistic, touchy-feely and over-confident.
Ernst
Vocal Range: C3-A4 (Tenor)
Young and naïve gay classmate who struggles with his sexuality in this oppressive school. Falls in love with Hanschen. Shy, tentative and longing.
Georg
Vocal Range: Ab2- A4 (baritenor)
Clumsy boy in lust with his piano teacher. Bumbling, nervy and comical.
Otto
Vocal Range: C3- B4 (baritenor)
Schoolmate confused by his inappropriate sexual fantasies. Boisterous, loud and ambitious.
Adult Man
Vocal Range F4- D3
Plays a variety of adult roles including teachers, fathers, and doctors.
FEMALE ROLES
Wendla
Vocal Range: G3- E5 (Mezzo 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 about her body. Both vulnerable and a willing participant in her evolution. Innocent, vulnerable and curious.
Ilse
Vocal Range: G3-E5
Abused by her father, she ran away from home to live in an artist’s colony. Grew up very close friends with Melchior, Moritz and Wendla. Reaches out to Moritz in his last moments. Free-spirited, wistful and wise.
Martha
Vocal Range: G3-E5
She faces constant physical and sexual abuse from her father, which her mother ignores. She harbours a crush for Moritz. Strong-willed, melancholy and optimistic.
Thea
Vocal Range: A3-E5
Wendla’s best friend. A schoolgirl who tries to stay innocent and pure. Naïve, optimistic and afraid.
Anna
Vocal Range: A3- C5
Martha’s best friend. Uses her naivety to ignore the trials of Martha’s life. Oblivious, sweet and afraid.
Adult Woman
Vocal Range: A4- D3
Plays a variety of adult roles including various mothers and teachers.