Auditions

Audition means "Opportunity!"

General auditions for the WUT production of Spring Awakening will be held on  Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 6:00 pm in the Pelton Theatre building. Please review the audition requirements, below, and plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your audition time. 

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All Majors, Minors and Scholarship holders must fill out the Tech Position form, regardless of emphasis. This means Theatre students auditioning for the play will need to fill out both forms:

 AUDITION FORM "Spring Awakening"

TECH POSITION FORM "Spring Awakening"

Note: The Audition Form and the Technical Form both must be filled out and signed by Monday, August 24, 2026. We will have paper copies available at the door if you are unable to submit the digital form in advance. Please also remember to bring a hard copy of your resume and headshot. Forms submitted late will not be considered and you will be assigned an open position. Production position preferences listed on this form will be considered but can't be guaranteed.

Before auditions, please read our Disclosure Forms regarding expectations and play content. It is important to be aware of what is required of each role. Once cast, you may not choose to decline a role. If you need to decline a production position, please contact the theatre management production team to work through conflicts or be reassigned. 

Audition Information

Auditions will be held at the Pelton Theatre on the campus of Willamette University.

General auditions: Tuesday, August 25, 2026

• 5:45 pm: Arrive at Pelton Theatre. You will receive an individual audition timeslot.
• 6:00 pm: Auditions begin.

Callbacks

• Thursday, August 27, 2026 • 6:00 - 10:30 pm

Audition Requirements

For your audition, please prepare:

• A 60-90 second monologue
• 30 seconds of a karaoke-style sing along performance. Please prepare your choice of song fromthis list ONLY. You will sign along to the pre-recorded accompaniment. Please memorize the lyrics to your 30-second section, as lyrics will not be provided at the audition. We are hoping you'll sell the song with the energy and presence of 00s classics like "Ocean Avenue (Yellowcard)" or "Misery Business (Paramour)."

Callbacks will take place on Thursday, August August 27, 2026, at PM in the Pelton Theatre building.Callbacks will include scene readings with the director, singing with the music director and a dance call. Please wear clothes and shoes that you can move in, and a water bottle. You will be taught a short combo to assess dance ability. If you are interested in being dance captain, or vocal captain, please express that interest on the audition form. 

About the Play

SPRING AWAKENING: A MUSICAL
Book and Lyrics By: Steven Slater
Music By: Duncan Sheik

Directed By: Jonathan Cole
Music Directed By: Makenna Green
Choreographed By: Megan Swanson

October 30 - November 15, 2026

Set against the rigid backdrop of 19th-century Germany, Spring Awakening follows young Wendla, Melchior, and Moritz as they navigate the confusing mysteries of adulthood, morality, and sexuality. When their growing desires collide with a repressive society, they spark a journey of self-discovery that is as heartbreaking as it is exhilarating. The musical is adapted from the play by Frank Wedekind.

Spring Awakening is produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (www.mtishows.com). 

Again, please fill out forms.

All Majors, Minors and Scholarship holders must fill out the Tech Position form, regardless of emphasis. This means Theatre students auditioning for the play will need to fill out both forms.

AUDITION FORM TECH POSITION FORM

About our casting

Willamette University Theatre is committed to providing equal opportunity and prohibits all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment based upon age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, military and veteran status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, including breastfeeding or medical condition relating to breastfeeding, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by law.

* Significant involvement in each main stage production each semester is required of all majors, minors, and scholarship students. If you received your scholarship based on an acting audition, you must audition for all main stage shows. If you interviewed as a design/tech student, you are welcome but not required to audition. Significant involvements include acting or a major contribution to technical aspects of the production. The faculty will assign students their production roles. It is the student's responsibility to check with the Production Stage Manager to confirm their assignments to crew positions.