What are the responsibilities and job description for the Spring Awakening, a Children's Tragedy position at Eno River Players?
DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THE SHOW
Spring Awakening, a Children's Tragedy by Frank Wedekind
In a new translation by Daniel Egger, Adapted and directed by Leo Egger.
Frank Wedekind’s racy 1891 drama about the confusions and horrors of puberty was shut down after just two shows. In a Germany frigid with denial, teenagers face their budding sexuality while the adults around them act like children.
SEEKING
Union and non-union actors may audition. The show is a union showcase.
MELCHIOR GABOR, male. An intelligent teenager who knows the truth about sexual reproduction and explains it all to Moritz. He rapes Wendla in a hayloft and is sent by his parents to a reformatory.
MORITZ STIEFEL, male. A teenage boy suffering from the onset of his puberty. Best friends with Melchior. Struggles terribly with school.
WENDLA BERGMANN, woman. A fourteen-year old girl who begs her mother to tell her how babies are made, but is never told the information. She is raped by Melchior and dies after a botched abortion.
ISLE, woman. A promiscuous teenager, living as a bohemian. A childhood friend of Moritz, she runs into him in the forest shortly before he commits suicide.
THE MASKED MAN, any gender, any age over 30. A stranger who meets Melchior in a graveyard at the end of the play. Offers Melchior a vision of redemption and saves him from the allure of death.
AUDITIONS & WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Auditions: Wednesday, November 4th from 2:00-9:00pm & Wednesday November 5th from 4:00-6:30 pm
Callbacks: Sunday, November 8th from 4-9pm.
Rehearsals: January 10th-February 12th
Performances: February 13th- February 27th at JACK
Stipend: $1,250 - $2,000.
HOW TO APPLY
Submit headshot, resume, and either a reel or contemporary monologue to the link below.
https://forms.gle/9TDkuFv9i4SoW5GVA
Selected actors will receive a signup sheet with audition time slots. Sides will be provided ahead of auditions.
Deadline for submission: October 29th, 2026
ABOUT THE ENO RIVER PLAYERS
A Brooklyn-based theater company dedicated to making theater that can only be theater.
Season theme: "LOVE"
enoriverplayers.com
DURATION
Jan 10, 2027 - Feb 27, 2027
SALARY
$1,250.00 – $2,000.00 per gig
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UNION
Equity Showcase, code pending - NON-UNION