St. Joseph, Mo. – The Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance in the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University will hold open auditions for the upcoming production of “Spring Awakening.”

According to a press release, anyone auditioning is asked to prepare a 60-second monologue showing some range of teenage angst (and also suppressing that feeling) and a 32-bar cut of a rock-style song.

Auditions start at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, in the Potter Hall Theater. Callbacks are at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10.

To sign up or for more information, including what to wear, click here.

“Spring Awakening” is a rock opera for mature audiences that opened on Broadway in 2006. It will be produced at Missouri Western Feb. 23 through March 3.