Caitlin Kinnunen, 16, will make her Broadway debut in Spring Awakening today at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. She will play the role of Thea.
Raised on Camano Island, Washington, Caitlin appeared in many Seattle-area theater productions, including The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Little Women (Amy), and Annie (title role).
At the age of 5, Caitlin first took to the stage in the nonspeaking role of a fairy in a play at Sky Theatre, where her mother was the production manager.
The casting process for Spring Awakening took ten months. Last September Caitlin attended an open casting call in Seattle. A month later she got the call to come to New York, where she was asked to sing and read a script. She got a call-back for the next day. Then on her way home, while changing planes in Philadelphia, she received the call to return in November. During the final call-back in November she spent three days singing, dancing, and acting. She was finally cast in June.
Sometimes talent and persistence do pay off.
Source: HeraldNet
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