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SPRING AWAKENING

Music by Duncan Sheik, Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater
Produced by the University of California, Irvine in 2013

Spring Awakening was winner of the 2012-2013 Stage Scene L.A. Award for College/University Production of the Year, Best Director of a Musical, and Best Musical Ensemble Cast Performance.

Plot SummaryIt is Germany, 1891, a world where the grown-ups hold all the cards. The beautiful young Wendla explores the mysteries of her body and wonders aloud where babies come from... until Mama tells her to shut it and put on a proper dress. Elsewhere, the brilliant and fearless young Melchior interrupts a mind-numbing Latin drill to defend his buddy, Moritz – a boy so traumatized by puberty that he can't concentrate on anything... not that the Headmaster cares. He strikes them both and tells them to turn in their lesson. One afternoon, in a private place in the woods, Melchior and Wendla meet by accident and soon find within themselves a desire unlike anything they've ever felt. As they fumble their way into one another's arms, Moritz flounders and soon fails out of school. When even his one adult friend, Melchior's mother, ignores his plea for help, he is left so distraught that he can't hear the promise of life offered by his outcast friend, Ilse. Naturally, the Headmasters waste no time in pinning the "crime" of Moritz's suicide on Melchior to expel him. And soon, Mama learns that her little Wendla is pregnant. Now the young lovers must struggle against all odds to build a world together for their child.
Cast:
Abbey Howe
Jeff Salsbury
Jake Saenz
Reanna Morris
Rachelle Clark
Molly Samson
Marlena Mack
Felix Omar
Ben Gibson
Michael Mayo
Anthony Cloyd
Melissa Glasgow
Alex White



 
Production/Design Team:
Musical Direction: Gary Busby
Choreography: Andrew Palermo
Scenic Design: David Phillips
Lighting Designer: Daniel Schreckengost
Sound Designer: Josh Fehrmann
Costume Designer: Julie Carr
Stage Manager: Anne Hitt



 
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