Spring Awakening
Book & Lyrics By Steven Sater with Music By Duncan Sheik based on the Original Play by Frank Wedekind
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY)
13th - 28th September 2013
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The winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, told by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater through what Entertainment Weekly called, "the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade," Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with a poignancy and passion that is illuminating and unforgettable. The landmark musical is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock and roll that is exhilarating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years.
It 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.
This celebration of rebellion provides the perfect opportunity to feature performers of all types, as well as the creative flexibility with the use of costumes, set pieces and lighting. Featuring a pop rock score, this is an ideal show for talented vocalists with strong acting abilities. Join this group of late nineteenth century German students on their passage as the navigate teenage self-discovery and coming of age anxiety in a powerful celebration of youth and rebellion in the daring, remarkable Spring Awakening.
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Director / Design: Steen
Music Director: Cameron Zingle
Vocal Coach: Margaret Dunleavey
Choreographer: Flower Curran
“Bitch of Living” By Danielle Linegar
Stage Manager: Emma Harry, Josh Nielsen & Kirsty Willoughby
Technical: Gigi Gregory, Emma Harry, Rebecca Hurd, Isabella Jacob, Adele Masters, Adrian Tolhurst, Jackson Williams, Bella Dunne & Chris Paine
Front of House: Elysia Viles, Kevin Caucher & Brendan Lloyd -
Keyboard: Scott Jackson
Bass: Adele Masters
Guitar: Scott Harrison
Drums: Aaron Strickland & Josh Dean
Violin: Renee North
Viola: Jane Aubourg
Cello / Keyboard: Cameron Zingle -
Melchoir - Alec Lewis
Moritz - Billie Scott
Wendla - Rebecca Hurd
Ilse - Monique Bastin
Hanschen - Bradley Bulger
Ernst - Martin Gallagher
Martha - Hollie-Sheree Blake
Georg - Bradley Ward
Thea - Kate Cameron
Otto - Jackson Williams
Anna - Isabella Jacob
Rupert - Tomas Parrish
Ulbrecht - Adrian Tolhurst
Dieter - Aaron Lucas
Reinhold - Samuel King
Ute - Kayla French
Lulu - Heather Riley
Marianna - Rachael Napthali
Herr Sonnenstitch / Herr Gabor / Father Kaulbach / Herr Rilow / Smidt - Charlie Yeatman
Herr Steifel / Herr Neuman / Headmaster Knockenbruch / Dr Braspulver - Will Worthington
Frau Grossenbustenhalter / Frau Knuppeldick - Kristy Attwell
Frau Bergman / Frau Bessell - Anne-Marie Fanning
Frau Gabor - Diana Brown