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

  • 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.

  • 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