Event description
THE AWAKENING OF SPRING by Frank Wedekind is a coming-of-age story about a group of teenagers finding their way in an oppressive society. The story centers around Melchior, an angsty and philosophizing teenage boy, his friend Moritz, a nervous boy, traumatized by puberty and questioning his place in life, and Wendla, a young girl with insatiable curiosity who desperately wants all her questions answered. The cast of characters includes schoolboys and girls who endure a rigorous academic lifestyle and talk about life, death, and sex, parents who don't know the best way to raise them, and teachers who look at them as statistics to control. Written in the late 1800s in Germany, the themes of this groundbreaking and controversial play are still relevant today. Directed by Lauren Katherine Pothier, see the play that inspired the hit Broadway musical Spring Awakening.
CONTENT WARNING: 14+
CAST:
Wendla - Darby Wilson
Melchior - Aidan Costa
Moritz - Adam Preston
Ilse - Alyssa Germaine
Martha - Deeyanna Duffie
Thea/Ina - Rey Billups
Hans/Rheinhold - Michael Eckenreiter
Otto/Fliegentod/Diethelm - L.A. Busteed
George/Habebald/Ruprecht - Brayden Fanti
Ernst/Helmuth - Emily Maclean
Frau Gabor/Zungenschlag - Courtney Satterley
Sonnenstitch/Herr Gabor - Matthew Moos
Frau Bergmann/Pastor Kahlbauch - Samantha Geer
Herr Stefeil/Knuppeldick/Dr. von Brausepulver - Jonathan Klos
CREW:
Lauren Katherine Pothier - Director
Riley Nedder - Assistant Director
Megan Michelle Ruggiero - Stage Manager
Jena Marie Pothier - Assistant Stage Manager
Kayla Ribeiro - Intimacy Choreographer
Jeremy Drolet - Set Designer & Head Carpenter
Alexander Sprague - Lighting Designer
Rebecca Maxfield - Sound Designer
Lauren Katherine Pothier & Riley Nedder - Costume Designers
Sponsored by Vast, Inc. & 134 Collaborative
NOTE: If you need financial assistance to attend this production, please reach out to info@reverietheatregroup.org. Reverie is here to make art accessible and does not want cost to be a barrier to experiencing art.