Cast
Melchior Billy Surges
Wendla Katie Meyers
Moritz Billy Chengary
Ernst Alex Knoll
Hanschen Brandon Pisano
Otto Tyler Drew Clayton
Georg Vince Tolentino
Ilse Noelle Humbert
Martha Amara Brady
Anna Jordan Piper
Thea Taylor Bright
Adult Man Mark Johnson
Adult Woman Katie Long-Piper
Ensemble Becca Heitz
Marc James
Gabi Knoepfle
Chris Knudsen
Jennifer Lenius
Brandon Piper
Aiyanna Wade
Music by Duncan Sheik Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater
Spring Awakening - Jan 2014
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.
Directed by Jeff Linamen
Choreography by Billy Surges
Music Direction by Seth Durbin Photos by Jeff Linamen