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WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO BE FREE?
@ The PlayHouse Theatre
Sydney Theatre
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1 - 20 June 2016
what would you
do to be free?
DIRECTORS NOTE
“I am delighted to bring to you the gripping new take of the 1891 Frank Wedekinds
play ‘Spring Wakening’. Having the privilege to work along side such a talented
cast and presenting this production to you, in my hometown Sydney is an amazing
opportunity. With the play being brought to life on stages such as Broadway in 2006,
I am thrilled it has finally made it to our shores.
Thank you to the creative team and my all-star cast for making
this dream of mine a reality.
After ‘Spring Awakening’ is done, The Playhouse Theatre,
Sydney will never be the same. This thrilling rock musical will
have you coming back for more.
Now sit back, relax and think…”
What would you do to be freE?
A.J. WOOD
Director
SYNOPSIS OF
SPRING AWAKENING
The play ‘Spring Awakening’ is set
in a provincial German township in
the mid 19th century. The children
of this time are raised into strict
homes and schools; each teenager of
the cast is struggling with breaking
free from the conventional lifestyle.
All teenagers want to express their
individuality and sexuality, yet they
are confused and frightened of
judgment or punishment. The casts
feel that they are trapped and turn to
drastic measures to escape.
Throughout the play, rock musical
numbers break out which adds a new
dimension to the play as it allows the
cast to express their struggles in a
different way.
CAST
Ernest Robel
Moritz stiefel
IlsE NEAUMAN
Tom Milson
Gerry Shea
Casey Ryan
OTTO LAMMERMEIRER
GEORG ZISCHNITZ
WENDLA BERGMANN
Mitchell Kelly
Nicholas Nightingale
Roisin O’Connor
MARTHA BESSELL
HANSCHEN RILOW
MELCHIOR GABOR
Cleo Panprakhon
Hugh Duffield
Luke Robinson
ANNA
THEA
Gemma Sattler
Danni Saunders
Act I
• “Mama Who Bore Me” – Wendla
• “Mama Who Bore Me” (Reprise) – Girls
• “All That’s Known” – Melchior
• “The Bitch of Living” – Boys
• “My Junk” – Girls and Boys
• “Touch Me” – Boys and Girls
• “The Word of Your Body” – Wendla and Melchior
• “The Dark I Know Well” – Martha and Ilse
• “And Then There Were None” – Moritz and Boys
• “The Mirror-Blue Night” – Melchior and Boys
• “I Believe” – Boys and Girls
Act II
• “The Guilty Ones” – Wendla, Melchior, Boys, and Girls
• “Don’t Do Sadness” – Moritz
• “Blue Wind” – Ilse
• “Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind (Reprise)” – Moritz and Ilse
• “Left Behind” – Melchior, Boys, and Girls
• “Totally Fucked” – Melchior and Full Company (except Moritz)
• “The Word of Your Body” (Reprise) – Hänschen, Ernst, Boys, and Girls
• “Whispering” – Wendla
• “Those You’ve Known” – Moritz, Wendla, and Melchior
• “The Song of Purple Summer” – Ilse and Full Company
CAST
Herr gabor. herr stiefel. herr rilow. herr neaumann
her sonnenstich. headmaster. knochenburch
father kaulbach. doctor von brausepulver. schmidt
Josh Thacker
Understudy
Ivan Littlewood
FRAU BERGMANNr. FRAU GABOR. FRAU BESSELL
FRAULEIN KNUPPELDICK. FRAulein GRossebUSTENHALTER
Mandy Emms
Understudy
Mel Hope
HISTORY OF SPRING AWAKENING
Spring Awakening is a rock musical based on the German play Spring Awakening (1891) by Frank
Wedekind. With the play being developed and re-developed in the late 1990s by various workshops,
concerts and rewrites it fell into the hands of Duncan Sheik (music of Spring Awakening) and Steven
Sater (Book and Lyrics of Spring Awakening.)
It then premiered on June 15, 2006 at the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York City. It then
transferred to Broadway opening on December 10th, 2006. The play on Broadway has spawned
several other productions worldwide. The play was awarded many prestigious awards including the
‘Tony Award’ for best musical, best book and best score.
The play has been a roaring success all around the world and has turned a
reused plot line into an explosive new musical.
Set Designer - James Cashen
Costume Designer - Katelyn Elliott
Lighting Designer - Ash Morrow
Sound Designer - Tom Lloyd
Choreography - Caitlyn Benton
Musical Arrangements - Cooper White
Musical Supervisor - Phoebe Brogden
Musical Director - Mitchell Kelly
Associate Costume Designer - Kendy Capnerhurst
Production Manager - Tristan Degn
General Manager - Helena Griffith
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Director - A.J. Wood
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