Spring Awakening
April 3-6
Loeb Proscenium
What is Spring Awakening about?
Based on Frank Wedekind’s groundbreaking and controversial play (once banned in Germany), Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s brilliant rock score and searingly emotional book take the story of sexual awakening, youth revolt, and self-discovery into a new century. It’s 1891, and grown-ups hold all the cards. Headstrong Melchior and naive Wendla stumble into each others’ arms, passionate and curious, while anxious Moritz struggles to live up to the stringent expectations of society. With only each other for guidance, this group of young men and women travel the fraught and rocky path of adolescence, discovering their bodies, their minds, and themselves along the way. An electric, vibrant celebration of youth and rebellion, 8-Tony-award-winning Spring Awakening fuses issues of morality, sexuality, and rock and roll into a story that packs a powerful emotional punch.
Content Warnings
This performance is not suitable for children under the age of 16. The content of this show depicts suicide, suicidal ideation, sex, masturbation, death after abortion, physical and verbal abuse, swearing, and includes references to genitalia, sexual abuse, homelessness, and abortion.