Spring Awakening
by Frank Wedekind
translated by Ted Hughes
directed by Gabrielle Soskin
November, 2005
LaChapelle
Set in a small town in Germany at the turn of the century, Spring Awakening depicts the sexual awakening of a group of adolescents growing up in the midst of a strict and repressive society. Wedekind's argument is a painful reminder of the possible dangers that can occur when innocent and natural questions are crushed in the pursuit of religious righteousness and moral order. Yet he suggests that the human spirit has the power to overcome unyielding figures and cruel, unforgiving institutions, giving life with all its uncertainties a priority over death. With its biting satire, powerful and moving scenes of adolescent anxiety and sexual revelation , Spring Awakening bursts with erotic energy and explores themes that are still as startlingly relevant today as they were when the play was originally performed.
translated by Ted Hughes
directed by Gabrielle Soskin
November, 2005
LaChapelle
Set in a small town in Germany at the turn of the century, Spring Awakening depicts the sexual awakening of a group of adolescents growing up in the midst of a strict and repressive society. Wedekind's argument is a painful reminder of the possible dangers that can occur when innocent and natural questions are crushed in the pursuit of religious righteousness and moral order. Yet he suggests that the human spirit has the power to overcome unyielding figures and cruel, unforgiving institutions, giving life with all its uncertainties a priority over death. With its biting satire, powerful and moving scenes of adolescent anxiety and sexual revelation , Spring Awakening bursts with erotic energy and explores themes that are still as startlingly relevant today as they were when the play was originally performed.
