Spring Awakening (play) - Wikipedia
WEBSpring Awakening (German: Frühlings Erwachen) (also translated as Spring's Awakening and The Awakening of Spring) is the German dramatist Frank Wedekind's first major play and a foundational work in the modern history of theatre.
Spring Awakening (Musical) Plot & Characters - StageAgent
WEBBased 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 …
Spring Awakening (musical) - Wikipedia
WEBSpring Awakening is a coming-of-age rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the 1891 German play Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind. Set in late 19th-century Germany, the musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of adolescent sexuality.
Spring Awakening - Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
WEB“SPRING AWAKENING is the best play ever written about teenagers, and Jonathan Franzen’s fraught yet buoyant translation is the best I’ve ever read. In a culture where lies about adolescence prevail, this funny and honest play is more relevant than ever.” —Christopher Shinn, playwright.
Spring Awakening - Music Theatre International
WEBJoin this group of late nineteenth century German students on their passage as the navigate teenage self-discovery and coming of age anxiety in a powerful celebration of youth and rebellion in the daring, remarkable Spring Awakening.
Spring Awakening (Broadway, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 2006)
WEBSpring Awakening is an electrifying journey through the trials and challenges of adolescence, with music by Duncan Sheik. Winner of eight Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, the story...
Spring Awakening - Full 2006 Original Broadway Cast Musical
WEBThe original Broadway production of SPRING AWAKENING opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on December 10, 2006. Its cast included Jonathan Groff (Melchior), ...
Spring Awakening – Modernism Lab - Yale University
WEBSpring Awakening is a play written in 1891 by Frank Wedekind (1864-1918), a German playwright. [1] The work depicts schoolchildren in a German provincial town in the 1890s whose struggle to reconcile their budding sexual feelings and the moral code of their society leads them to tragedy.
Spring Awakening Study Guide - GradeSaver
WEBSpring Awakening study guide contains a biography of Frank Wedekind, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
Spring Awakening – Theatre History and Literature I: Play …
WEBWedekind’s play Spring Awakening: A Children’s Tragedy avoids a simplistic label as it combines symbolism, beauty and grotesque, and realism. It is often considered a precursor to expressionism. While the play was written c. 1890-1891, it was not produced until 1906.
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