Spring Awakening Music by Duncan Sheik Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
Director Cecilia J. Pang Sound Designer Jason Ducat Musical Director David Nehls Stage Manager Katherine Folz Choreographer Marla Schulz Orchestrations Duncan Sheik Costume Designer Elise Rosado Vocal Arrangements AnnMarie Milazzo Lighting and Jonathan Spencer String Orchestrations Simon Hale Scenic Designer
Original Broadway Production Produced by IRA PITTELMAN, TOM HULCE, JEFFREY RICHARDS JERRY FRANKEL, ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY, Jeffrey Sine, Freddy DeMann, Max Cooper, Mort Swinsky/Cindy and Jay Gutterman/Joe McGinnis/Judith Ann Abrams, ZenDog Productions/Carjac Productions, Aron Bergson Productions/Jennifer Manocherian/Ted Snowdon, Harold Thau/Terry Schnuck/Cold Spring Productions, Amanda Dubois/ Elizabeth Eynon Wetherell, Jennifer Maloney/Tamara Tunie/Joe Cilibrasi/StyleFour Productions. The world premiere of Spring Awakening was produced by the Atlantic Theater Company by special arrangement with Tom Hulee & Ira Pittelman. Spring Awakening Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
Please note: The musical Spring Awakening is Rated R by Music Theatre International (MTI). It explores themes of sex and sexuality, sexual and physical abuse, as well as suicide. It contains adult language and possible nudity. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
7:30 p.m., March 6-7 and 11-14, 2020 2 p.m., March 8 and 15, 2020 University Theatre University Theatre Building Cast ROLE NAME Melchior Gabor Grant Bowman Ulbrecht, Dr. von Brausepulver, Swing, Ensemble Julian Bowman Rupert, Herr Sonnenstich, Herr Stiefel, Ensemble Chris Castañeda Reinhold, Herr Neumann, Herr Rilow, Ensemble Rodrigo Gallardo Georg Zirschnitz, Fr. Kaulbach, US for Ernst, Ensemble Sean Guderian Moritz Stiefel Brendan Lynch Ernst Robel, US for Moritz, Ensemble Samuel Meyer Dieter, Herr Gabor, Herr Bessell, Ensemble Kinari Rima Otto Lammermeier, Swing, US for Hanschen, Ensemble Korry Tunnicliff Hanschen Rilow, US for Melchior, Ensemble Jack Van Gilder Swing, US for Ilse, Ensemble Mari Beazley Frau Knochenbruch, Ensemble Darcy Brander Martha Bessell, Ensemble Kimiko Burk Swing, Ensemble Natalie Connelly Frau Gabor, Frau Bessell, Fraulein Grossebustenhalter, Schmidt Kara D’Alessandro Wendla Bergmann Rita DiSibio Ilse Neumann, US for Wendla, Ensemble Jaden Harris Anna, Ensemble Kate Johnson Frau Bergmann, Ensemble Lauren Perlis Fraulein Knuppeldick, Ensemble Samantha Piel Thea, Ensemble Mei Taylor
Band Musical Director/ Percussion Violin Cello Keyboard Phillip Baugh Deborah Fuller David Short David Nehls Bass guitar Guitar Second cello Claudia Davis Kinari Rima Mei Taylor Song list
ACT I Mama Who Bore Me Wendla Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise) Wendla, Martha, Anna, Thea, Ilse, All Girls All That’s Known Melchior The Bitch of Living Moritz, Hanschen, Otto, Georg, Ernst, Melchior My Junk Wendla, Martha, Thea, Anna, Georg, Hanschen, Full Company Touch Me Melchior, Moritz, Ernst, Otto, Georg, Full Company The Word of Your Body Wendla, Melchior The Dark I Know Well Martha, Ilse, Full Company The Word of Your Body (Reprise 1) Otto, Georg And Then There Were None Moritz, Hanschen, Otto, Ernst, Georg The Mirror-Blue Night Melchior, All Boys I Believe Full Company
ACT II The Guilty Ones Wendla, Melchior, Full Company Don’t Do Sadness Moritz Blue Wind Ilse Don’t Do Sadness / Blue Wind Moritz, Ilse Left Behind Melchior, Full Company Totally Fucked Melchior, Otto, Georg, Hanschen, Full Company The Word of Your Body (Reprise 2) Hanschen, Ernst Whispering Wendla, Melchior Those You’ve Known Melchior, Moritz, Wendla The Song of Purple Summer Ilse, Full Company Mark. In addition, Steven works as a lyricist with Personnel various composers in the pop/rock world—recently Steven Sater (Book and Lyrics) was awarded the writing songs with Burt Bacharach, Johnny Mandel, 2007 Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Andreas Carlsson and William Joseph. Best Original Score for Spring Awakening along with the Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Awards Duncan Sheik (Music). In addition to writing the for Best Lyrics. With alt-rocker Duncan Sheik, he music for Spring Awakening (2007 Tony Awards for received the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Best Orchestrations and Best Original Score, 2008 Show Album for Spring Awakening. In addition, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album), two received The Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Sheik's other theater credits include: Nero (Another Award, the Outer Critics Circle, the Drama Desk, the Golden Rome) (currently in development), The Lucille Lortel, New York Drama Critics' Circle and Nightingale (currently in development), Whisper Drama League Awards for Best Musical. Steven is House (currently in development). Recorded works the author of numerous plays, including the long- Include: Whisper House (Sony/Victor 2009), White running Carbondale Dreams, Perfect for You, Doll Limousine (Rounder 2006), Daylight (Atlantic Records (the Rosenthal Prize, Cincinnati Playhouse); Umbrage 2002), Phantom Moon (Nonesuch 2001), Humming (Steppenwolf New Ploy Prize); A Footnote to the Iliad (Atlantic Records 1998), Duncan Sheik (Grammy (New York Stage and Film, The Miniature Theatre Nomination, Best Male Vocal) (Atlantic Records of Chester); Asylum (Naked Angels); Murder at the 1996). Film Scores include: DAPE (2009), Little Spirit: Gates (commissioned by Eye of the Storm); In Search Christmas in New York (2008), Capers (2007) and The of Lost Wings (Sanford Meisner Theater) and a Cake Eaters (2007). Producer Credits Include: Holly reconceived version of Shakespeare's Tempest, with Brook (forthcoming CD 2009), Micah Green (2008), music by Laurie Anderson, which played London's Spring Awakening Original Cast Album (Universal Lyric Hammersmith and toured throughout Great 2007) and Chris Garneau (2006). Britain. In addition to Spring Awakening, Sater has collaborated with Sheik on the NY premiere AnnMarie Milazzo (Vocal Arrangements) Composer/ of Umbrage (HERE), Nero (The Magic Theatre, lyricist: Pretty Dead Girl, Sundance Film Festival. workshopped at the New York Shakespeare Festival Vocal arranger: Broadway productions of Spring and New York Stage 8, Film) and The Nightingale Awakening and Bright Lights, Big City at The New (workshopped at the O'Neill Musical Theatre York Theater Workshop, and the Paramount feature Conference, La Jolla Playhouse, A.C.T., and New film,The Marc Pease Experience. AnnMarie is a York Theater Workshop). He is also hard at work Grammy nominated singer from The East Village with System of a Down's Serj Tankian on a musical Opera Company on Universal/Decca. version of Prometheus Bound, to be directed by Diane Paulus at tbe American Repertory Theater. Simon Hale (String Orchestrations) After graduating Sater is the lyricist for Sheik's critically acclaimed from the University of London with an honors degree album Phantom Moon (Nonesuch), and together the in composition, Simon Hale’s acclaimed solo album, two wrote the songs for Michael Mayer's feature film East Fifteen, led to recordings with many artists, A Home at the End of the World (Warner Classics) as including George Benson, Simply Red, Jamiroquai well as the independent features Brother's Shadow and Björk. In 1996 he orchestrated Duncan Sheik’s and Mary Stuart Masterson's The Cake Eaters. first album, and their musical collaboration has Sater is also co-creator and executive producer, continued ever since. Simon’s involvement with with Paul Reiser, of recent pilots for both NBC and Spring Awakening marked his Broadway debut and Sony/FX, and has developed two projects for HBO, the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations in 2007. He and another for Showtime (with Reiser). He is also continues to work with Steven Sater and Duncan at work, with Jessie Nelson, on a feature film and is Sheik on other projects. For more information please creating an original movie musical for producer Larry visit www.simonhale.co.uk. Production team Assistant Director Intimacy Consultant Kara D’Alessandro Amanda Rose Villarreal Intimacy Director Costumes Marla Schulz Costume Shop production assistants: Kaylyn Speech Coach Buehler, Celeste Fenton, Chloe Freibott, Katie Chip Persons Lennon, Victor Longman, Graham Longworth, Dramaturg and Study Guide Nia Quan, Emily Ray, Elise Rosado, Jack Van Gilder, Kara D’Alessandro Rain Young Associate Scenic Designer Practicum students: Mari Beazley, Grant Bowman, Brittany Lewis Rachel Capo, Emily Cranny, Leandra Fischman, Associate Sound Designer Aidan Heydt, Greta Hooston, Tommy Lee, Marianne Sam Morin Pettis, Sarah Powers, Stephanie Saltis, Caleb Sharp, Associate Master Electrician and Katelyn Skeen Moving Light Programmer Scenery and electrics Viktoria Padilla Scene shop production assistants: Maria Aki, Assistant Stage Managers Michael Batson, Stephanie Castro, Asher Farr, Clara Hoppe, Kelsea Sibold Kelsey Gallotte, Cali Greenbaum, Katy Keenan, Light Board Operator Ari Kutzer, Calvin Logan, Graham Longworth, Hayley Parnell Hannah Male, Zach Mayer, Sam Morin, Vik Padilla, Connor Robertson, Maddy Salvucci, Saaren Thorn, Followspot Operators Destin Woods Rachel Fields, Connor Robertson Practicum students and volunteers: Live Audio Sound Engineer Brittny Cook, Nathan Dow, Celeste Fenton, Marlon Jacobi, Kate Sam Morin Johnson, Claire Jungk, Brittany Lewis, Isobel Makin, Deck Crew Stephanie Saltis, Sarah Sweet, Mei Taylor, Jason Kelsey Gallotte, Lily Nichols, Toennis, Madelyn Wible, Rain Young, Griffin Nielsen, Courtney Romero Shelby Zumwalt Deck Sound Crew Rachel Sheraden Dance production Technical crew: Maria Aki, Nathan Bala, Aleighya Wardrobe Head Dawkins, Xaalan Dolence, Attiyya Fortuné, Brealyn Joe Kennedy Hager, Hattie Houser, Sam Morin, Teresa Orosco, Dressers Viktoria Padilla, Olivia Sander, Samantha Scovel, Peri Cooper, Payton Godlewski, James Solis-Gutierrez Lucinda Lazo, Devon Ostheimer Non-Equity Deputies Special thanks Brendan Lynch, Lauren Perlis • Dillon Collogroso • Colorado Shakespeare Festival Dance Captains • Kris Buxton and the Buxton Family Mari Beazley, Chris Castañeda • Casey Dean Fight Captains Mari Beazley, Chris Castañeda Upcoming performances Ticketed events April The Current A Perfect Likeness Dance works by faculty and guest artists A play by Daniel Rover Singer Charlotte York Irey Theatre, April 10-19 Acting Studio, April 2-5 2019-20 New Play Festival As You Like It Acting Studio, April 15-19 A play by William Shakespeare FRESH: Spring 2020 Loft Theatre, April 9-12 A CU dance concert Charlotte York Irey Theatre, April 24-25
Theatre & Dance Department staff Department Chair and Associate Technical Director Production Outreach & Dance Costume Coordinator Director of Dance Stephen Balgooyen Engagement Liaison Attiyya Fortuné Erika Randall Master Electrician Ondine Geary Dance Events Coordinator Associate Chair and Cooper Braun-Enos Admininstrative Asst. III Christina Mitchell Director of Theatre Sound/AV Supervisor Ciera Barrow Dance Video Recording/ Markas Henry Wes Halloran Academic Advisor Archivist Associate Chair of Dance Asst. to the Director of Jessica Baron Nicky Shindler Helanius J. Wilkins Dance Production Costume Rental/Stock Front of House Manager Production Coordinator Brittney Laleh Banaei Manager Matara Hitchcock Connie Lane Asst. to the Costume Issy Leustig House Managers Director of Dance Production Director Wardrobe Coordinator Donielle Carr, Evan Cerda, Production Veronica Dewey Andrea Jewell Xaalan Dolance, Matara Iain Court Business Manager Costume Tech Lab Asst. Hitchcock, Madison Palffy, Costume Production Stacy Witt Ana Langmead Samantha Piel, Jason Toennis Director Program Coordinator Costume Shop Bookkeeper Ted Stark Stacy Norwood Zoe Fischoff Technical Director Graduate Program Asst. Costume Shopper Jordan Feeler Patricia Paige Clara Hoppe
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