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Spring Awakening
Tue 17 – Fri 20 June 2025
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Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
Directed by Louise Shephard
In late 19th century Germany, the naïve Wendla Bergman wants answers to the questions that nobody seems to be able to answer. Elsewhere, the brilliant young scholar Melchior Gabor wonders why his classmates and teachers are so reluctant to address the pressures and harsh realities of adolescence. Through a chance meeting in the woods, their desires and curiosities unravel, with irreversible consequences…
In this bold and rebellious pop-rock musical, winner of eight Tony™ Awards (including Best Musical), teenage angst, self-discovery, sexuality and censorship collide in a thrilling production, brought to the New Athenaeum stage by our final-year BA Musical Theatre cohort.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI – www.MTIShows.co.uk
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Runtime: 2 hours, 20 mins (approx), including interval
Price: £5 – £27.50
This production contains themes of an adult nature. Suitable for ages 12+.
Creative Team
Director Louise Shephard
Choreographer Lisa Darnell
Musical Director David Higham
Associate Musical Directors Ellen Arnall & Jacob Sternberg
Set & Costume Designer Ava Henderson
Lighting Designer Eoin Beaton
Sound Designer Daniel Barclay
Vocal Support Bill Wright
Assistant Director Matthew Juniosa
Dance Captain Carley Duncan
Music Captain Ailsa Graham
Production Team
Production Manager Chris McDougall
Stage Manager Saul Johnstone
Deputy Stage Manager Paola Soliz
Assistant Stage Managers Skye Bell-Burn, Mary-Jane McNally, Cameron Peden, Sonny Wardrope, Ross McIlwaine, Hamish Bell
Production Electrician Cameron McGrath
Deputy Production Electrician Paige MacGillivray
Lighting Programmer William Sheils
Lighting Technicians Hamish Bell, Alexander Bishop, Ross MclIwaine
Production Sound Engineer Danny Taggart
Sound No. 1 Daniel Barclay
Sound No. 2 Julia Coulthard & Sean Jarvie
Stage Supervisor Jamie Partridge
Deputy Stage Supervisor Elizabeth Booth & Trudy Nelson
Head of Flies and Automation Gregor Dickov
Stage Technician(s) Milla Rais Tamosiunas, Sal Quinlan, Isla Stokes, Roy Mohan Shearer, Nathan George
Costume Supervisor Murron Goodall
Costume Maker(s) Iona Allan, Cerys Coffield, Eilidh McGroarty, Eryn Hill, Ashley Duffy, Hero Turner
Lead Prop Maker Melissa Masters & Thea Osborn
Prop Maker(s) Bella Strange, Karina Aitken, Frankie O’Connor, Paul Atkinson, Lachlan Donald, Andrew Scott MacFarlane, Jake Keenan
Head Scenic Artist Rebecca Gage
Scenic Artists Tricia Brown, Holly Aitchison
Assistant Scenic Artists Tiffany Campbell, Eve Carey, Kate Ratterty, Matt Whittle
Scenic Painters Anna Lennon, Aine Maria Hunter, Eryn Hill, Melissa Masters, Ivy McDonald, Maria Scott, Mark Walters
Carpenters Charlie Haggarty, George Grahamslaw, Leo Levine, Matthew MacMillan, Galen Bryden, Jacob Dunsmore, Maria Scott, Mark Walters
Band
Musical Director/Keys Ellen Arnall
Musical Director/Keys Jake Sternberg
Guitar 1 Luke Hunter
Guitar 2 Shubbe Kabanda
Bass Brodie Jarvie, Cameron Maxwell*
*Thursday evening performance
Drums Ross MacKenzie
Violin Luisa Sousa, Ruby Warmington, Yuzu Ito
Viola Daniela Gassi
Cello Rosy Lewcum