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Department of Musical Theatre Studio February 10 - 19, 2012 • Arthur Miller Theatre The University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre & Dance Department of Musical Theatre Studio presents Book & lyrics by Steven Sater • Music by Duncan Sheik Based on the play by Frank Wedekind Orchestrations by Duncan Sheik • String Orchestrations by Simon Hale Vocal Arrangements by AnnMarie Milazzo Director Music Director Music Supervisor Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Choreographers Stage Manager Malcolm Tulip Han Park Lynne Shankel Eli Schlatter Meryl Waldo Aaron Tacy Mark Gordon Sam Lips, Casey Low Geehoon Lim Spring Awakening is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com 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 Hulce & Ira Pittelman. Latecomers will be seated at a suitable break. As a courtesy to others, please set cellular phones and pagers to silent mode and refrain from texting during the performance. Photography, audio recording and videotaping of any kind are not permitted. Cast of Characters (in order of appearance) Wendla......................................................................................................Erika Peterson The Adult Women..................................................................................... Elisabeth Evans Martha........................................................................................................ Ximone Rose Ilse........................................................................................................ Charlotte Maltby Anna..............................................................................................................Shea Renne Thea..........................................................................................................Chelsea Burris The Adult Men...................................................................................Zachary Thompson Otto/Ulbrecht..............................................................................................Dylan Stasack Hanschen/Rupert...........................................................................................Robert Ariza Ernst/Reinhold........................................................................................... Mackenzie Orr Georg/Dieter...................................................................................................Brian Flores Moritz........................................................................................................ Ryan Vasquez Melchior........................................................................................................Conor Ryan Ensemble.................. Jordan Barrow, Woody Buck, Ellie Curran Fishman, Storm Lever Orchestra Conductor/Keyboards.......................................................................................... Han Park Guitar......................................................................................................... Wonwoo Lee Bass..................................................................................................................Will Hack Drums................................................................................................. Daniel McDonald Cello............................................................................. Mihaela Culjak, Travis Kulwicki Violin/Viola............................................................................................... Karen Donato Acknowledgments Spring Awakening is a workshop production of the Department of Musical Theatre. Special thanks to the Friends of Musical Theatre, University Productions, UMS/League Ticket Office, and the Dept. of Theatre & Drama. The performers in this production are undergraduate students pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre in the SMTD. The designers are undergraduate students and staff in the Dept. of Theatre & Drama. Scenery, costumes, properties, sound, and lighting were realized by the students and staff of University Productions, the producing unit of the SMTD. Ticket sales assist in providing SMTD students with practical training experience before live audiences. Thank you for supporting our educational mission. Musical Numbers Time/Place: The play is set in a provincial German town in the 1890s. Spring Awakening will be performed with one intermission. Act I “Mama Who Bore Me”........................................................................................ Wendla “Mama Who Bore Me” (Reprise)..............................................................................Girls “All That’s Known”.............................................................................................Melchior “The Bitch of Living”........................................................................... Moritz with Boys “My Junk”.................................................................................................Girls and Boys “Touch Me”..............................................................................................Boys and Girls “The Word of Your Body”................................................................... Wendla, Melchior “The Dark I Know Well”............................................................. Martha, Ilse, Ensemble “The Word of Your Body” (Reprise)............................................................ Otto, George “And Then There Were None”.............................................................. Moritz with Boys “The Mirror-Blue Night”...................................................................Melchior with Boys “I Believe”.................................................................................................Boys and Girls ACT II “The Guilty Ones”............................................. Wendla, Melchior with Boys and Girls “Don’t Do Sadness” / “Blue Wind”.................................................................Moritz, Ilse “Left Behind”.....................................................................................................Melchior “Totally Fucked”............................................................... Melchior with Full Company “The Word of Your Body” (Reprise)..................... Hanschen, Ernst with Boys and Girls “Whispering”...................................................................................... Wendla, Melchior “Those You’ve Known”........................................................... Moritz, Wendla, Melchior “The Song of Purple Summer”.................................................................. Full Company About the Play 1891 to 2012: The Journey of Spring Awakening When Spring Awakening premiered on Broadway in 2006, it was called “a straight shot of eroticism,” “breathtakingly outrageously brilliant,” and “electrifying.” Reviews insisted that this pop-rock musical would change the Broadway musical forever, adding a level of sexual intensity never seen before. With the sexual nature of the show, naturally, controversy followed close behind. As the show gained a cult teen following, parents began to take notice. The musical opened doors to teenage sexuality, confusion, and depression. The themes and images that drew a teenage audience are exactly the themes and images that compelled certain adults to spurn the show. What these critics may not have realized was how well they were following the example set by their predecessors. Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s musical is adapted from German dramatist Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play of the same name. Interestingly, the source material is even more controversial and in your face than its contemporary counterpart. In the play, there is date rape. The musical transforms that act to what reviews have referred to as “simple” or even “boring” consensual sex. The older generation is even harsher in the play. They are not given the redeeming qualities of mourning and regret that are seen in the musical. And suicide, which the musical boldly tackles and warns Frank Wedekind, 1883 against in the final scenes, is glorified by its victim in the play. For these reasons and many more, Wedekind’s play was only performed twice during his lifetime, once in Germany and once in America. It took Wedekind fifteen years to get the play produced at all, and even then it did not reach a broad audience. Each of the runs in the early 20th century only lasted a handful of performances before being banned for “pornographic content.” There was renewed interest in the daring and somewhat mythically edgy play in England in the 1960s, but Wedekind was still too far ahead of his time. One of the performances was shut down immediately, and the second attempt was halted before even entering a theatre. It wasn’t until 1995, over 100 years after Wedekind first wrote the expressionist teenage English Premiere, New York City, 1917 sexual coming-of-age story, that Spring Awakening was given the English adaptation and subsequent production it deserved. The Royal Shakespeare Company commissioned English playwright Ted Hughes to do an adaptation of the work. From this adaptation, that retained Wedekind’s original revolutionary ideas and did not censor some of the grittier scenes as previous adaptations had, the public was again able to delve into the haunting teenage psyche. In this newest adaptation with a poprock score, Sater and Sheik found another way to demonstrate the plays themes, exposing the inner monologues of these tortured teens. — Aislinn Frantz, Dramaturg About the Authors Steven Sater (Book and Lyrics) was awarded the 2007 Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score for Spring Awakening along with the Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Awards for Best Lyrics. With alt-rocker Duncan Sheik, he received the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album for Spring Awakening. In addition, the two received The Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award, the Outer Critics Circle, the Drama Desk, the Lucille Lortel, New York Drama Critics’ Circle, and Drama League Awards for Best Musical. Steven is the author of numerous plays, including the long-running Carbondale Dreams, Perfect for You, Doll (the Rosenthal Prize, Cincinnati Playhouse); Umbrage (Steppenwolf New Play Prize); A Footnote to the Iliad (New York Stage and Film, The Miniature Theatre of Chester); Asylum (Naked Angels); Murder at the Gates (commissioned by Eye of the Storm); In Search of Lost Wings (Sanford Meisner Theater) and a re-conceived version of Shakespeare’s Tempest, with music by Laurie Anderson, which played London’s Lyric Hammersmith and toured throughout Great Britain. In addition to Spring Awakening, Sater has collaborated with Sheik on the NY premiere of Umbrage (HERE), Nero (The Magic Theatre, workshopped at the New York Shakespeare Festival and New York Stage & Film), and The Nightingale (workshopped at the O’Neill Musical Theatre Conference, La Jolla Playhouse, A.C.T., and New York Theater Workshop). He is also hard at work with System of a Down’s Serj Tankian on a musical version of Prometheus Bound, to be directed by Diane Paulus at the American Repertory Theater. Sater is the lyricist for Sheik’s critically acclaimed album Phantom Moon (Nonesuch), and together the two wrote the songs for Michael Mayer’s feature film A Home at the End of the World (Warner Classics) as well as the independent features Brother’s Shadow and Mary Stuart Masterson’s The Cake Eaters. Sater is also co-creator and executive producer, with Paul Reiser, of recent pilots for both NBC and Sony/FX, and has developed two projects for HBO, and another for Showtime (with Reiser). He is also at work, with Jessie Nelson, on a feature film and is creating an original movie musical for producer Larry Mark. In addition, Sater works as a lyricist with various composers in the pop/rock world — recently writing songs with Burt Bacharach, Johnny Mandel, Andreas Carlsson, and William Joseph. Duncan Sheik (Music) In addition to writing the music for Spring Awakening (2007 Tony Awards for Best Orchestrations and Best Original Score, 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album), Sheik’s other theater credits include: Nero (Another Golden Rome) (currently in development), The Nightingale (currently in development), Whisper House (currently in development). Recorded works include: Whisper House (Sony/Victor 2009), White Limousine (Rounder 2006), Daylight (Atlantic Records 2002), Phantom Moon (Nonesuch 2001), Humming (Atlantic Records 1998), Duncan Sheik (Grammy Nomination, Best Male Vocal) (Atlantic Records 1996). Film Scores include: DARE (2009), Little Spirit: Christmas in New York (2008), Capers (2007) and The Cake Eaters (2007). Producer Credits include: Holly Brook (2009), Micah Green (2008), Spring Awakening Original Cast Album (Universal 2007) and Chris Garneau (2006). AnnMarie Milazzo (Vocal Arrangements) Composer/lyricist: Pretty Dead Girl, Sundance Film Festival. Vocal arranger: Broadway productions of Spring Awakening and Next To About the Authors Normal. Bright Lights, Big City at The New York Theater Workshop, and the Paramount feature film, The Marc Pease Experience. AnnMarie is a Grammy nominated singer from The East Village Opera Company on Universal/Decca. Simon Hale (String Orchestrations) After graduating from the University of London with an honors degree in composition, Simon Hale’s acclaimed solo album, East Fifteen, led to recordings with many artists, including George Benson, Simply Red, Jamiroquai and Björk. In 1996 he orchestrated Duncan Sheik’s first album, and their musical collaboration has continued ever since. Simon’s involvement with Spring Awakening marked his Broadway debut and the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations in 2007. He continues to work with Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik on other projects. For more information: www. simonhale.co.uk About the Cast Robert Ariza (Hanschen/Rupert) sophomore, Richmond Hill, NY Jordan Barrow (Ensemble) junior, Flanders, NJ Woody Buck (Ensemble) first-year, La Canada, CA Chelsea Burris (Thea) junior, Madison, WI Elisabeth Evans (Adult Women) junior, Tokyo, Japan Ellie Curran Fishman (Ensemble) first-year, Pennington, NJ Brian Flores (Georg/Dieter) first-year, Boulder, CO Storm Lever (Ensemble) first-year, Concord, CA Charlotte Maltby (Ilse) first-year, New York, NY Mackenzie Orr (Ernst/Reinhold) first-year, Coppell, TX Erika Peterson (Wendla) junior, Laguna Niguel, CA Shea Renne (Anna) sophomore, Bloomfield Hills, MI Ximone Rose (Martha) first-year, New Orleans, LA Conor Ryan (Melchior) sophomore, Newport, RI Dylan Stasack (Otto/Ulbrecht) first-year, Eugene, OR Zachary Thompson (Adult Men) sophomore, San Leandro, CA Ryan Vasquez (Moritz) sophomore, San Jose, CA About the Artists Geehoon Lim (Stage Manager) junior, BFA Design & Production, Seoul, South Korea Sam Lips (Choreographer) senior, BFA Musical Theatre, Parker, CO Casey Low (Choreographer) senior, BFA Musical Theatre, Edmond, OK H an Park (Music Director) senior, BFA Musical Theatre, Boston, MA Eli Schlatter (Scenic Designer) junior, BFA Design & Production, Minneapolis, MN Lynne Shankel (Music Supervisor) Guest Artist, New York, NY A aron Tacy (Lighting Designer) sophomore, BFA Design & Production, Wixom, MI M alcolm Tulip (Director) Asst. Professor, Dept. of Theatre & Drama Meryl Waldo (Costume Designer) senior, BFA Design & Production, Northville, MI Christopher Kendall, Dean Paul Boylan Collegiate Professor of Music Department of Musical Theatre Chair....................................................................Brent Wagner Admin. Assistants.......................... Jennifer Knapp, Tim Abbott Student Services.............................................Becky Seauvageau Faculty...............................................Catherine Walker Adams, Mark Esposito, Linda Goodrich, Mark Madama, Lisa Mayer, Sara Randazzo, Cynthia Kortman Westphal Professor Emeritus..................................................Jerry DePuit University Productions Administrative Staff Director.................................................................Jeffrey Kuras Department Administrator.............................. Fatima Abdullah Office Assistant III/Usher Coordinator..................Shelda Smith Marketing & Communications Dir............. Kerianne M. Tupac Photographer..................................... Peter Smith Photography Information Systems Manager.......................... Henry Reynolds Facilities Manager.................................................Shannon Rice House Manager............................................. Dianne Widzinski Senior Backstage Operations Mgr...........................Barry LaRue Backstage Operations Mgrs..........Mark Gordon, David Pickell, Kurt Thoma, Donald C. Watkins Administrative Office Assistants.. Allison Brown, Abrielle Case, Sara Shvartzman, Kevin Tan Theatre 386 ....Lindsay Alexis, Jason Kovacs, Meaghan McLaughlin Production Staff Music Advisor.....................................Catherine Walker Adams Production Manager......................................Amanda Mengden Production Stage Manager................................... Nancy Uffner Production Office Assistants...... David Lee, Brandon Penberton Production Office Practicum............................ Kathryn Pamula Properties Master.................................................Arthur Ridley Asst. Properties Master.........................................Patrick Drone Master Electrician............................................Mark Allen Berg Costume Shop Manager.......................................Laura Brinker Assoc. Costume Shop Manager........................... George Bacon Costume Stock Administrator............................... Renae Skoog Production Crew First Assistant Stage Manager................................ Brita Thorne Assistant Stage Managers..............Elisabeth Frankel, Lily Parker Assistant Directors................................ Ellie Kirn, Jason Kovacs Dramaturg.......................................................... Aislinn Frantz Asst. Costume Designer/Wig & Makeup Designer.....Alyssa Battersby Assistant Costume Designer..................................... Ben Stange Dance Captains.............................. Mackenzie Orr, Shea Renne Running Crew Light Board Operator.............................................. Leslie Bates Sound Board Operator..............................................Jane Bruce Wardrobe................................................. Travis Ward-Osborne Lyrics by Fred Ebb • Music by John Kander • Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse Department of Musical Theatre Directed and choreographed by Linda Goodrich Music Direction by Cynthia Kortman-Westphal April 12 at 7:30 PM • April 13 & 14 at 8 PM • April 15 at 2 PM Power Center • Reserved Seating $26 and $20 • Students $10 with ID League Ticket Office • (734) 764-2538 • tickets.music.umich.edu