November 2017

The winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, told by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater through what Entertainment Weekly called, "the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade," Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with a poignancy and passion that is illuminating and unforgettable. The landmark musical is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock and roll that is exhilarating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years.

It is Germany, 1891, a world where the grown-ups hold all the cards. The beautiful young Wendla explores the mysteries of her body and wonders aloud where babies come from... until Mama tells her to shut it and put on a proper dress. Elsewhere, the brilliant and fearless young Melchior interrupts a mind-numbing Latin drill to defend his buddy, Moritz – a boy so traumatized by puberty that he can't concentrate on anything... not that the Headmaster cares. He strikes them both and tells them to turn in their lesson. One afternoon, in a private place in the woods, Melchior and Wendla meet by accident and soon find within themselves a desire unlike anything they've ever felt. As they fumble their way into one another's arms, Moritz flounders and soon fails out of school. When even his one adult friend, Melchior's mother, ignores his plea for help, he is left so distraught that he can't hear the promise of life offered by his outcast friend, Ilse. Naturally, the Headmasters waste no time in pinning the "crime" of Moritz's suicide on Melchior to expel him. And soon, Mama learns that her little Wendla is pregnant. Now the young lovers must struggle against all odds to build a world together for their child.

Cast

THE GIRLS
Wendla Bergman - Millicent Sarre
Ilse Neumann - Jemma Allen
Martha Bessell - Sahra Cresshull
Thea - Emily Downing
Anna - Chelsea McGuiness
Mellita - Emma Wilczek
Greta - Kieren Gulpers

THE BOYS
Melchior Gabor - Mitchell Smith
Moritz Stiefel - Connor Olsson-Jones
Hänschen Rilow / Rupert - Zachary Moore
Ernst Röbel / Reinhold - Harry Nguyen
Georg Zirschnitz / Dieter - Robbie Mitchell
Otto Lämmermeier / Ulbrecht - Dylan Rufus

THE ADULT WOMEN
Kate Anolak

THE ADULT MEN
Josh Barkley

Production Team

Director / Designer – Hayley Horton
Musical Director – Mark DeLaine
Choreographer – Thomas Phillips
Assistant Director – Lindsay Prodea

Production Manager – Scott Whellum

Stage Manager – Malcolm Horton
Assistant Stage Manager – Debbie Tester
Properties – Sheri Harkness
Costume Coordinator– Marie Dineen
Set Design – Hayley Horton
Set Construction – Mark Anolak
Scenic / AV Artist – Josh Horton
Video Production – Sam Davy
Publicity – Tarsha Cameron, Hayley Horton, HMC committee
Lighting Design & Operation – Tim Bates
Follow Spots – Katherine Rosen & Dale Caon
Sound Design & Operation – Tim Freedman
Audition Pianist – Emma Knights
Rehearsal Repetiteur – Emma Knights
Front-of-House Manager – Greg Janzow
Ticket Secretary – Mark Anolak
Program & Graphic Designer – Ray Cullen
Photography – Mark Anolak

The Band

Music Director / Conductor - Mark DeLaine
Guitar -  Caspar Hawksley
Guitar - Patrick Maher
Keyboard - Emma Knights or Angela Turner
Bass - Joe Mueller or Lenny Regione
Drums - Sam Menzel
Violin - Shelley Walker
Viola - Matt Prater
Cello - Louisa Giacomini