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Rated R for adult material including violence, sexuality and
language.
Spring Awakening, the rock musical and winner of eight Tony
Awards, is a provocative exploration of the journey from
adolescence to adulthood. This bold and poignant story follows a
group of teenage friends as they cope with the agonies and
ecstasies of discovering their sexuality. The characters struggle
to figure out who they are while dealing with difficult issues
including abortion, homosexuality, rape, child abuse and suicide.
Set in late-19th century Germany, the angst, emotion, desire and
romance still ring true today.
Director and Granada Artist-in-Residence Stafford Arima was
nominated for an Olivier Award for his direction of the West End
premiere of Ragtime. Other work includes: The King &
I and Miss Saigon at Music Circus; Carrie,
nominated for an Outer Critics Award for Outstanding Revival of a
Musical, and five Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Revival
of a Musical, MCC Theater; Allegiance, nominated for six
Craig Noel Awards including Outstanding Direction of a Musical,
awarded Outstanding New Musical, The Old Globe; and Altar
Boyz, Best Off-Broadway Musical Outer Critics Circle Award
and seven Drama Desk Award nominations, New World Stages.
Spring Awakening’s designers include two Department of
Theatre and Dance faculty members honored for their work on
Broadway and the big screen: Scenic Designer John Iacovelli and
Costume Designer Maggie Morgan. Lighting design is by visiting
professional Michael Palumbo.
There will be talk-backs with the director and other company
members directly after the performance on opening night, Thursday
November 21, and again on Thursday, December 5.
(Spring Awakening is presented by 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.)
This video
blog provides an inside look at Theatre & Dance’s Spring
Awakening production. Anna Oh, a senior Film Studies and
American Studies double major, interviewed Spring
Awakening company members and created the video presented
here.
Fall 2013 UC Davis Granada Artist-in-Residence Stafford Arima was
nominated for an Olivier Award for his direction of the West End
premiere of Ragtime.Other work includes: Carrie
(nominated for an Outer Critics Award for Outstanding Revival of
a Musical, and five Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding
Revival of a Musical, MCC Theater); Allegiance
(nominated for six Craig Noel Awards including Outstanding
Direction of a Musical; awarded Outstanding New Musical, The Old
Globe); Altar Boyz (Best Off-Broadway Musical Outer
Critics Circle Award and was nomin
Fall 2013 UC Davis Granada Artist-in-Residence Stafford Arima was
nominated for an Olivier Award for his direction of the West End
premiere of Ragtime.
Costume Design: Stage and ScreenM.F.A., Design, Yale School of Drama
Maggie Morgan is a costume designer for stage and screen. Her
recent work includes a Broadway musical, feature and short films,
and several productions at California theaters.
Design: Stage and TelevisionMFA, New York University, Scenic Design and Art Direction
Professor Iacovelli has designed more than 200 productions at
theaters across the nation, including the critically acclaimed,
TONY-nominated Broadway revival of Peter
Pan starring Cathy Rigby. The Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences awarded Iacovelli the coveted 2001 prime-time
Emmy Award for his art direction of the A&E broadcast of
Peter Pan. He also designed
The Twilight of The Godson
Broadway.
