Experience Spring Awakening, the coming-of-age play that inspired the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical, now playing at Soulpepper Theatre.
Spring Awakening is a powerful, haunting, and relevant story that takes a magnifying glass to the lives of young people on the brink of becoming adults. This groundbreaking work, first published in 1891 by German playwright Frank Wedekind, follows the familiar characters Wendla, Melchior, Moritz and Ilse as they navigate desire, explore identity, and grow up without honest guidance.
Considered to be the original teen drama, Wedekind’s characters fight back against repression, demand truth, and struggle to claim agency in a world determined to deny it. The play touches on sex education, censorship, consent, and queer expression.
In today’s tumultuous political climate where young people are constantly dealing with adults who police their bodies and tell them what to think, Spring Awakening themes warning about the consequences of silence, feels more current than ever.
The production has already earned widespread critical acclaim, including multiple five-star reviews and 3.5 out of four stars from the Toronto Star. Critics have called it “spectacular,” “riveting” and “a revelation.”
Due to overwhelming demand, theatre lovers in Toronto will have a rare opportunity to see this groundbreaking play brought to life in all its colours until October 18.
Spring Awakening is Paolo Santalucia’s debut production as Soulpepper Theatre’s Artistic Director.
To buy tickets for Spring Awakening, head over to soulpepper.ca/whats-on/spring-awakening/.
