Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
Adapted from Frank Wedenkind’s seminal 1891 play of the same name, Spring Awakening is a pop-rock musical which explores the awakening of adolescent sexuality living in the repressive social culture of late 19th century Germany. Wedenkind’s original play preceded both G. Stanley Hall’s Adolescence and Freud’s Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality by 14 years, articulating the realities of pubescence before it entered the scientific canon.
The music for the production is written by Duncan Sheik with both the book and lyrics being written by Steven Sater. Taking the pop-rock genre to a story which is over 100 years old, Sheik and Sater showcase the timeless nature of the coming of age genre.
Produced by Brave Spaces Theatre, this production of Spring Awakening is a concert style performance which brings young, emerging artists from across the city together to work and celebrate one another through the text and music of Spring Awakening in a low-stakes environment.
Content Warnings:
- Sexual descriptions of minors
- Mentions of domestic abuse
- Descriptions of violence
- Descriptions of BDSM
- Description of sexual intercourse
- Depiction of suicide
- Forced abortion
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
Adapted from Frank Wedenkind’s seminal 1891 play of the same name, Spring Awakening is a pop-rock musical which explores the awakening of adolescent sexuality living in the repressive social culture of late 19th century Germany. Wedenkind’s original play preceded both G. Stanley Hall’s Adolescence and Freud’s Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality by 14 years, articulating the realities of pubescence before it entered the scientific canon.
The music for the production is written by Duncan Sheik with both the book and lyrics being written by Steven Sater. Taking the pop-rock genre to a story which is over 100 years old, Sheik and Sater showcase the timeless nature of the coming of age genre.
Produced by Brave Spaces Theatre, this production of Spring Awakening is a concert style performance which brings young, emerging artists from across the city together to work and celebrate one another through the text and music of Spring Awakening in a low-stakes environment.
Content Warnings:
- Sexual descriptions of minors
- Mentions of domestic abuse
- Descriptions of violence
- Descriptions of BDSM
- Description of sexual intercourse
- Depiction of suicide
- Forced abortion
Stars on Her Shoulders - Springboards New Play Festival
BRINGING ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES TOGETHER IN THE EYE OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS
The return of Workshop West’s signature festival that celebrates Edmonton plays and playwrights in process. Springboards features staged readings of plays in development in a welcoming cabaret setting - with just enough sound, light and staging to ignite your imagination. This not-to-be-missed series readings, talk-backs, and discussions, offers audiences a peek behind-the-curtain, into the workings the creative process where artists collaborate to vision and re-envision the electrifying works of tomorrow.
Tickets are $15 online or pay-what-you-wish at the door.
Saturday, March 25, 7:30 PM
Stars On Her Shoulders by Stephen Massicotte
From the author of the Canadian Classic Mary's Wedding, comes a new play about what it means to be a war hero. In May 1918, No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital was bombed by a German plane. No one who was there was ever the same again.
Director: Heather Inglis
Featuring: Kristin Johnston, Haley Moorehouse, and Sydney Williams
Deadletter - Springboards New Play Festival
BRINGING ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES TOGETHER IN THE EYE OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS
The return of Workshop West’s signature festival that celebrates Edmonton plays and playwrights in process. Springboards features staged readings of plays in development in a welcoming cabaret setting - with just enough sound, light and staging to ignite your imagination. This not-to-be-missed series readings, talk-backs, and discussions, offers audiences a peek behind-the-curtain, into the workings the creative process where artists collaborate to vision and re-envision the electrifying works of tomorrow.
Tickets are $15 online or pay-what-you-wish at the door.
Friday, March 24, 7:30 PM
Deadletter by Conni Massing
“Like all desperate people, she was hungry for omens." In this small-scale mystery by Edmonton favourite Conni Massing, Amy finds that the mundane mysteries of lost socks and redirected mail are much more the happenstance.
Director: Tracy Carroll
Dramaturgical Consultants: Darrin Hagen and Heather Inglis
Featuring: Lora Brovold, Collin Doyle, and Maralyn Ryan
Everyone is Doing Fine - Springboards New Play Festival
BRINGING ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES TOGETHER IN THE EYE OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS
The return of Workshop West’s signature festival that celebrates Edmonton plays and playwrights in process. Springboards features staged readings of plays in development in a welcoming cabaret setting - with just enough sound, light and staging to ignite your imagination. This not-to-be-missed series readings, talk-backs, and discussions, offers audiences a peek behind-the-curtain, into the workings the creative process where artists collaborate to vision and re-envision the electrifying works of tomorrow.
Tickets are $15 online or pay-what-you-wish at the door.
Thursday, March 23, 7:30 PM
Everyone Is Doing Fine by James Odin Wade
Art, sex, and capitalism collide in this fast-paced comedy-drama. When two listless art school friends are brought into the employ of a hedge-fund manager, liaisons are dangerous, the figures are high, and futures are bought and sold.
Director: Margaret Legere
Featuring: David Madawo, Christina Nguyen, and Jake Tkaczyk
EDMONten - Springboards New Play Festival
BRINGING ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES TOGETHER IN THE EYE OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS
The return of Workshop West’s signature festival that celebrates Edmonton plays and playwrights in process. Springboards features staged readings of plays in development in a welcoming cabaret setting - with just enough sound, light and staging to ignite your imagination. This not-to-be-missed series readings, talk-backs, and discussions, offers audiences a peek behind-the-curtain, into the workings the creative process where artists collaborate to vision and re-envision the electrifying works of tomorrow.
This evening, we offer a series of readings from the winners of the EDMONten ten minute playwriting contest hosted by APN!
Tickets are $15 online or pay-what-you-wish at the door.
Wednesday, March 22, 7:30 PM
EDMONten (in Partnership with Alberta Playwrights’ Network)
Originally created and curated by Tracy Carroll, Conni Massing, and Michelle Vance Hehir, EDMONten is a play competition that invites Edmonton playwrights to submit their ten-minute creations. Over the past 3 years, there have been over 60 submissions, 15 of which have been given public readings. This year, with the support of the Edmonton Arts Council and in partnership with Alberta Playwrights’ Network, we are thrilled to present EDMONten at Springboards. These plays may be short, but they pack a punch!
Playwrights: Bridgette Boyko, Victoria Kibblewhite, AJ Lorel, Linda Wood-Edwards, and Calla Wright
Director: Andrew Ritchie