Spring Awakening: A Sin of Omission

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A new adaptation of an expressionist masterpiece comes to Looking Glass Theatre. Spring Awakening: A Sin of Omission - adapted by Toby Bercovici and Emily Denison, directed by Toby Bercovici - highlights the youthful, energized, shockingly modern aspects of Frank Wedekind's original 1891 script, with a lean, poetic version of the text.

Wedekind's play was years ahead of its time--so far ahead that it wasn't produced till 15 years
after its composition, and has been frequently banned ever since. The play condemned the era's
repressed and repressive culture of 19th-century Germany by showing its toxic effect on the lives
of several 14-year-olds: Wendla, whose mother can't bring herself to tell her daughter the facts of sex, with tragic results; Martha, abused by her strait-laced, hypocritical father; brilliant Melchior, whose rebellious nature infuriates his pompous schoolmasters; Moritz, whose poor test scores make him want to kill himself; and Hansy and Ernst, two boys who find safety and comfort in each other.

Please note that this production is not the musical adapatation by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater.