Olivia Neary-Hatton & Jake Bunyan in Spring Awakening | Photo by Dahlia Katz
Penned by Frank Wedekind, this century-old tale of adolescent sexual discovery from within the crushing strictures of a repressive society was controversial in its time, but has since been embraced as a classic. (Like everything else now, it’s even a musical!) As I’m not properly familiar with the original play, I can’t be sure exactly how Paola Santalucia’s adaptation of Spring Awakening for Soulpepper differs, though I have a vague sense. Continue Reading