Spring Awakening
By Frank Wedekind
Adapted & Directed by Paolo Santalucia
Associate Directed by Luke Reece
September 10 – October 18, 2026
2 Hours 45 Minutes (including two 10min intermissions)
Experience the original play that inspired the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical phenomenon.
Spring Awakening is a fierce, haunting coming-of-age story about young people on the brink of adulthood–pushing back against repression, demanding truth, and struggling to claim agency in a world determined to deny it.
Romantic, restless, and full of desire, Wedekind’s characters reach for love before they understand it–aching for connection as silence and misinformation hurtle them towards irreversible consequences.
Baillie Theatre
at Soulpepper Theatre
Lead Supporter
Nicola and Mark Hockin
Content Warning
The production explores mature themes that some audience members may find sensitive or distressing. Click here for a detailed content advisory, or contact the Box Office at boxoffice@soulpepper.ca. Recommended for mature audiences.
Jake Bunyan
Melchior Gabor
EJ Candelaria
Robert/Rupert & Others
Jasmine Case
Martha Bessel
Jake Cohen
Moritz Stiefel
Raquel Duffy
Mrs. Gabor
Justin Eddy
Ernst Röbel / Dieter & Others
Raylene Harewood
Ina/Thea
Daren A. Herbert
Headmaster Hart-Brand/Doctor
Anaka Maharaj-Sandhu
Ilse
DIEGO MATAMOROS
Professor Knochenbrüch
Eric Miracle
George & Helmut
Olivia Neary-Hatton
Wendla Bergman
Liisa Repo-Martell
Mrs. Bergman
Mackenzie Wojcik
Otto & Reinhold
Frank Wedekind
Playwright
PAOLO SANTALUCIA
Adaptor & Director
Luke Reece
Associate Director
Shannon Lea Doyle
Set Designer
Ming Wong 黄慧明
Costume Designer
Kevin Lamotte
Lighting Designer
Thomas Ryder Payne
Sound Designer
Casey Hudecki
Intimacy & Fight Director
Sam Hale
Stage Manager
Frances Bundy
Assistant Stage Manager
Sabrina Weinstein
Apprentice Stage Manager
Set Design by Shannon Lea Doyle, Costume Design by Ming Wong, Lighting Design by Kevin Lamotte, Photos by Dahlia Katz. Photo 1 - Olivia Neary-Hatton, Jake Bunyan. Photo 2 - Noah Beemer, Justin Eddy. Photo 3 - Anaka Maharah-Sandhu, Jake Cohen. Photo 4 - Justin Eddy, Jake Cohen, EJ Candelaria, Mackenzie Wojicik, Jake Bunyan, Eric Miracle. Photo 5 - Raquel Duffy, Jake Cohen. Photo 6 - Jake Cohen, Jake Bunyan.
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