Show: SPRING AWAKENING
Theater: The Pennsylvania Playhouse
Theater Website: https://www.paplayhouse.org/
Show runs: 05/29/2026 to 06/14/2026
DIRECTED BY KATELYN MORGAN
BOOK AND LYRICS BY STEVEN SATER
MUSIC BY DUNCAN SHEIK
Spring Awakening takes us to Germany in 1891, where young people are silenced by the strict world of adults. Wendla begins to question the changes in her body, Melchior challenges authority, and Moritz struggles under the weight of school and puberty. As friendships deepen and first love sparks between Wendla and Melchior, the students confront desire, shame, and tragedy in a society that refuses to guide them. With its electrifying pop-rock score, Spring Awakening is a powerful story of self-discovery, rebellion, and the journey from innocence to adulthood.
Cast List
Tahlia Colon
Wendla
Joshua Bridges
Melchoir
Gray Pescatore
Moritz
Hannah Cummings
Ilse
Evan Hager
Hanschen
Tony Anthony
Ernst
Connor Sternberg
Georg
Avanté Kendall
Otto
Aubrey Gore
Martha
Avery Frank
Anna
Maelissa Quinn
Thea
Will Windsor Erwin
Adult Men
Jan Labellarte Beatty
Adult Women
Denise Long
Adult Women Understudy
Stephen Simone
Adult Men Understudy
Lizzie Witek
Female Swing
Melo Rodriguez
Male Swing
PRODUCTION STAFF:
KATELYN MORGAN – DIRECTOR
KEVIN GAUGHENBAUGH – STAGE MANAGER
TONY MOORE – MUSIC DIRECTOR
BRETT OLIVEIRA – SET & LIGHTING DESIGNER
ZOE MULZET – COSTUME DESIGNER
MAXWELL MCCURDY – CHOREOGRAPHER
JENNY BIANCHINI – THERAPIST
JESSICA LOPEZ BARKL – INTIMACY COORDINATOR
LUCAS PINNER – FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER
SOFIA BARBOUR – DRAMATURGY
SAMANTHA PRENTICE – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
LIVIE HOWE – ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
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Theater Address: 390 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18017 (Map It)
Theater Phone: (610) 865-6665
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