Spring Awakening (2026)
Produced by
Adapter: Paolo Santalucia
Director: Paolo Santalucia
Playwright: Frank Wedekind
Venue
The Young Centre – The Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre
Run
September 10th, 2026 – October 18th, 2026
Synopsis
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. (soulpepper.ca)
Cast
| Noah Beemer | Hansy Rilow |
| Jake Bunyan | Melchior Gabor |
| EJ Candelaria | Robert / Rupert |
| Jasmine Case | Martha Bessel |
| Jake Cohen | Moritz Stiefel |
| Raquel Duffy | Mrs. Gabor |
| Justin Eddy | Ernst Röbel / Dieter |
| Raylene Harewood | Ina / Thea |
| Daren A. Herbert | Headmaster Hart-Brand / Doctor |
| Anaka Maharaj-Sandhu | Ilse |
| Diego Matamoros | Professor Knochenbrüch |
| Eric Miracle | George Zirschnitz / Helmut |
| Olivia Neary-Hatton | Wendla Bergman |
| Liisa Repo-Martell | Mrs. Bergman |
| Mackenzie Wojcik | Otto / Reinhold |
Creative Team
| Paolo Santalucia | Adapter |
| Paolo Santalucia | Director |
| Frank Wedekind | Playwright |
| 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 |
Production
| Casey Hudecki | Intimacy Director |
| Casey Hudecki | Fight Director |
| Sam Hale | Stage Manager |
| Frances Bundy | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Sabrina Weinstein | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Andy DeVries | Head Carpenter |
| Bill Stahl | 1st Carpenter |
| Paul Boddum | Head Scenic Artist |
| Susanna Feng | Scenic Artist |
| Hilda Chu | Scenic Artist |
| Lisa Nighswander | Head of Properties |
| Greg Chambers | Props Builder |
| Greg Chambers | Props Buyer |
| Ellie Koffman | Head of Wardrobe |
| Claudia Matas | Assistant Head of Wardrobe |
| Erin Halls | Stitcher |
| Irene Ly | Dresser |
| David Mallette | Lighting Operator |
| Jason Shindle | Sound Operator |
| Gunes Agduk | Deck Hand |
Staff
| Jonathan Heppner | Executive Producer |
| Joe Eldridge | Producer |
| Amy Wilford | Producer |
| Patricia Vinluan | Senior Production Manager |
| Maya Royer | Production Manager |
| Leslie Hernandez | Technical Director |
| Nicholas Beardsley | Assistant Technical Director |
| Rhett Costin | Assistant Technical Director |
| Mitchell Ayres | Assistant Technical Director |
| Alex Edwards | Production Coordinator |
