Tony Award-Winning Rock Musical About Communication Breakdown and Teen Sexuality Invites Opportunity for Thoughtful Discussion After the Performance.
Preview Performance June 21. Opens June 22 on Mill Mountain Theatre’s Waldron Stage
Mill Mountain Theatre opens Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater’s Spring Awakening on June 22, with a discounted preview performance on Thursday, June 21. The performances will take place on MMT’s Waldron Stage, at 20 Church Ave SE in Downtown Roanoke.
The Company of Spring Awakening
To enhance the theatrical experience and invite discussion that this difficult and controversial piece may present, the following events will take place in the theatre following the performances on June 21, June 23 and June 30.
June 21: Continuing the Ghostlight Project: In January 2017, Mill Mountain Theatre joined hundreds of other theatres around the country in affirming our status as a light in our community, committed to protecting inclusion, participation and compassion for everyone. Join us after the performance to light our ghostlight in honor of this renewed commitment.
June 23: Cast Talkback: Hear from the cast of Spring Awakening after the 7:30 pm performance about their experiences working on the show, with an informal Q & A to follow.
June 30: Hard Conversations: Talking and Listening to Young Adult Voices (panel discussion): In an era where face-to-face conversations are often replaced by texts and tweets, in a time where people are feeling more polarized than ever, how do we break down barriers and have hard
conversations with each other? Our panel of teen and young adult leaders and activists from our community discuss their struggles and successes in communicating their messages in today’s world. Featuring Louis Garcia, Patrick Henry High School student and founder of the Roanoke Valley chapter of Students Demand Action, and John Livingston, Vice President of HokiePRIDE at Virginia Tech.
Spring Awakening is a rock musical about teenagers caught between the tumult of adolescence and the frustrating lack of experience with sex, pregnancy, abortion and suicide, guilt, innocence and death, all with wailing guitars, driving percussion and tortured young voices. The musical,
based on a 19th century German play, won 8 Tony Awards in 2006. This production contains mature language and content. Viewer discretion is advised.
Spring Awakening will be presented on June 21 (discounted preview performance), 22-23, and 27-30 at 7:30pm, and June 24 at 2:00pm on the Waldron Stage at Mill Mountain Theatre.
Tickets can be purchased online at https://millmountain.org/shows/, by calling 540-342-5740, or Tuesday-Saturday from 9:45am-4:45pm and Sunday from 12:45-4:45pm at the Box Office, located in the lobby of Center in the Square. Tickets are $20 or $15 for preview performances.
For more information on the 2018 Mill Mountain Theatre season and to purchase season tickets,visit https://millmountain.org/tickets/.
