The Spring Awakening music touches me with its honesty. It ranges from pieces that are high in energy like "Totally Fucked" to ballads like "Blue Wind" that reach such vulnerable places—yet all of the music is completely relevant to emotions that everyone has experienced at some time in their life.
"Don't Do Sadness" is my favorite song in the show because it is extremely raw and the anger and sorrow are almost tangible within the music. Moritz is physically brought to his knees by the pain he is experiencing and it is so jarring to watch the scene unfold on stage.
Giana Gambardella (Thea)
It's been quite difficult, primarily in some of Moritz's more vulnerable scenes. Still, I couldn't be luckier to be surrounded by such an amazing group of talented and dedicated individuals—they create such a safe space in which to work, because they know that it's that level of support that fosters people taking risks, and thus, in the end, creating more powerful performances.
Through this Spring Awakening process I realize that despite having already gone through adolescence, I am still changing and growing as a human being every day.
Marcos Sastre III (Moritz)
To be completely honest, I am a strong individual but the graphic scenes are a little difficult for me; I’ve dealt with a lot of traumatic situations in my life so the scenes sometimes bring back memories.
The Spring Awakening music is the internal dialogue of the characters. It's what they want to say and what they feel, as opposed to what they're supposed to say and what the adults tell them to feel.
For me, whenever I sing one of the songs, it has a parallel effect. The songs are so raw and freeing because you can put everything into it and hold nothing back.
Koreena Walsh (Anna)
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