SPRING AWAKENING

Spring Awakening
Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
Directed by Stephen Skiles
Music Directed by Dr. Scot Buzza
April 10-18, 2026
Gallagher Student Center Onstage Theatre


SPRING AWAKENING is an exhilarating rock musical about the trials and tribulations of growing up. The winner of eight Tony Awards, including best musical, Spring Awakening follows a group of students as they navigate the journey from adolescence to adulthood through a powerful celebration of youth and rebellion. A landmark musical, Spring Awakening electrifies audiences with its fusion of morality, sexuality and rock and roll.

Cast:

Wendla…Taylor Mattingly
Adult Woman…Brookelyn Duncan
Adult Man…Cohen Rice
Otto…Ben Hunt
Georg…Enzo Battaglia
Hanschen…Tylen Gordon
Ernst…Luke Heetderks
Moritz…Leo Jenkins
Melchior…Sean Moss
Thea…Gracie Phlipot
Anna...Bri Willingham
Martha…Anya Sperber
Ilse...Jamie Swisshelm
Ensemble…Olivia Burklow, Molly Ciuci, Sophie Mullins, Brianna Starkey
Young Girl...Lailah Mohamed

Production Team:

Lighting & Set Designer…Joe Beumer
Sound Designer...Jason Sebastian
Costume Designer…Jessica Pitcairn
Music Director...Dr. Scot Buzza
Conductor/Piano...Tyler Secor
Choreographer...Jenna Treinen
Intimacy Director...Torie Wiggina
Stage Manager…Anna Hittepole
Technical Director...Joe Leonard
Assistant Lighting Designer/Master Electrician...Alec Schneider
Assistant Costume Designer...Jaime Israel
Sound Engineer...Anna Meister
Sound Crew…Maria Rund
Assistant Stage Managers...Annaliese Monahan & Nicole Grace
Costume Crew...Corinne Tiernan, Hannah Barbee & Devyn Wallace
Assistant Directors...Kelsey Schwarber & Regan Utrup
Light Board Operator...Kiley McMahon
Spotlight Operators...Josi Pietrzyk & Loften Cooper
Percussion/Guitar..Tony Hammond
Percussion/Guitar/Keyboard...Sam Blair
Bass...Georgia Holt
Director & Producer...Stephen Skiles

SHOW WARNINGS: Spring Awakening deals with topics of a sensitive nature and may be upsetting to some viewers. Spring Awakening contains adult language, discussion and images of sexual content, and discussions and images of death and suicide.

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION: Xavier Theatre utilizes a digital box office for events. The physical box office on campus, outside of the GSC Theatre, will open 1 hour prior to each showtime. 

Theatre doors open approximately 30 minutes prior to showtime. 

SPRING AWAKENING has a run time of 2:10 with one 15-minute intermission.

Special Thanks:

The Albers Fund
The Knowlton Foundation
Xavier University Theatre Costume Shop Team
Xavier University Theatre Shop Crew

Photos by Mikki Schaffner.