Photography by: Dahlia Katz
SPRING AWAKENING
By Frank Wedekind, Soulpepper (2026)
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.
Cast: Noah Beemer, Jake Bunyan, EJ Candelaria, Jasmine Case, Jake Cohen, Raquel Duffy, Justin Eddy, Raylene Harewood, Daren A. Herbert, Anaka Maharaj-Sandhu, Diego Matamoros, Eric Miracle, Olivia Neary-Hatton, Liisa Repo-Martell, Mackenzie Wojcik.
Company: Soulpepper Adaptor/Director: Paolo Santalucia
“There are flashes of real pleasure...the tender scene of queer discovery between bashful Ernst (Justin Eddy) and puckish Hansy (Noah Beemer) which briefly lets some air into the gathering darkness”
— Alessandro Stracuzzi, Next Magazine
CREDITS
Cast: Noah Beemer, Jake Bunyan, EJ Candelaria, Jasmine Case, Jake Cohen, Raquel Duffy, Justin Eddy, Raylene Harewood, Daren A. Herbert, Anaka Maharaj-Sandhu, Diego Matamoros, Eric Miracle, Olivia Neary-Hatton, Liisa Repo-Martell, Mackenzie Wojcik Adaptor & Director: Paolo Santalucia Associate Director: Luke Reece Set Designer: Shannon Lea Doyle Costume Designer: Ming Wong 黄慧明 Lighting Designer: Kevin Lamotte Sound Designer: Thomas Ryder Payne Intimacy & Fight Director: Casey Hudecki Stage Manager: Sam Hale Assistant Stage Manager: Frances Bundy Apprentice Stage Manager: Sabrina Weinstein
The photography on this page is by Dahlia Katz.