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SPRING'S AWAKENING

by Frank Wedekind
adapted and directed
by Niclas Olson

Secrets secrets are no fun. Secrets secrets hurt someone... An incendiary exploration of adolescence in a society where adults are too uncomfortable to tell the truth about growing up, SPRING'S AWAKENING is tender, funny, and provocatively timeless. As Wendla, Melchior, Moritz and their classmates navigate their burgeoning adulthood, their quest for discovery is endlessly thwarted by the adults in their lives refusing to engage with the realities of sex, love, and adolescence. Left to fend for themselves, the children experience a twisted web of discovery, exultation, misery, and tragedy. 
The Last Five Years

July 13 - 30, 2023

New Muses Theatre Company
at the Dukesbay Theater
​508 6th Ave, Tacoma
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FRANKENSTEIN: "The New Muses presentation of this archetypal drama is a brilliant construction of theatrical art. The spare cast of four is uniformly impeccable. Olson is great as Victor Frankenstein... Stahl imbues (the Creature) with a sensitive vitality... McRill is spellbinding as she plays a multitude of characters... The sound and the music are sumptuous, but the lighting effects are exquisite... One of the finest New Muses theatrical productions that I’ve seen to date." - Dave R. Davison (Tacoma Weekly)
A SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS: “Surprisingly fresh, delightful and genuinely funny. The audience was buoyed by the humor, evidenced by bursts of laughter throughout the play. The scenes were crisp and concise and everything moved along at a nice clip. Cleverly chosen snippets of pop music made pithy punctuation marks at the end of each scene.” - Dave R. Davison (Tacoma Weekly)
INTO THE WOODS: "I like the closeness and the scaled-down set with cheap but highly inventive props… The music throughout is wonderful.... The choreographed movement of the entire cast popping in and out like so many Jack-in-the-Boxes ads a magical quality.... Clawson, Cattin, Dewey and Chris Serface as the narrator and "Mysterious Man" turn in marvelous acting jobs… Olson, founder of New Muses, not only sings and acts wonderfully in multiple roles, but he also does a great job of directing this show, rising to the challenge of scaling down a big stage production to fit in a small house." - Alec Clayton (The Weekly Volcano)
ROMEO AND JULIET: "(W)hen you discover a production that not only says something new with “Romeo and Juliet,” but says it in a compellingly contemporary way, you rejoice… Set inside a cinematic scene sequence with an emotive backdrop of pop soundbites (Beyoncé to Lorde), this “Romeo and Juliet” dives inside the teen mind, pulling the Renaissance firmly into our present. If you have a teen in your life, this is the Shakespeare you’ll want them to see. And if you don’t, see it anyway and ponder that crazy period in all our lives when only death is as strong as love." - Rosemary Ponnekanti (Tacoma News Tribune)

Intelligent, Thought-Provoking, and Engaging Theatre for a Contemporary Audience


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SPRING'S AWAKENING by Frank Wedekind

July 13 - 30, 2023

Dukesbay Theater | 508 6th Ave, Tacoma

Secrets secrets are no fun. Secrets secrets hurt someone... An incendiary exploration of adolescence in a society where adults are too uncomfortable to tell the truth about growing up, SPRING'S AWAKENING is tender, funny, and provocatively timeless. As Wendla, Melchior, Moritz and their classmates navigate their burgeoning adulthood, their quest for discovery is endlessly thwarted by the adults in their lives refusing to engage with the realities of sex, love, and adolescence. Left to fend for themselves, the children experience a twisted web of discovery, exultation, misery, and tragedy. With its frank depiction of adolescent sexuality, mental health, and intergenerational trauma, Wedekind's powerful and moving story about the universal struggle for self-discovery and the challenges that come with it remains as daring and provocative today as it was when it first premiered over a century ago. Don't miss your chance to experience this landmark work of art that continues to inspire audiences with its raw emotion and unapologetic examination of the human experience.
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​HAMLET: "The best adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet I have yet to see." - Alec Clayton (The Weekly Volcano, Best of Theatre 2018-19)
​FRANKENSTEIN: "The New Muses presentation of this archetypal drama is a brilliant construction of theatrical art..." - Dave R. Davison (Tacoma Weekly)​
A SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS: “Surprisingly fresh, delightful and genuinely funny.”​ Dave R. Davison (Tacoma Weekly)
​ROMEO AND JULIET: "(W)hen you discover a production that not only says something new with “Romeo and Juliet,” but says it in a compellingly contemporary way, you rejoice…" - Rosemary Ponnekanti (Tacoma News Tribune)

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