What is your favorite song/scene/moment in Spring Awakening?
Singing “Purple Summer.” It is amazing to come together as a cast at the end of the show, look the audience in the eye, and tell them about a future filled with communication where compassion overrules anger, love conquers hate, and hope dominates despair.
What inspires you to play the role?
The responses from adults and teens are why I can’t wait to walk out of the curtain each night. Telling a story that people can relate to in such deep ways is incredible. Before most shows the cast huddles up backstage and to pump us up we say that someone out there needs this show. When you get a letter or hear from that person after the show who says the show changed their life, that’s our inspiration.
What is it like playing in a new venue almost every night?
It's a blast! It definitely keeps everyone on their toes and the show nice and fresh.
What is the coolest thing that happened to you or another cast member on stage/at the stage door?
A girl who was currently dealing with some of the more serious issues discussed in the show came up to one of the cast members and shared that seeing this issue talked and sung about on stage made her feel like she wasn't so alone. That is why we do the show, because for some it's informative, for others it's eye opening, and for some it's their own life and it brings them comfort to see they are not alone.
What was it like when you performed in front of Steven Sater/Michael Mayer during the rehearsals?
It was incredible to have the original creative team in the room and to hear what they had to say about the importance of the message of this show today. It could have been very intimidating but they were extremely uplifting and gave us confidence in the work we were doing.
What musical theater role/character outside of the one you are playing now would you most like to play? Why?
Kim from Miss Saigon. I got to play the role in high school and now being a couple years older I would love to go back and really dive into the role and fall in love with the character even more. I think the story and music is incredible and extremely moving, it's an epic musical.
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