SPRING AWAKENING Opens at Gloucester Stage's 34th Season Today

Gloucester Stage's 2013 season kicks off today, June 20 with the award winning landmark Broadway musical Spring Awakening with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik.

Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical on Broadway in 2007, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's energetic re-imagining of Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 German drama by the same name, is not your grandparents' musical theater. With its electrifying and hauntingly beautiful score,Spring Awakening traces the sexual awakening of several youths in an atmosphere of repression. Their journey from adolescence to adulthood is explored with poignancy and passion.

Directed by Gloucester Stage Artistic Director Eric C. Engel, Spring Awakening runs from today, June 20 through July 14. The performance schedule for Spring Awakening is Thursday, June 20 through Saturday, June 22 at 8 pm; Wednesday, June 26 through Saturday, June 29 at 8 pm; Wednesday, July 3 at 7pm; Thursday, July 4, Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6 at 8 pm: Wednesday, July 10 through Saturday, July 13 at 8 pm; Saturday matinees at 3 pm on June 22, June 29, July 6 & July 13 and Sunday performances at 4 pm on June 23, June 30, July 7 & July 14. All performances are held at Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Gloucester Stage Company is handicapped accessible.

Tickets are $40.00 for Adults and $35 for Seniors Citizens and Students. The ticket price for Saturday matinee on June 22 at 3pm is Pay What You Can. For tickets call 978-281-4433 or visit www.gloucesterstage.com

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