Ateneo Blue Repertory 21st Season Finale: "Spring Awakening"

As its 21st Season finale offering, the Ateneo Blue Repertory presents the Tony Award-winning rock musical: Spring Awakening on Valentine's, February 14, 2013, 8pm at the Rizal Mini Theatre, G/F Faber Hall, Ateneo de Manila University.

Spring Awakening tells the story of teenagers experiencing the conflicting emotions, confusing thoughts, and brave curiosity of adolescence. The free-spirited intellectual Melchior is frustrated over the close-minded and conservative nature of society. His buddy Moritz, while being pressured by his school’s unfair system, is haunted by wild sexual dreams. One of their childhood friends, Wendla is curious about the topic of sexuality, but her mother refuses to talk about it. Together with their peers, they paint a riveting tale of the woes of growing up through rock music.

The show will feature blueREP alumnus Gab Medina as Melchior. Current blueREP members Boo Gabunada and Bernice Reyes will play Moritz and Wendla, respectively.

Joining the casts is current member Maronne Cruz who was also seen in Bare and Little Shop of Horrors.

Maronne Cruz during Little Shop of Horrors

Another retuning blueREP alumna is recording artist Nica del Rosario alternating in the role of Ilse. The production also features another homecoming in blueREP alumnus Bym Buhain, who is returning from a professional theatre stint in shows such as 4^th Wall Theater Company’s Rivalry: Ateneo-La Salle the Musical and Repertory Philippines’s Peter Pan. Kenneth Keng, a blueREP alumnus recently seen in Sipat Lawin’s Battalia Royale, will be playing the role of the adult male. Portraying the role of the adult female is Air Paz, a Theater Arts graduate from University of the Philippines who has done plays for Dulaang UP and has started to make a presence in different productions in TV and film.

The rest of the cast of Ateneo Blue Repertory’s Spring Awakening is rounded out by Tricia Allado, Tin Amante, Lara Antonio, Mikah Franco, Ian Hermogenes, Mikey Javier, David Mercado, Carlos Quiapo, Franco Ramos, Gala Sanchez, Arion Sanchez, RJ Santillan, Gabriel Perez, Darrell Uy, and Meg Yatco.

Darrell Uy in Little Shop of Horrors

Ateneo Blue Repertory’s Spring Awakening will be directed by US-based theatre artist and blueREP alumnus Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan. Ejay Yatco, the musical director of Ateneo Blue Repertory’s Little Shop of Horrors and Company Call: blueREP at 20, returns to blueREP as Spring Awakening’s musical director.

Ejay Yatco

Delphine Buencamino, who was in Dulaang UP’s Orosman at Zafira and she will be in Tanghalang Pilipino's Ibalong and also a blueREP alumna herself, takes charge as Spring Awakening’s choreographer.

Delphine Buencamino

Lights design will be done by Meliton Roxas Jr. while set design is by Trency Caga-anan.

Aside from February 14, the other dates of the show are on February 15-17, 20-24, 27-28 and March 1, 2013 For ticket inquiries and reservations, contact Joanna Kennedy at 09156251625.