Touching upon the mention of shame again, I drew our discussion back to the emphasis of the theme and wondered how it influenced the show. Made less graphic and more beautiful” so as to not make the audience feel too uncomfortable while still experiencing the same level of vulnerability and shame the characters are in the scenes. Without the immediate vulnerability formed by actors performing naked, Cat outlined how they addressed this defencelessness, without saying too much as to spoil the show.Ī post shared by Musicality's Spring Awakening moments were turned into choreography. However, for Musicality’s production, the group chose to cut the nudity out. Many actors would perform entirely nude in front of the audience to create a sense of vulnerability.
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In other professional productions worldwide, a common creative element was nudity. This thoughtfulness towards the cast was also extended to the audience and the show itself. Welfare was the utmost priority since they were addressing “difficult topics that people have personal experiences with.” From wellbeing circles at the end of each rehearsal to forms to check-in on members, Cat and her team emphasised the positive and safe environment they were creating in. When it came to rehearsals, the cast and crew shared an eagerness to maintain openness and to keep their creative space as a safe one. Only a few days away from the first show out of three of Spring Awakening, Cat and I discussed behind-the-scenes and the thinking behind their version of Sater’s award-winning musical.Ĭonsidering many sensitive subjects are addressed throughout the story, such as abuse and suicide, I wanted to know how Cat and her company approached these issues, to which she responded with great care and thought. The cast and crew shared an eagerness to maintain openness Further to this, moving away from comedy gave the opportunity for different people with different talents to get involved. They wanted to choose a musical that contrasted Urinetown, one that had much more emotional depth and poignancy. While fun and entertaining to produce and perform, Cat explained that the group wanted to create “something more different and challenging” for their Summer show. The musical by Greg Kotis was a satirical comedy that did not take itself seriously. It is an extremely vulnerable yet beautiful performance sharing the characters’ different experiences with shame, whether that be from “experiencing abuse, acknowledging desires, struggling in school, or accepting their sexuality”.Īsking why they chose such a hard-hitting musical for their Summer production, I was curious what made this dark, emotional piece stand out from other proposals.īack in February 2022, Musicality performed Urinetown at the Nottingham Arts Theatre. Proposed by another member of the musical theatre group, Cat described Spring Awakening as a story that follows “the sexual awakening of a group of teens in the span of a year” during the 1880/90s. After a few giggles and messing around with Zoom ’s new avatar feature, we dove straight into our chat about the University of Nottingham society’s version of Steven Sater’s musical. Hopping onto Zoom, the first thing I did rather than the typical small talk greeting was apologise about the very random Aurora Borealis virtual background that hid my living room from Cat New – the producer and, more recently, cast member of Musicality ’s Summer production Spring Awakening. Discussing the themes, rehearsals, and decisions behind the performance, Cora shares their chat. Impact’s Head of Entertainment, Cora-Laine, met with the producer of Musicality’s Spring Awakening, Cat New, to discuss the society’s Summer production.
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