Spring Awakening Reflection

Spring Awakening, my first and final play. Shelley Elman the director of the play did not live up to my expectations. It was hard for me to understand what was going on throughout the play, and where exactly it was taken place at. There were also many technical difficulties with the sound that took my attention from the stage. This was my first play I have gone to, and it was not a good experience. I went on a Friday and was seated in the middle of the auditorium, and would definitely not recommend seeing this play with your mother as I did. The auditorium was not a full house, but there was still quite a bit of people. Everyone in the audience reacted to specific scenes in the play that were uncomfortable including me and my mother. Spring Awakening was definitely a play that got you thinking, but is not something I would go see for fun. From the start of the play to the end was extremely awkward for me. A lot of the content in this play were topics that are common, yet not many individuals like to talk about. The entirety of the play was interesting, but did not show me anything spectacular. Spring Awakening was a jumbled mess that needed a lot of help. First impression of the play when I first walked in was one of confusion. The stage design was not distinguishable. I could not tell what was going on or what it was supposed to be. One thing I could

There were certain aspects of the play that were intriguing such as the topics it approached, but the overall performance of the play was not great. The little details are what makes things work such as costumes, props, and lighting which seemed to be thrown together in short notice. Shelley Elman, director of Spring Awakening did her best to put on a play that highlighted real life events, yet could have done a better job at presenting the play in a way that the audience understood what was going on. Spring Awakening being my first play did not leave me wanting