SPRING AWAKENING - POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19

Poster by Alex Dorward 

Originally scheduled to perform in May 2020 at the newly built Pia Bouman Studio Theatre in Toronto, ON. This production has been postponed until physical distancing restrictions in Ontario are lifted to allow large groups to reconvene. 

Produced by We Are Here Productions as a benefit for Kids Help Phone.

Direction by Dahlia Katz
Choreography by Jacob Wolstencroft
Musical Direction by Quinton Naughton
Associate Choreography by Sam Jamieson
​Assistant Direction by Matt Lacas

DIGITAL SHORT
"Freedom"

DIRECTED + EDITED BY: JACOB WOLSTENCROFT 
SAM: JULIA ULLRICH
KELLY: OLIVIA VALLI

Samantha Brown balances on the edge of her future, car keys in hand. As she sits in the driver's seat, she faces a choice: will she follow in her mother's footsteps, take the dare of her impetuous best friend and chart a new path?

Created during the COVID-19 pandemic in October of 2020, this short film is of a section from the musical THE MAD ONES, comprising the song "Freedom". It was developed as a part of the 2020 THE MAD ONES Virtual Lab and was made possible through a new digital licensing agreement with Concord Theatricals. The Lab spanned 11 time zones, bringing together over 200 theatre-makers from across the globe, and created 78 digital shorts which launched THE MAD ONES Engine. 
The Engine is a web platform designed to create seamless, randomized versions of the entire musical using all the short videos submitted by participants in the Lab. Each time you start the Engine, a new version of the show plays.