[PDF] Gardens of Santa Fe by Anne Hillerman; Photographs by Don Strel at Arts-Photography

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ldquo;This brave new musical; haunting and electrifying by turns; restores the mystery; the thrill to that shattering transformation that stirs in all our souls.rdquo;mdash;Charles Isherwood; The New York Timesldquo;The staggering purity of this show will touch all open heartshellip;In its refined; imaginative simplicity; it daringly reverses all the conventional rules by returning the American musical to an original state of innocence.rdquo;mdash;John Heilpern; The New York Observerldquo;An unexpected jolt of sudden genius; edgy in its brutally honest; unromanticized depiction of human sexuality.rdquo;mdash;New York Post Spring Awakening is an extraordinary new rock musical with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Grammy Award-nominated recording artist Duncan Sheik. Inspired by Frank Wedekindrsquo;s controversial 1891 play about teenage sexuality and societyrsquo;s efforts to control it; the piece seamlessly merges past and present; underscoring the timelessness of adolescent angst and the universality of human passion. Steven Saterrsquo;s plays include the long-running Carbondale Dreams; Perfect for You; Doll (Rosenthal Prize/Cincinnati Playhouse); Umbrage (Steppenwolf New Play Prize); and a reconceived version of Shakespearersquo;s Tempest; which played in London. Duncan Sheik is a singer/songwriter who also collaborated with Sater on the musical The Nightingale. He has composed original music for The Gold Rooms of Nero and for The Public Theaterrsquo;s Twelfth Night in Central Park.