After a cold and harsh winter, the sun emerges from his lair and casts warmth, and spring awakens!
But no, this isn't a post about the four seasons that countries (but not mine) enjoy. This is the story of a group of teens growing up in ancient Germany, where people go herrrr-insert-name-here. This is about teenagers falling in love, and discovering their bodies through the innocent lust of adolescence.
The musical starts with a scene of two young boys and one girl playing together. They grow up, and they enter school; one for the girls and another for the guys. The scene changes between these two schools; the giggly girls, and the boys that wank.
As life passes by, they enter into unknown areas like sex, failure, suicide, illegal abortion, teen angst, and so much more.
You probably wonder why this musical has a NC-16 rating. Let's just say, there are sexual (and physical) references to masturbation, two making-out scenes, a peek of the male butt, and a scene of two guys kissing each other.
To say anymore would clearly give the story away. But. I think this musical has potential. In fact, this would actually be an awesome musical for parents to know the impacts of the standards and great expectations they impose on their kids, as well as for students like a sexual education class sort-of.
The props are not really breath-taking, but they are very realistic. The wooden rafts and brick walls are quite befitting of the houses and schools of ancient times. As the auditorium is rather small and cosy, you really get to see the cast up close, and this does bring about a new experience, for both the audience and the cast.
Tickets are still available, and they show all the way through February.
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