songs for ernst - on my way here this afternoon, i thought perhaps we’d only talk

to be alone with you by sufjan stevens // old buildings by bryce kulak // annie’s song by john denver // somewhere only we know by keane // home by duncan sheik // morning has broken by cat stevens

songs for hanschen - even now, on the brink of eternity

girlfriend by matthew sweet // winter by joshua radin // i’ll be by edwin mccain // greek song by rufus wainwright // on the way down by ryan cabrera // exit music (for a film) by radiohead

songs for martha - the other night, i ran for the door

sunny came home by shawn colvin // everywhere by michelle branch // the man with the child in his eyes by kate bush // you’re no good by linda ronstadt // angel by sarah mclachlan // sympathetic character by alanis morissette

songs for moritz - yes, i’ll tell them i’m ready now. i’ll be an angel

missing the war by ben folds five // rocket man by elton john // say it ain’t so by weezer // while my guitar gently weeps by the beatles // she’s so high by tal bachman // this year by the mountain goats

songs for ilse - you know, by the time you finally wake up, i’ll be lying on some trash heap

new soul by yael naim // so far away by carole king // tiger mountain peasant song by first aid kit // sullen girl by fiona apple // come away with me by norah jones // i wish i was a punk rocker by sandi thom

songs for melchior - shame; what is its origin? and why are we hounded by its miserable shadow?

the scientist by coldplay // lilac wine by jeff buckley // vienna by billy joel // losing my religion by r.e.m. // daughters by john mayer // hanging by a moment by lifehouse

songs for wendla - my entire life, i’ve never felt... anything

gravity by sara bareilles // blue by joni mitchell // northern lad by tori amos // better by regina spektor // don’t need a reason by beth orton // the chain by ingrid michaelson

the songs from Spring Awakening if they were non-musical theatre songs

this took a super long time and even though Spring Awakening is a rock musical, this was deceptively hard. because I like to torture myself more than I need to, I only allowed myself, or at least tried, to use songs in the style of the show (70s folk and 90s-early 2000s alternative rock/singer-songwriter styles). if I couldn’t find a song with both the correct lyrics and the correct feel, which by the way was super rare, I went more with the feel of the song.

so I played Ernst in Spring Awakening recently and it was kind of the best experience of my life!!!! literally SUCH a dream come true and here’s some of the pictures I got backstage with my castmates ☺️💕☺️💕☺️💕 (in order with character: Hanschen, Martha, Moritz, Wendla, and Melchior!!)

(p.s. I know the lighting in the pic with Melchior makes my face look like a very long oval but peep the sweater 👀)