Spring Awakening
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Spring Awakening, written in 1890, is about the dissemination of knowledge. Every action is an attempt to gain or is the result of the lack of knowledge. The children are desperate for a real education yet the adults in their lives collude to enforce their ignorance.
The costumes were designed to clearly demarcate children from adults, representing spring for the former in light, warm colors and cold, dark winter for the latter.
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Those characters who have gained knowledge and are comfortable with it – those who are children no more but are not yet adults – wear clothing emblazoned with text. Their knowledge is powerful and palpable and alive.
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The costume design for Spring Awakening was awarded the Certificate of Merit at the 2015 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
To see Sara talk about her work with Spring Awakening, click here for an interview with Megan Reuther of WHO TV 13 in Des Moines. Click here to read articles about Sara’s work at Iowa State University and on Spring Awakening.
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