RENASCENCE Music by Carmel Dean

RENASCENCE
Music by Carmel Dean
Lyrics by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Book by Dick Scanlan
Directed by Katt Osborne
Musical Direction by Joe Louis Robinson
Musical Supervision by Carmel Dean
Choreographed by Tyrone Earl Lrae Robinson

Australian Premiere
Performed by WAAPA 3rd Year Music Theatre students
Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre
27 March - 1 April

Fri 27 Mar @7:30pm; Sat 28 March @7:30pm, Mon 30 March @7:30pm; Tues 31 March @7:30pm; Wed 1 April @7:30pm; Matinee Sat 28 March @2pm.

WAAPA proudly presents the Australian premiere performance of Renascence, with music by our very own alum Carmel Dean (music director for If/Then and American Idiot on Broadway).

This award-winning musical follows the early years of the radical Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, using the artist’s poetry as lyrics.

At 19, Millay wrote a profoundly powerful poem, Renascence, that catapulted her from her humble, rural beginnings into a wildly bohemian,
celebrity lifestyle. Named Best New Musical at the 2018 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, this is a theatrical exploration of identity and artistry.

"Carmel Dean’s melodies make the poem soar." – The New York Times

Recommended for ages 15+
Contains mature themes surrounding a bohemian lifestyle, sexual references, coarse language, strobe lighting, smoke and haze effects.