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

• 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.

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