"I think that what we brought from the original play was kind of the meat of it, the part that’s relevant to today. There’s an age-old story about young people and how we continue to lend a deaf ear to what’s in their hearts and our reluctance to letting young people grow up. These characters give from their hearts and you really feel it. No matter what age you are when you watch the show, you remember what it is to be young. ’Spring Awakening’ has opened up a lot of real conversation among the generations." (Steven Sater)