#Ernst Robel

[moritzakgae]

canon gay character & also homotron #1 and #2

[cam-stopped-eating-candles]

Wow I love gay people I wish Germany was real

[dekuboya]

some stuff of my fav musicals (spring awakening and little shop)

[hansrilowz]

will never ever respect or understand people who say hanschen and ernst are supposed to represent or be similar to melchior and wendla, especially because of this moment. if anything, they are totally different.

here, at the end of word of your body (reprise), when ernst signs “you’re gonna be my bruise” to hanschen, hanschen pushes his hand away during “bruise” and shakes his head, saying no. he’s not going to let that happen. he’s not going to hurt ernst, ernst isn’t going to hurt him, they aren’t going to hurt each other, and they are going to trust one another. this is a relationship that lies on love and trust and comfort, which is not like melchior and wendla at all.

during word of your body, instead, melchior and wendla were signing intertwined and together, representing that yes, this is their story. this is what’s going to happen. with hanschen and ernst, hanschen takes the initiative to say that wasn’t going to happen to them. love gay people!

[decoide]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

that’s all

[yourfaveisqueerandreligious]

ernst robel from spring awakening is christian (canon) and gay (canon)

submitted by anon

[likeimurloverr]

JACK WOLFE PLAYED ERNST??? WHATT???

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[dwsavideos]

Interesting thing I just found: So I just found a bunch of Instagram accounts made by a regional cast of Spring Awakening from a few years ago (the same production that Sing Street’s Brendan C. Callahan was in as Ernst) and the accounts are basically the cast role playing as their characters. They made posts in their character’s perspective, making their version of Spring Awakening essentially a modern retelling. I’m not sure if it was used for the show or if it was just a fun exercise that the director thought of, but either way I love it. I think it’s a great way to immerse yourself and others into the show, especially a timeless show like Spring Awakening. Here are some pictures of the accounts. It’s really interesting to see what each actor posts as their character, interpreting what they think their character would post about. (You can also check them out for yourself on Instagram!)

The pictures won’t all fit in one post so I’ll reblog to add onto this one.

[gay-little-axolotl]

I am going so insane over these silly guys you have no idea

[wedekinds-wendla]

When I found this image in my old undergrad theatre history textbook today, I shrieked with excitement - it's a set design for the vineyard scene in the original 1906 production of Spring Awakening, directed by Max Reinhardt.

I found a clearer version online, in the Max Reinhardt Archive (source).

I adore the intricate details!

[montycrowfeet]

lover boys... <33

[thesongofpurplesummer]

Spring Awakening but it’s narrated by Hanschen Rilow

[showbiziz]

Ok, friends - I'm just gonna tell you now informally (a formal announcement with more details will follow): I'm hoping to get my stage version of Spring Awakening produced sometime next year!

[hansrilowz]

haven’t really thought about this too much until today but i think it’s SO WILD how the only character in dwsa who interacts with one of the deaf characters voices is hanschen with ernst and his voice 😭 even melchior doesn’t interact with wendla’s voice or moritz’s. anna doesn’t interact with martha’s voice… but hanschen interacts with ernst’s!!!!

the voices are supposed to represent the inner dialogue of the deaf characters. they aren’t really there, they act as a voice for the deaf actors and as a manifestation on stage of those characters’ inner thoughts (sort of like st. jimmy in american idiot or the emcee in cabaret) …. since these voices are just manifestations, no character interacts with them unless it’s the character with the voice. ernst interacts with his voice by hugging him and holding his hand, similar with martha holding her voices hand or moritz passing a cigarette to his voice or taking the gun from him.

the way hanschen interacts with ernst’s voice is doing things like shushing him when he laughs so he can hear ernst properly or just looking at his voice. at the end of the vineyard scene, ernst is hugging his voice goodbye before leaving with hanschen as he waits. i think this is just so interesting!!!!! it says a lot about their relationship and about how they trust each other. this sort of tells us that, unlike melchior and wendla or even melchior and moritz, they do truly trust and know each other, and have faith in both themselves and their relationship. it tells us that this is a kind-hearted and genuine connection, and that ernst can be himself around hanschen. ernst doesn’t need this manifestation of his inner mind to tell us anything that might be under the layers of ernst’s character, and that with hanschen he can just trust him and be himself.

hanschen sees that, and despite any cold or cocky exterior others may think he has, he still loves ernst and wants ernst to trust him and be comfortable around him… which is why i think he does things like shush ernst’s voice so that we know he does care for ernst and wants him to be himself around him… especially with their situation at that time!

this means a lot to me and im sure there’s more to analyze about this (which, if anybody would like to, please add more!!!) .. i think this portrayal of their relationship in this way means so much to me because it shows that, despite the mischaracterization of hanschen, he still has genuine kindhearted intentions, and that their relationship is no longer labeled anything like creepy and predatory. this is genuinely just a healthy showcase of a queer couple in theatre!

[decoide]

spring awakening stickers i drew !! u can get them over on my redbubble ♡