Sunnyvale Theater Group Partners With National Anti-Sexual Violence Network

SUNNYVALE, CA –- Sunnyvale Community Players is dedicating its upcoming production of "Spring Awakening" to raising awareness and funding for RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.

Donations will be collected to support RAINN programs during the Sept. 24 to Oct. 16 run of the play at the Sunnyvale Community Center.

“RAINN does such important work in supporting survivors and letting them know they are not alone,” says co-producer Tara Smalley. “There is a strong undercurrent of isolation in 'Spring Awakening.' So many of the children in the show are grappling with very intense events and emotions, in a society where these topics are so taboo that they feel unique and unspeakable to these characters, leading them down some very dark internal paths."

Programs run by RAINN include the National Sexual Assault Hotline and more than 1,000 sexual assault service providers across the country.

"Spring Awakening" opens Saturday, Sept. 24 with a champagne gala and runs through Oct. 16 at 550 E. Remington Drive in Sunnyvale. Performances are Thursday-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at sunnyvaleplayers.org or through the box office at 408-733-6611.

Parental Advisory: "Spring Awakening" contains very strong language, mature themes, frank depictions of sexuality, and brief obscured partial nudity.

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