Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (July 24, 1864 – March 9, 1918), usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate expressionism, and he was a major influence on the development of epic theatre.
You think anyone smiles like that who has cash in his pockets? There is no more miserable Creature than the Smiling Ironic Observer.
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His musical adaptation of his play, "Spring Awakening" at the Griffin Theatre Company in Chicago Illinois was nominated for a 2012 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production.