From left, Dakota Smith, McKenna Lago, Kat Fitzgerald, Harmon Andrews, Jose Garcia and Gwen Baker are shown in a scene from the musical “Spring Awakening,” which opens tonight at Kent State University ...

For 23-year-old Angia Laurel, portraying the troubled Martha Bessell in ' Spring Awakening' is more than just a role — it is her professional theater debut and a return to the stage she has long ...