In the premiere, Lou petitions to take over as director of the theater program in an attempt to revitalize his passion for teaching, but quickly realizes he has his work cut out for him. His controversial decision to change the musical to the more provocative „Spring Awakening” and his atypical casting choices create a ripple effect for the program’s assistant director Tracey Wolfe. the school’s football coach Sam Strickland, and the students in the show.