Summary of Show:
Hadestown: Teen Edition is a full-length adaptation of Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown, modified for performance by teen actors for family audiences. This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and Lady Persephone – Hadestown invites audiences on a journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.
HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Corp. www.concordtheatricals.com
Characters:
Orpheus: Lyre-playing poet, gifted and naïve
Eurydice: A runaway, tough and vulnerable
Hades: Compulsive industrialist, boss-king of Hadestown
Persephone: Queen of nature and the season, a lush
Hermes: Charismatic guide and storyteller, mentor to Orpheus
Fates: Three Sisters, vicious and delicious, voices in the head
Workers: Spirits of labor and community, a physical choral presence
Performer Auditions: May 13 & 14, 2025
Potential Call-Backs: Friday, May 16
When: 3:15-5:30pm
Where: Union Auditorium
Audition Information:
Performer Applications DUE May 13 by 3pm. For auditions, please come prepared to sing a song of your choice based on the character you are most interested in. You may prepare multiple selections depending on call-backs. See below. You will be singing with a recorded track of the song and/or live piano. You need to bring dance shoes and attire, water and a general excitement! Show us what you can do! *If auditioning for Orpheus, if you have acoustic guitar experience, please plan to bring your guitar and have a song prepared.
Performer/Character Song Options & Sheet Music:
Eurydice - Flowers
Hades - Hey, Little Songbird
Hermes - Road to Hell
Persephone - Livin' It Up
Orpheus and ALL Chorus/Non-Lead Roles - Wait for Me
For potential call-backs:
Orpheus - Epic III
Orpheus and Eurydice - Wedding Song
Fates - Anyway the Wind Blows