HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION
SENIOR CAST: GRADES 7 - 2024 GRADS *
Delivering a deeply resonant and defiantly hopefully theatrical experience, this intriguingly beautiful folk opera follows two intertwining love stories - that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of the immortal King Hades and his Lady Persephone. HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION brings stories from Greek mythology into the modern day, taking us on a journey to the underworld and back again. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Anais Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.
* Performers must be 18 or younger at the time of auditions, and not yet begun secondary education of any kind.
STEP 1) NOTE IMPORTANT DATES!
AUDITIONS
SATURDAY, MARCH 29 (1:00 - 4:00 PM)
Auditions held at Christ Church (43 Pine Street in Exeter, NH) by appointment only - please register below!
CALLBACKS
Sunday, March 30 (1:00 - 4:00 PM)
Callbacks, if necessary, will be held at Christ Church (43 Pine Street in Exeter, NH) by invitation only.
REHEARSALS
Tuesdays (5:00 - 8:30 PM)
Wednesdays (4:00 - 6:30 PM)
Sundays (1:00 - 5:00 PM)
Rehearsals are held at Christ Church (43 Pine Street in Exeter, NH). Not all performers are called to all rehearsals, and those who are called may not be needed for the entire timeframe; a detailed rehearsal schedule will be distributed following casting.
Tech Week
Monday, June 9 - Thursday, June 12 (5:00 - 9:00 PM)
Tech Week will take place at The Goel Center for Theatre and Dance (50 Court Street in Exeter, NH) and all rehearsals are mandatory.
PERFORMANCES
Friday, JUNE 13 (7:00 PM)
Saturday, June 14 (7:00 PM)
Sunday, June 15 (2:00 PM)
Performances will take place at The Goel Center for Theatre and Dance (50 Court Street in Exeter, NH) and all shows are mandatory.
STEP 2) READ OUR SPRING AUDITION GUIDE!
STEP 3) REGISTER FOR YOUR AUDITION!
STEP 4) Explore the Characters!
All roles are open to all gender identities, races, and body types.
HERMES (any pronouns) is a charismatic storyteller, mentor to Orpheus and guide to the audience throughout our tale (Tenor/Bass, C3-B4)
ORPHEUS (he/him) is a gifted and naïve musician with the soul of a poet (Tenor, strong falsetto, D3-C5 - option up to Eb5)
EURYDICE (she/her) is a runaway, vulnerable to temptations as she attempts to look out for herself (Mezzo-Soprano, F#3-D5)
HADES (he/him) is the industrialist boss-king of Hadestown (Bass, F2-C#4)
PERSEPHONE (she/her) is the indulgent queen of nature and the seasons (Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, F3-C5)
THE FATES (any pronouns) are three vicious and delicious voices in everyone’s heads (SSA trio)
THE WORKERS (any pronouns) are the personification of labor and community, a physical and choral presence (SATB chorus)