By Anaïs Mitchell
November 13-17
Decatur High School and Decatur Performs present Hadestown: Teen Edition
Runtime: ~120 minutes + 15 minute intermission
Poppy Cast:
Wednesday 11/13, 7:00 pm
Friday 11/15, 7:00 pm
Saturday 11/16, 2:00 pm
Thursday 11/14, 7:00 pm
Saturday 11/16 at 7:30 pm
Sunday 11/17 at 2:00 pm
This show is rated PG and is generally suitable for ages 10 and up
Synopsis
The Road to Love, the Road to Hell
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 hell-raising 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
Meet the Directors
Raven Owen-Beyer
Director
Raven Owen-Beyer attended her first Broadway musical, The Phantom of the Opera, at the age of nine. She started crying during the second act and continued throughout the whole car ride home. She has been a devoted musical theater fan ever since.
Elise Eskew Sparks
Music Director
Elise Eskew Sparks has been the Choral Director at Decatur High School since 2012. For some of these years, she concurrently served as the Director of Choral Activities at Agnes Scott College (2008-2019). Elise holds a Ph.D. in Music Education from Georgia State University, received a Master of Sacred Music in choral conducting from Emory University in 2005.
Meet the Lily Cast
Cole Kashdan
Orpheus
Sadie Miller
Eurydice
Joby Rogers
Hades
Gabby Fenn
Persephone
Jack Marrah
Hermes
Maisie Davis
Fate 1
Lila Cross
Fate 2
Lilah Didier-Sober
Fate 3
Meet the Poppy Cast
Ashe Spears
Orpheus
Connor Willingham
Eurydice
Nathan Green
Hades
Elizabeth Netherton
Persephone
Sasha Grow
Hermes
Sylvie Carnathan
Fate 1
Gillian Fishman
Fate 2
Qadan Daise
Fate 3
Meet the Ensemble
Gavin Violante
Charon
Sam Crespino
Workers Ensemble/Pit Musician
Sammy Crume
Workers Ensemble
Cyrus Ebrahimi
Workers Ensemble/Pit Musician
Anna Garstka
Workers Ensemble
Carter Holloman
Workers Ensemble
Eli Irby
Workers Ensemble
Tafesse Jenks
Workers Ensemble
Ethan Klosky
Workers Ensemble/Dance Captain
Esther Lee
Workers Ensemble
Hannah Lee
Workers Ensemble
Cadence Moyston
Workers Ensemble
Drew Parsell
Workers Ensemble
Sofia Satterfield
Workers Ensemble/Dance Captain
Tae Scalese
Workers Ensemble
Set Desgin & Tech Theatre
Chris Davis
Chris, our Set Design Director, has been making set magic for our theatre program for the last ten years as one of our Technical Theater leads. His passion and true love of theatre shows on stage through his innovative set design and leadership.
Meet the Crew
Stage Managers
Rachel Kupersmith
Estoria Kuropatwa
Assistant Stage Managers
Mary Michael Patterson
Norah Bollins
Macy Wuerffel
Sound
Jessa Corcoran – Lead
Caroline O’Stean – Lead
Ilex Gill
Kate Varkey
Maia Eastman
Lights
Wiley Perreault – Lead
Martha Boudreau
Maddy Yoo
Alex Hays
Jasper Denison
Camila Mendez
Props
Thea Muhlstein – Lead
Lindsay Tewell
Selma Doganson
Atlas McClung
Emma Hawkins
Fin Collins
Costumes
Sophie Levine-Tsang – Lead
Ellie Greaves
Rowan Jones
Haven Lebrecht
Maggie McClung
Mia Floyd
Lily Burnett
Hair & Makeup
Yahira Wills – Lead
Ellie Rutledge
Taylor Garner
Nat Hydo
Sets
Nora Casariego – Lead
Finn Pack – Lead
Ben Hastie
Eli Hill
Ever Kaplan
Sylvia Medina
Ameer Muhammad
Greg N’Diaye
Maeve Parent
Fiona Zoss
Meet the Pit Musicians
Cyrus Ebrahimi
Guitar
Sam Crespino
Violin
Tobias Hylen
Cello
Hazel Patty
Upright Bass
Nolan Salcedo
Accordion & Keyboard
Garrett Soscolluela
Trombone
Elise Eskew Sparks
Piano
Mark Little
Drums
Partnering to Create a Better World for Our Unhoused LGBTQ+ Youth
Hadestown touches into themes of homelessness, poverty and the unwavering power of hope. In our productions, we want to connect these powerful stories on stage to the realities within the world and our own community. In that spirit, we’re partnering with Lost and Found Youth – an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization that provides services to LGBTQ+ Youth experiencing homelessness. For more information visit LnFY.org
The cast, crew, and families of Hadestown: Teen Edition will be volunteering, making goods donations, and raising funds for the organization as well as gaining important educational information about the challeges these youths face.
If you’d like to help support this organization:
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