Oak Lawn Students Hit The Boards In 'Hadestown Teen Edition,' Thursday, Friday, Saturday

OAK LAWN, IL — Oak Lawn Community High School students will hit the boards in the fall musical “Hadestown Teen Edition,” Oct. 23 through Oct. 25. Performances start at 7 p.m. in the OLCHS Performing Arts Center.

“Hadestown” weaves together two Greek myths, Orpheus and Eurydice, and King Hades and Persephone, with a narrator Hermes guiding the story. It depicts young lovers Orpheus and Eurydice facing hardship and Eurydice seeking security in Hades' underworld, Hadestown. Orpheus, armed with his music, undertakes a perilous journey to rescue her, while the story also explores the strained relationship between Hades and Persephone and its impact on the changing seasons.

The show features a talented cast of students from the Oak Lawn Theater Program: Olivia Lara as Hermes, Danny Cunningham as Orpheus, Gianna Golden as Eurydice, Ethan Zumhagen as Hades, Sophie Mathews as Persephone, Olivia Kobylarczyk, Lili Davis, and Emely Rodriguez as The Fates.

Cast as the Workers are Yalissa Arroyo, Anastasia Boothe, Kiara Colon-Iraheta, Michael Concannon, Emma Doherty, Sophia Gaona, Beckett Hesek, Claire Houg, Kaylee Hudgins, Peyton Marshall, Sophie Mendez, Marco-Miguel Mares, Emma Mulcahy, Natalie Sanchez, Danna Serna, Reagan Smith, Lucy Smolucha, Savannah Sneed, Grace Vranek, and April Zendejas as Workers.

Anais Mitchell wrote the music, lyrics and book. “Hadestown” opened on Broadway in April 2019, won eight Tony Awards that year, and was having a successful run before the pandemic shutdown.

Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at Vanco Events OLTP Hadestown. Performances are 7 p.m., Oct. 23, Oct. 24 and Oct. 25, in the OLCHS Performing Arts Center, 9445 S. Austin Avenue.

Please use the student lot or Austin Street. Additional parking will be available at the north end once these lots are full.