SLOC Musical Theater Auditions for “Hadestown: Teen Edition”
Book, Music & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell
This is a youth production that will be presented as part of SLOC’s mainstage season. All roles will be cast with performers entering grades 9 through 12 in September, 2025.
SLOC Musical Theater never charges tuition or fees to artists of any age to participate in our productions. At SLOC Musical Theater, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment that truly reflects the vibrant Schenectady community. We actively encourage actors from all backgrounds, including those who identify as LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and individuals of all gender identities, to audition for every role. Your unique voice and perspective enrich our productions, and we invite you to be a part of our theater family. Join us in building a theater where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued!
Production Staff
Director: Elizabeth Sherwood-Mack
Music Director: Emily Rose Rivera
Choreographers: Mahogany Akita & Mani Velvet McCalmon
Producers: Christina Benardo & Zachary Kaiser
Stage Manager: Sara Fredericks
Performance Dates November 7-9 & 13-16, 2025 Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm, SLOC Mainstage, 427 Franklin Street, Schenectady, NY 12305.
About the Show: 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.
Audition Dates
Sunday, June 8, 2025; sign in begins at 1:30 pm with auditions starting at 2 pm.
Monday, June 9, 2025; sign in begins at 6 pm with auditions starting at 6:30 pmYou only need to attend one of these sessions.
Callbacks, by invitation only, will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 6:15 pmAudition LocationSLOC Musical Theater on the Main Stage! 427 Franklin Street, Schenectady NY 12305
Free parking is available in the city-owned lots that surround the theater. Please enter through the breezeway doors (either from the courtyard or Franklin Street). Look for signs to guide you.
What to Expect at Auditions: Please prepare 1 minute (or less) of music from a Broadway show – ideally in a style similar to the show or from the show itself.An accompanist will be provided, so please have sheet music in the correct key. Please bring appropriate dance clothing/shoes as everyone will participate in a dance call during auditions.Readings from the script may occur at callbacks.Performers auditioning for the role of Orpheus may accompany themselves on guitar if they so choose. (This is not required). You may complete the audition form below and bring it with you or complete one when you arrive at auditions.
Rehearsal Dates
Rehearsals will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, 6:30 pm-9:30 pm, and on Sunday afternoons 1 pm-4 pm. Please note rehearsal times are subject to change based on cast/crew availability.Full cast read-through will take place in late August (date TBA based on availability).Rehearsals will begin the first week of September.
Rehearsal Attendance
The following rehearsal dates are mandatory for all cast and crew:
Photo Shoot Day (TBD)
Theater Clean-Up Day (Saturday, November 1, 2025)
Tech Week (Sunday November 2, 2025 through Thursday November 6, 2025)
All Performances
Strike (Sunday, November 16, 2025, immediately following the final performance)
Characters
The production team is open to casting performers of any and all gender identities in these roles. We encourage actors of all backgrounds to consider these roles and bring their unique perspectives to the characters.
This is a youth production. All roles will be cast with performers entering grades 9 through 12 in September, 2025.
ORPHEUS – Lyre-playing poet, gifted and naïve. Tenor with strong falsetto, range: D3-C5 (opt. Eb5)
EURYDICE – A runaway, tough and vulnerable. Mezzo-Soprano, range: F#3-D5
HADES – Compulsive industrialist, boss-ruler of Hadestown. Bass, range: F2-C#4
PERSEPHONE – Sovereign of nature and the seasons, a lush. Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, range: F3-C5
HERMES – Charismatic guide and storyteller, mentor to Orpheus. Tenor/Bass, range: C3-B4
FATES – Three siblings, vicious and delicious, voices in the head. Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, range E3-D5 (Fate 1 up to Eb5)
WORKERS – Spirits of labor and community, a physical and choral presence.
Contact: If you have any questions, contact the producers at hadestown@sloctheater.org.
Hadestown is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
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