HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION to Open at York College's Waldner Performing Arts Center

DreamWrights Center for Community Arts, in co-production with Weary Arts Group, will present Hadestown: Teen Edition, running June 5 through 14, 2026 at the Waldner Performing Arts Center at York College of Pennsylvania.

The production is directed by Charissa Moye, with co-director and sound designer Ashley Shaw.

About the Production

Hadestown: Teen Edition is the youth adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hadestown, with music, lyrics, and book by Anaïs Mitchell. Set in a mythic Depression-era world where the gods walk among mortals, the show weaves together two love stories: young, idealistic Orpheus and his beloved Eurydice, and the ancient, complicated marriage of Hades and Persephone. When Eurydice descends to the underworld, a factory-like realm ruled by Hades, Orpheus must follow her and trust that a song can be enough to change fate.

The score draws from American folk, blues, jazz, and roots music, giving the story a sound that feels both timeless and urgent. It is a show about doubt, devotion, and what it costs to believe, performed by a company of young performers from across the York community.

Cast

This production features two full casts, Lilly White and Poppy Red, each performing on alternating dates. Both casts share the same ensemble and dance team, bringing together more than 60 young performers in total.

Lilly White Cast Performing June 6, 12, and 14 Orpheus: Ray Baer | Eurydice: Joy Ellis | Hades: Adam Coe (Swing: Cole Hutchison) | Persephone: Ash Aguayo | Hermes: Moses Banks | Fate 1: Greta Kanagy | Fate 2: Rion Nogel | Fate 3: Olivia Wang | Swings: Michael Le, Rosie Campbell

Poppy Red Cast Performing June 5, 7, and 13 Orpheus: Jacob Cunningham | Eurydice: Caitlin Shorey | Hades: Deaglan Benson (Swing: Cole Hutchison) | Persephone: Riley Fidler | Hermes: Elijah Barlett | Fate 1: Clara Kisielnicki | Fate 2: Kayla Gorman | Fate 3: Trinity Walrath | Swings: Michael Le, Rosie Campbell

Ensemble Janae Anderson, Anthony Blancas, Rowan Bonner, Evan Brooks, Rosie Campbell, Adrian Chavez, Maxin Cowger, Elena Deguchi, Lorelei Drinkut, Emma Fochtman, Alayra Garcia-Rivera, Marlowe Given, Anna Hennessy, Jaxson Hess, Aurora Hicks, Giselle Holzel, Cole Hutchison, Daniel Jones, Hannah Keilholtz, Addie Kuntz, Kara Krickler, Michael Le, Lilyanna Martin, Nolan Matseur, Cooper May, Claire McNally, Kevin Roque, Alexander Rowan, Brie Sidey, Grace Stover, Jayda Saul, Kali Thomas, Azalea Valentine, Savannah Warner, Kai Wolf, Evelyn Yabut, Moses Banks, Max Zuna

Dance Team Ash Aguayo, Moses Banks, Anthony Blancas, Adrian Chavez, Emma Fochtman, Alayra Garcia-Rivera, Marlowe Given, Jaxson Hess, Claire McNally, Grace Stover, Kali Thomas, Max Zuna

A Co-Production with Weary Arts Group

Hadestown: Teen Edition marks another chapter in the ongoing partnership between DreamWrights Center for Community Arts and Weary Arts Group, two York-based theatre organizations with a shared commitment to youth-centered performance and arts education. DreamWrights and Weary Arts Group have collaborated across multiple productions, and this co-production reflects what that partnership does well: combining creative talent, institutional knowledge, and shared resources to bring opportunities to young performers that neither organization could offer as fully on its own.

Both organizations believe that theatre builds community and that young people deserve access to ambitious, professional-quality productions. Working together allows both companies to pursue that shared mission with more depth and reach than either could manage alone.

A New Home: Waldner Performing Arts Center at York College of Pennsylvania

This production marks the first time DreamWrights has staged a production at the Waldner Performing Arts Center at York College of Pennsylvania. The partnership with York College brings DreamWrights into one of the region's premier performance spaces, extending the organization's reach and deepening its ties to the broader York arts and education community.

York College of Pennsylvania and DreamWrights share a commitment to educational opportunity and the arts. Bringing this production to the Waldner Performing Arts Center is a reflection of what both institutions value and what becomes possible when the York community invests in its young people.

Performance Schedule and Tickets

Performances run June 5 through 14, 2026 at the Waldner Performing Arts Center at York College of Pennsylvania, 441 Country Club Road, York, PA 17403. Evening performances (7:00 pm): June 5, 6, 12, and 13 Matinee performances (3:00 pm): June 7 and 14

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