Just to be clear - learning the "background story" of Hades and Persephone would be helpful, but the myth of the show's story itself, that of Orpheus and Eurydice is less necessary. Correct?
MarkBearSF said: "Just to be clear - learning the "background story" of Hades and Persephone would be helpful, but the myth of the show's story itself, that of Orpheus and Eurydice is less necessary. Correct?
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Correct. Knowing Hades and Persephone beforehand will make that plotline more rich and detailed - it is explained, but pretty fast, helps to know it going in
Hadestown IS the story of orpheus and eurydice. Knowing it ahead of time will give you a lot of spoilers for the show (though not necessarily ruin it)