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SPECIAL THANKS!!!

Ms Meregini for your voice, patience and flexibility

Alex for your quick pick up of doing bricks!!

Our Wonderful Custodians.

Mr. Julio Retiga– our fantastic Bookkeeper

Saralyn & Griffin - thank you for your escape & for the sanity moments

Thank you Edward Castenda Hernandez for your last minute assistance and willingness

Vanessa Zamora for putting in the hard work to start making the pauldrons come to life.

Janeen and Dianella for your extra hours just before opening.  

Adv. Tech Theatre classes for working on the sets, costumes, puppets, props, lighting, sound & publicity!!

Thank you Miguel Chavez for leaving us some of your artwork that we were able to bring back again!!  And the countless hours you put into this amazing set.  Thanks for seeing the vision and then bringing it to life better than I could image.

Big thank you to Dez Perez for your assistance with this show.  Your guidance has been priceless and choero-ed a good little fight scene too.

Big special thank you to Jasmine for stepping up and choreographing most of Act II.

To the parents of our performers and production crew, thank you for allowing me to borrow your children and put together this marvelous performance. For understanding when rehearsal ran over late, and the late rehearsal in the past few nights.

To the cast and crew: Thank you for all your time and effort, for the laughs and smiles, your patience, and your talent. Also for everyone who donated anything to our set we really appreciate it!!

Song List

Act I

1. “Road to Hell” – Hermes and Company

2. “Anyway the Wind Blows” – Eurydice, Hermes, Fates and Sopr./Alto Workers

3. “Come Home with Me” – Orpheus, Eurydice, Hermes and Workers

4. “Wedding Song” – Orpheus, Eurydice and Workers

5. “Epic I” – Orpheus and Hermes

6. “Livin' It Up on Top” – Persephone, Hermes, Orpheus, Eurydice and Workers

7. “All I've Ever Known” – Eurydice, Orpheus and Hermes

8. “Way Down Hadestown” – Hermes, Persephone, Hades, Eurydice, Fates and Workers

9. “A Gathering Storm” – Hermes, Orpheus, Eurydice, Fates and Sopr./Alto Workers

10. “Epic II” – Orpheus and Workers

11. “Chant” – Company

12. “Hey, Little Songbird” – Hades and Eurydice

13. “When the Chips Are Down” – Fates, Hermes, Eurydice and Hades

14. “Gone, I'm Gone” – Eurydice, Hermes and Fates

15. “Wait For Me (Intro)” – Orpheus and Hermes

16. “Wait For Me” – Orpheus, Hermes, Fates and Workers

17. “Why We Build the Wall” – Hades, Persephone, Hermes, Eurydice, Fates and Workers

Act II

18. “Our Lady of the Underground– Persephone, Hermes and company

19. “Way Down Hadestown (Reprise)” – Hermes, Fates, Eurydice and Workers

20. “Flowers” – Eurydice

21. “Come Home with Me (Reprise)” – Orpheus and Eurydice

22. “Papers (Intro)” – Hades, Persephone, Hermes, Eurydice and Orpheus

22a. Papers Instrumental – Workers, Hades, Orpheus

23. “Nothing Changes” – Fates & Orpheus

24. “If It's True” – Orpheus, Hermes and Workers

25. “How Long?” – Persephone and Hades

26. “Chant (Reprise)” – Hermes, Hades, Orpheus, Eurydice, Fates and Workers

27. “Epic III” – Orpheus and Company

28. “Epic III (Instrumental)” – Hermes, Orpheus and Workers

29. “Promises” – Eurydice, Orpheus and Workers

30. “Word to the Wise” – Fates, Hermes, Orpheus and Hades

31. “His Kiss, The Riot” – Hades

32. “Wait for Me (Reprise) - Intro” – Eurydice, Orpheus, Hermes and Workers

33. “Wait for Me (Reprise)” – Company

34. “Doubt Comes In” – Orpheus, Eurydice, Fates and Workers

35. “Road to Hell (Reprise)” – Hermes, Eurydice, Persephone, Hades, Fates and Workers

36. Bow

37. “We Raise Our Cups ” – Persephone, Eurydice, Hermes, Hades, Fates and Workers

38. Exit Music 

Cast

Meet the Company

Lyric Nasser

Hermes & Co-choreographer

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Marli Davenport

Orpheus

Hello My name is Marli Davenport and I am a senior!! This is my very last show so I hope you all enjoy!

Ameera Nimer

Eurydice

I loved experiencing this and pushing myself to do more when I didn’t think I could!!!

Andrew Macias

Hades

I love my mom and my girlfriend.

Dorian Balmer

Stage Manager

Dorian is a freshman in his fourth show of his teen years. Stage managing in middle school in both plays and musicals, he’s excited to participate in his second for Vista Del Lago High School’s Hadestown: Teen Edition.

Sam Torres

Fate 1

I can say with full confidence that despite how stressful theater was I will never regret taking on such a demanding task. Being able to experiment with my talent and discovering a lot more about my interests and skills was something I couldn’t do without theater, and something I am forever thankful for.

Lily

Fate 3

LIZYEDI IS THE GOAT AND CARRIED THE SHOW

Hope Ekhaguere

Actor - Persephone

- 17!!! - First time acting! - I love to sing and spend time with friends and family!

Jasmine Hernandez

Worker #1 & Co-choreographer

I’m a senior in the vdl theater program, I’m vice president, and this is my 8th and final show.

Ezra j. Puente

Worker #4

FREE ME FROM MY SHACKLES

Serenity bonham

Ensemble

Guys I’m background

DivineJoy C Eubany

Worker #5

Shimmy shimmy coco pops stone the builder

Lizeydi Escatel

Builder

3rd year in theater.

Alex Vu

Artist, ensemble (Wait for Me)

Primarily helped with painting bricks and became a background character in one song. I did join this play's production late, but the work I've done is good enough for my last play here.

Eder Aguilar

Builder/Props

I like building and making props

Sophia Cabacang

Tech

Building

Noah Gloriani

Sound Tech

the life and times

Gabby Melendrez

Tech

spongebob enthusiast

Stage Crew

Lizeydi Escatel (Master Carpenter)

Eder Agular

Jacob Epkar

David Duong

Emaly Carrillo

Des Perez

Sophia Cabacang

Gisselle Castro

Sound 

Allison Castaneda Hernandez

Noah Gloriani

Lights

Yartiza Soancraft

Nataly Rivas

Jennifer Gysbers

Stage Manager

Dorian Balmer

Costumes

Jaylenne Ramirez

Gabriela Melendrez-Gomez

Juliaana Ramirez

Vanessa Zamora

Jennifer Gysbers

Artist 

Miguel Chavez '23

Alex Vu

Show Summary

"Hadestown" is a haunting, jazz-inflected folk opera by Anaïs Mitchell that reimagines the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, intertwining it with the story of King Hades and Persephone, our world is set in a steampunk gothic realm inspired by New Orleans, and features a blend of blues, jazz, and folk music. The musical explores themes of love, loss, hope, faith, and the power of music. Under the all knowing guidance of Hermes Orpheus’ goes on a mythical quest to overcome Hades and regain the favor of his one true love, Eurydice.

"Hadestown" has been praised for its beautiful music, compelling storytelling, and powerful performances. The musical received fourteen Tony nominations won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical in 2019. After its origins as a DIY community theatre project in 2006 and a studio album in 2010, Hadestown electrified audiences with its 2016 world premiere at New York Theatre Workshop. The production then received its Canadian premiere at Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre in 2017 and then a 2018 sold-out engagement at London’s National Theatre. Hadestown opened on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on April 17, 2019, developed with and directed by Rachel Chavkin, starring Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada and Patrick Page.