Superlative singing, a pit orchestra on stage rather than in front of it, unique lighting and set pieces, and a story that has endured since antiquity await audiences who attend Buffalo High School’s fall musical, “Hadestown: Teen Edition.”
Four shows in the refurbished Performing Arts Center are scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14 and 15, as well as 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22.
A unique fusion of Greek mythology in a soulful Depression-era New Orleans-inspired setting, the sung-through production tells the story of young dreamer Orpheus and his love interest, the disillusioned Eurydice. The pair journey to the underworld, where they meet King Hades and his wife, season-changing Persephone. Throughout, the story explores the themes of doubt against faith, fear against love, industry against nature, and heroic action in the face of overwhelming odds.
