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HHS to present 2025 spring musical 'Hadestown: Teen Edition'

Hampton High School’s annual spring musical is almost here! Come and join us for a journey as we go ‘way down, to Hadestown, way down under the ground!’
 
Welcome to Hadestown: Teen Edition, where a song can change your fate. This acclaimed musical is a love story for today… and always.

Hadestown: Teen Edition intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—as it invites you on a journey to the underworld and back. The beguiling melodies and pure poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.  Hadestown, winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.
 
Performance dates are April 4, 5, 11 & 12 with lobby opening at 6:30 p.m. and curtain at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at www.hamptoncats.org for online purchase and are $12, plus a $1.20 online transaction fee. Otherwise, they can be purchased at the door on performance nights.

The leads are Nathan Connelly (Orpheus); Lordyn Schomaeker (Eurydice); Logan Brady and Jordan Schafer (Hermes); Aidan Casey and Daniel Morgan (Hades); Kaitlin Howe and Clara Mauro (Persephone); Mira Cupps, Ashley Kimmell, and Alain Pursh (The Fates).

The ensemble is comprised of Evelyn Dillon, Gianna Eager, Finn Fitschen-Wilmes, Lily Haberman, Rosha Kazemi, Rachel Kirsopp, Bella Korn, Abigail Legal, Madison McCay, Miles McKinney, Sara Miller, Addison Payne, Lola Pikalo, Isabel Romul, Jinwon So, Linnea Taube, Hannah Ward, and Jasmine White.

HHS earns 5 awards at 34th Annual Gene Kelly Awards
The company of Hampton High School’s spring musical production of Hadestown: Teen Edition earned top honors at the 34th annual Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater, held on May 24 at the Benedum Center.

Hampton’s production of Hadestown: Teen Edition received nine nominations and was ultimately awarded five Gene Kelly Awards in the following categories:

  • Outstanding Scenic Design
  • Outstanding Lighting Design
  • Outstanding Crew & Technical Execution
  • Outstanding Vocal Ensemble
  • Outstanding Musical

The Gene Kelly Awards recognize excellence in high school musical theater throughout Allegheny County. This year, over 30 schools participated in the program. HHS competed in Budget Level Four, the highest tier, alongside eight other schools.

HTSD congratulates all the students and faculty involved on this outstanding achievement!