Hadestown: Teen Edition is a full-length adaptation of Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown, modified for performance by teen actors for family audiences. This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and Lady Persephone – Hadestown invites audiences on a spirit-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.

HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Corp. www.concordtheatricals.com

Powhatan High School, home of the Indians, currently serves approximately 1,465 students in ninth through twelfth grade with 138 faculty and staff members. As Powhatan County’s only public high school, the current facility, located in the eastern end of the county, was opened in 2003. PHS is a comprehensive high school offering students the opportunity to develop both college and career readiness skills in its academic program offerings and the opportunity to excel in academics as well as extra-curricular activities. 

The band, choir, and drama programs are consistently recognized and honored at local, regional, and state competitions. The Fine Arts program excels both inside and outside the classroom in visual and performing arts. PHS has received multiple superior ratings and festival championships, along with recognition for its drama productions and participation in local art shows. More than half of our students are involved in at least one of over forty clubs, which are highly active in planning, organizing, and executing various student and community activities throughout the year.