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Interviews: Hadestown: Teen Edition (Teens Backstage)
Raleigh Little Theatre is seeking program participants for its upcoming production of Hadestown: Teen Edition for its Teens on Stage (TOS) and Teens Backstage (TBS) program in the summer of 2025. The program is open to students in Grades 9-12 (rising 9th graders through Spring 2025 high school graduates). This show will be presented in the Cantey V. Sutton Theatre.
Click here to learn more about RLT’s Teens on Stage/Teens Backstage program. The information below relates to Teens Backstage interviews. Information for Teens on Stage auditions can be found here.
About the show
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 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
Important dates
TOS/TBS Information Session: February 10, 2025 (Monday) 7-8pm [Register on Zoom here]
- This information session will cover an overview of the Teens on Stage/Teens Backstage program. It includes the audition/interview process, forms, and guidance on how to prepare. This is a great session to attend if you have never participated in the TOS/TBS program before, never participated in RLT’s education programs, or if you would like to hear more from the creative team about the process and show.
Interviews: March 8, 2025 (Saturday) 1pm-2:30pm
Program Dates: June 28, 2025 (Saturday – Kick Off) – July 24; Mondays – Fridays 9:00 am – 5:00 pm with weekend tech rehearsals.
Preview: July 24, 2025 (Thursday) 3:30 pm
Performances: July 24 – August 10, 2025; Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm, and Sundays at 3:00pm.
Strike (Clearing the theatre of costumes, set, and props from the show): after closing performance August 10, 2025. All cast and crew members are expected to assist with strike.
About the roles
Raleigh Little Theatre encourages teens of any ethnicity, identity, ability, etc. to participate in our Teens Backstage program.
Teens Backstage students will gain knowledge and experience in many technical areas, including but not limited to:
- Lighting
- Set construction
- Props
- Sound
- Scenic painting
- Costumes
- Assistant Stage Managing
About the interviews
Teens Backstage interviews will consist of learning about your interest and experience in technical theatre. Students will interview in a group setting that will also include activities along with touring RLT’s space. Students are required to attend the entire interview session.
Please fill out the following paperwork to bring with you to the interview:
Questions? Contact Terra@nullRaleighLittleTheatre.org
If you need any specific accommodations during the interview, please contact Director of Education, Terra Hodge at Terra@nullRaleighLittleTheatre.org to make your request. Examples of accommodations made in the past are: wheelchair accessible interview space and large print materials.