The production, an adaptation of Greek myth, tells the story of Eurydice, a poor girl who wants something more from life but ...

“Orpheus is allowed to go into the Underworld to bring the love of his life back, but it’s only because he can charm the gods ...

Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.

Shortly after the events of Hades, Persephone gives birth to her second child, Melinoe. Known as Death Incarnate, Thanatos is the twin brother of Hypnos and Zagreus' very close friend. He's ...

and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone. A deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience, Hadestown invites you to imagine how the world could be.

Plouton/Hades sits enthroned in the palace beside a standing Persephone holding a four-headed Eleusinian torch. The god wields a bird-tipped staff (image edited). Credit: Marcus Cyron. CC-BY-SA-2.0 ...

“The gods are in fact the most powerful work of art created by the Greeks,” wrote Ken ... When she learned that her daughter, Persephone, had been abducted by Hades, her grief robbed the world of ...