Hades - A Retelling of the Persephone Myth
By Nelly E Cuellar-Garcia
Hades - A Retelling of the Persephone Myth is a play that needs 11 to 12 performers (4 women, 7 men, 1 any gender). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 11 to 12 performers
- Roles
- 4 women, 7 men, 1 any gender
- Cast notes
- Approx. 7 m, 4 w, 1 flexible plus ensemble.
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
As Lord of the Underworld, Hades’ life is perpetually dark and dismal. His only companions are an ensemble of the dead composed of many of the Greek heroes of the Trojan War as well as the bitter and resentful queens, Helen, Cassandra, and Clytemnestra. They are all tortured souls, especially after being in the lowest dregs of hell for centuries. Then Hades kidnaps Persephone, the goddess of spring, who is young and carefree. Although initially she is desperately unhappy, Hades works hard to mak
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