Persephone Underground
By Carol S. Lashof
Persephone Underground is a play that needs 9 to 30 performers (7 women, 2 men). Licensed by YouthPLAYS.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 9 to 30 performers
- Roles
- 7 women, 2 men
- Cast notes
- 7 females, 2 males and a flexible any-gendered ensemble (9-30+ performers possible).
- Running time
- About 53 minutes
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- YouthPLAYS
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Synopsis
What would you do if your daughter ran away with the boyfriend from hell? Literally. If you are Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, you have the power to hold the whole earth hostage. One afternoon, Demeter's daughter Persephone is gathering flowers in a field with her mortal friends when she hears an otherworldly melody emanating from a cave. That evening, returning alone to seek the source of the music, she meets a mysterious young demigod who proves to be the nameless son of Hades, the lord
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