I find each character to be so relatable in different ways, at different stages of life, and even simultaneously, in the present time. Hades understands what a powerful motivator fear is, and particularly fear of scarcity--that there won't be enough of something.
Okay. The Pluto files, while I have strong opinions about how we should think about the solar system, I reserve those for the last chapter Hades because you got to be the Greek.
And I think those would all be the wrong way to play the character. What Hades wants is Persephone-- all of her, all the time. He wants all of her love.
Yeah, that's something, as you're watching the show and you're learning who everybody is, there is no real bad guy in this show. Even Hades -- he's not a bad guy. You just, you have to understand why and the motivations they do what they do.
During Earth’s toddler stage, it was less “pale-blue dot” and more “fiery hellscape.” Lasting for hundreds of millions of years, this period is known as the Hadean eon, after the Greek god Hades , who ruled the underworld. How’s that for “terrible twos”?
I'm the writer. My name is Patrick Page. I play Hades , king of the underworld. My name's Eva Noblezada, and I play Eurydice.
And that world, in "Hadestown," being this land of wealth and security and industry presided over by Hades , the king. And the characters kept unfolding in these different ways.
That's fantastic. Great. So for the rest of you guys, when you were developing this story, what were you drawing on? How do you take Hades , this largest than life, mythic character-- the god of the underworld-- and how do you turn him into a person onstage? How do you make him accessible, if you will?
She loves the upper world as well. And so it drives Hades mad-- power mad, mad for money, mad for all of those things that shore up his image of himself.
Hades understands what a powerful motivator fear is, and particularly fear of scarcity--There's Hades and Eurydice are the more practical and fearful
Hades understands what a powerful motivator fear is, and particularly fear of scarcity--Persephone asks Hades , what are you afraid of?
had Souls how do you know they'd go to heaven with you you hear of hell hounds not heaven hounds the dogs of war thedog that guards Hades all pretty Sinister sounding except maybe the St Bernard single exception okay let's say your dogs get raptured too then you're out a few grand but Rachel you are in heaven what do you need money for does
So starting here. Andre De Shields is my name. And I perform in "Hadestown" as Hermes, messenger to the gods. My name's Anais Mitchell.
Hades understands what a powerful motivator fear is, and particularly fear of scarcity--The wall in "Hadestown" is also emotional.
I wrote the song in 2006. So we follow this world of Hades , and Hades has a lot of followers and a lot of people who are listening to him and repeating what he's saying.
Hades understands what a powerful motivator fear is, and particularly fear of scarcity--And all of the characters in "Hadestown" have a different approach to that.
And the secret that all actors have is-- what defines a character is what a character wants. And if you would go down the wrong road with Hades , you might say, well, what he wants most in the world is he wants power, or what he wants most in the world is he wants money or influence.
full of reaction to that um because there must be and then you start to think what about Greek myth you know and people say well what about the river sticks and Crossing into Hades and meeting your ancestors and that is you know by our lights you could say that's a kind of time travel and there are
desperate so imagine two hundred dollars a year coming in I think their average donation is twenty-five dollars so you keep me clinging to religion facing an eternity in Hades was a big price to pay if I were wrong and if I'm it it to my
Do you have a preference on taking something classic and making it your own or bringing someone new to the stage? I will say my preference is always to be in "Hadestown," because I am obsessed with the show. The second that the material was brought to me, I fall in love, like most people who come across this piece.
a song beautiful enough, he could change the way that the world is-- change the rules of the world. And that world, in "Hadestown," being this land of wealth and security and industry presided over by Hades , the king.
Hades understands what a powerful motivator fear is, and particularly fear of scarcity--I don't know if we answer that question in "Hadestown." But we certainly give you many options to consider.
Hades understands what a powerful motivator fear is, and particularly fear of scarcity--and then goes to the highest point-- Orpheus-- and the lowest point-- Hades .
You get Wall Street guys, who are always penny up, penny down, penny up, penny down. I hate that. That would be going to Hades for me. Those kinds of things are artificial to begin with, and they're not very useful, and they're probably being faked by the management, so who cares.
one of many strange moves, in retrospect, made by Hitler-- the Japanese didn't reciprocate. And his comment was, if Hitler invaded Hades , I'd say a good word for Satan in the House of Commons.
Well, originally, Anais had been presented with this magical tenor guitar from a fan that said, I think you need this. And ultimately, it worked its way into "Hadestown" over various incarnations. And so originally, I was playing a tenor guitar, which I had never played.
Hades understands what a powerful motivator fear is, and particularly fear of scarcity--I want to shift a little bit over to building the world of "Hadestown" and putting it on the stage.
In here is all better, 99 problems and a bottle of beer on the wall, the condensation from whiskey on the rocks, this holy water when applied right, a pit stop vacation from the day for those who can never afford one, a Hades between work and the work of home, a bridge to the well and wet ring your glass makes.
Hades understands what a powerful motivator fear is, and particularly fear of scarcity--I wanted to ask-- I know you guys talked a little bit about the very low parts of Hades and the very high part of Orpheus.
Hades understands what a powerful motivator fear is, and particularly fear of scarcity--And Orpheus' bliss in this play is his love for Eurydice, just as Hades ' bliss in this play,
Okay. The Pluto files, while I have strong opinions about how we should think about the solar system, I reserve those for the last chapter You're Greek because you got to be Greek if you're the moon and Pluto and Hades was Greek and Roman and Greek. Okay. So,
Well, I'm feeling fantastic. Good. And part of that has to do with being in "Hadestown." And I also have read that besides being a performer, you're also a choreographer, a novelist, a director, and a professor?
And the only way to do that is to perform. And right now, the best way of doing that is to be Hermes in "Hadestown." I like it. That seems reasonable.
As Stewart put it in her 2019 TED Talk: “I discovered a new type of astronomical object.” She called it a synestia, “syn-”—Greek for “together”—and “-estia” after Hestia, the Greek goddess of the hearth and home, and older sister of fiery Hades . Eventually, a synestia cools and turns back into a planet.
I like it. That seems reasonable. Yeah. Patrick Page, Mr. Hades , here. So correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe out of everybody on stage besides Miss Anais here, you have been with "Hadestown" the longest?
He wants all of her love. And the way the myth is set up, if you don't know, the relationship between Hades and Persephone-- she is the goddess of the seasons, and she leaves the underworld for six months every year.
Hades understands what a powerful motivator fear is, and particularly fear of scarcity--And then someone else saying, oh, hey, what about, in "His Kiss, the Riot," what if Hades contemplates this flower?
Yeah. Patrick Page, Mr. Hades , here. So correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe out of everybody on stage besides Miss Anais here, you have been with "Hadestown" the longest? Yeah, probably. Yeah. You and Amber, but poor Amber can't be here today.
Yes, you would, if you were starving and this was your only option. Andre started talking about, a bit, some of the political side of "Hadestown." There is a song in the show called "The Wall." I assume you didn't know when you wrote it.
I think, if we don't relate to the struggle of becoming a follower, then we're not being honest with ourselves. And so I think if you think, oh, those people are doing this in "Hadestown," and they're making these choices, then I think we're not really being open enough to be honest with ourselves about these struggles.