While the audience watches, junior Boyd Mueller sings into a microphone. Mueller plays Hades. Prosper Theatre's "Hadestown: Teen Edition" was chosen to be performed at the Main Stage at the Texas Thespian State Festival in Grapevine. "Generally, Main Stage is a privilege almost exclusively given to private fine art schools," stage manager senior Annabelle Nugent said. "The fact that a public school like Prosper is getting Main Stage is fantastic. Simply, it means that we are at the level of schools who specifically draft for stuff like fine arts and singing and dancing ability, and it's really a compliment to our actors and our technicians."
While the audience watches, junior Boyd Mueller sings into a microphone. Mueller plays Hades. Prosper Theatre’s “Hadestown: Teen Edition” was chosen to be performed at the Main Stage at the Texas Thespian State Festival in Grapevine. “Generally, Main Stage is a privilege almost exclusively given to private fine art schools,” stage manager senior Annabelle Nugent said. “The fact that a public school like Prosper is getting Main Stage is fantastic. Simply, it means that we are at the level of schools who specifically draft for stuff like fine arts and singing and dancing ability, and it’s really a compliment to our actors and our technicians.”
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Prosper Theatre shows varsity musical

Students perform ‘Hadestown: Teen Edition’
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Before their first showing of "Hadestown: Teen Edition," senior Aiden Hansen makes a speech to the cast. Hansen served as the musical director for this show. "Music directing a whole ensemble was very challenging at first, especially just getting the respect of everyone, and I think respect is earned, not given," Hansen said. "Once we found our groove, we started moving through the music fast."

Click the photo above to start a slideshow with information from Prosper Theatre’s “Hadestown: Teen Edition.”

Who: Prosper Theatre’s Varsity Musical class

What: Performances of the musical “Hadestown: Teen Edition”

When: Oct. 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26

Where: Prosper Black Box Theater

What’s Next? Prosper Theatre will perform “Hadestown: Teen Edition” at the Texas Thespians Festival in Grapevine Nov. 22.

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