Working in the Theatre: Casebook with Hadestown

New York Theatre Workshop’s Casebook program invites theater audiences with an unprecedented access to observe the evolution of show from rehearsal to production. Watch as we follow the Summer 2016 Casebook class and the creative team members they observe, as they delve into the new production of Hadestown, a folk opera by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and two-time Obie award-winning director Rachel Chavkin.

American Theatre Wing’s Working in the Theatre documentary series features the most fascinating people on the stage, behind the scenes, and in the audience. From Tony Awards® and Obie Awards® winning artists to the next generation of theatre makers, we capture theatre’s inner-workings, industry luminaries, and unique stories that surround important work.


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[iAmMadeOfSoup]

His little giggle after “I CONDUCT THE ELECTRIC CITY” so cute

[musicbyella]

If you’re worried about theatre surviving as an art form, make it easily accessible.

[ashbaker]

also LOLing at the guy saying "will theatre survive??" and here we are in 2019 with Broadway having record sales due in part to Hadestown !

[EthalaRide]

"I don't know if theatre can survive through technology" WHAT STORY ARE YOU TELLING!?! It's an *ooold* song, it's an *old* tale. How maybe generations of technological innovation has this method of storytelling survived through? Books didn't kill theatre, radio didn't kill theatre, vhs and tv didn't kill theatre. The art of storytelling is as ancient as culture itself.

[cho]

this man is the breed that is gonna kill theater as an art form if they don't stop treating it as something so idealistic and pristine, let it grow and evolved with the times and technology. the bare core of it is never gonna get lost because at the end of the day is human nature to tell stories, share knowledge or reminisce of past ways through creative vessels. as a young artist I am offend, you want more people in the theater?? make it more accessible how about that
ps I fucking love hadestown it's the only thing I've been listening *on spotify* this last month (I'm from buenos aires and can't fucking afford to go to London/NYC to watch it live)

[cadencestephens]

Amber Gray: *sings softly at the beginning of How Long*

Me: I'm sorry what universe are we in why is she singing so softly

[bellarose]

Release this on DVD!! It can literally be a two disc special. One disc for Broadway, one day for NYTW performance. RELEASE IT!!

[epicglitter]

So wonderful to get to see a little bit of what the casebook class saw, a peek into the creative process and the early days of full-length, off-Broadway Hadestown! I agree with what other comments have said btw - there's definitely hope for the future of theater in the U.S., and Hadestown is exactly the kind of show that will help, because it dares to go beyond "just" a love story, masterfully intertwining spiritual, existential, and political themes that deeply resonate. Of course, smaller-scale and more experimental theater projects are doing similar work around the country and world. It's mostly the extremely-high-ticket-price, rarified, elitist higher echelons of the theater world that are at risk of fading away if they fail to become more accessible.

[Micats.]

honestly, if technology wasn't what it is now, I probably wouldn't know about Hadestown. I'm thankful technology allows me to experience it :)

[bee-jbrl]

you guys better have a pro shot of hadestown nytw

[ashbaker]

Just saw the show on Broadway for the second time last night. It's amazing how much this show has grown!

So cool to see this going up in London and that it's coming to Broadway in 2019!!

[oldprincebolkonskyiscrazya]

That tree was awesome too bad they didn’t use it on broadway

[bellarose]

10:03 to 10:27 is better than the entire Broadway show. Sorry not sorry.

[nkihniknii]

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