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“Hadestown: Teen Edition” Cast List

Directors’ Note

We are exhausted!  Your performances were so phenomenal that it made for really tough decisions and very late-night debates.  In the end we have exactly the right combination – every one of you brings main-character energy to what is genuinely going to be the highlight of the summer!  We look forward to seeing you at our first rehearsal on Tuesday, May 26 at 6:30 PM.  Expect an email over the weekend with additional information.  Thanks so much for joining us “Way Down Hadestown.”

Hadestown

Characters

  • Orpheus – Max Munter
  • Eurydice – Molly Lowder
  • Hades – Robbie Gerlock
  • Persephone – Mia Fernelius
  • Hermes – Oliver Hansel
  • Fates – Mallory Adams, Evalyn Simpson, Brynn Finley

Workers and Company

* Scene specific information will be available in the early rehearsal phase.

  • Makalya Black
  • Kayleigh Cox
  • Brayden Diekmann
  • Lauren Dotson
  • Kyan Eldridge
  • Tommy Gerlock
  • Sophia Hanges
  • Graham Hurst
  • Ziva Jacobson
  • Lauren Kabrick
  • Dawson Koppie
  • Levi Lane
  • Vivienne Lange
  • Ava Michels
  • Brewster Miller
  • Maggie Moser
  • Kore Otaniyi
  • Sophia Porath
  • Makenna Sassman
  • Haedden Slawson
  • Eidann Squires
  • Hallie Stevenson
  • Lennex Thiesen

By SCT, ago

DCT Summer Musical Theatre Camp June 14-19: Registration Open Now

Register for Musical Theatre Summer Camp @ Spencer Community Theatre!  There are two sessions:  Monday thorugh Thursday: 9am to 11:30am for students going into 3rd through 5th grade and 1pm to 3:30pm for students going into 6th through 8th grade. Our campers will be learning songs and movement and they will perform for friends and family on Friday at 5:30pm.   In addition, there will be theatre games and improvization classes.  The program will be lead by Jennifer Hansel, a longtime SCT director, choreographer and performer.   The registration fee includes a t-shirt, snacks, and admission to the theatre for the performance for the whole family!  We are limiting each session to 20 children.   Scholarships are available for those in financial need. For addtional information call us at 712-262-7336.  

https://our.show/sctcamp2026

By SCT, ago

Deegan Children’s Theatre

Mildred “Middy” Deegan was a devout and avid champion of the arts. The generosity of the Deegan family has created a prestigious legacy of education and theatrical experience for the children in our community and beyond.
The naming of the Basil and Mildred Deegan Children’s Theatre at SCT honors the gift of two generous patrons of the theatre. The Deegans’ gift planted the seed for the Children’s Theatre Endowment Fund and secured the future of youth programming at SCT.
Both Northwest Iowa natives, Middy grew up in Sutherland and Basil in Peterson. They married in 1936 and moved to Sulfur Springs, IA, where Basil owned and operated the Sulfur Springs Grain Company. Basil and Middy loved kids, and believed strongly that children should have a chance to pursue big dreams.
Upon retiring, the Deegans moved to Spencer and became longtime Contributing Members of Spencer Community Theatre. Although Basil passed away in 2000, Middy continued to enjoy attending SCT productions with her friends, before relocating to Iowa City to be near their daughter.
When looking for a way to give back to the community they loved, a gift to Spencer Community Theatre made perfect sense. Endowing the Children’s Theatre at SCT united Middy’s love of the arts with Basil’s commitment to education, and meant their legacy would be a personal one. Middy passed away in 2020.
Spencer Community Theatre thanks the Deegan family for believing in a bold dream— that SCT will forever be a place where children discover the magic of theatre.
By SCT, ago