Summer Spotlight: Hadestown
Rising 8th grade – 12th grade: Audition now for Berkeley Playhouse’s Summer Spotlight Show!
Berkeley Playhouse is pleased to announce auditions for the 2027 YouthStage Summer Spotlight production of Hadestown.
Video submissions are due Friday, November 13 at noon. Your headshot, resume, conflicts, and audition videos are all submitted through the audition form.
Audition for Hadestown
How to Audition
Be sure to read our education terms and conditions before you participate.
STEP 1: Complete the Audition Form
- Fill out the Hadestown Audition Form.
- Upload your headshot and resume.
- List all of your rehearsal and tech conflicts.
- Paste YouTube or Google Drive links to your two audition videos (see Step 2). Videos that need to be downloaded will not be accepted.
STEP 2: Prepare your audition videos
Song (45–90 seconds): Record a cut of one of the following: a song from Hadestown, a song from a musical in a similar style, or a folk/rock song in a similar style. Songs must be performed with pre-recorded or live accompaniment. Background and karaoke tracks are easy to find on Spotify or YouTube. A cappella auditions are highly discouraged.
Monologue (25–45 seconds): Perform a cut of lyrics from Hadestown as a monologue, without music. We have provided some options HERE, but you are free to choose your own.
At the start of each video, state your name, your current grade, and the title of your song or monologue.
Incomplete audition material will not be considered.
A last note on choosing your audition song: the director wants to see you sing something YOU enjoy singing!
For any questions, please email youthstage@berkeleyplayhouse.org
Where Folk Music Meets Greek Mythology
Set in a timeless, liminal space in the Greek underworld and a railroad town of Americana folklore, Hadestown reimagines the ancient myths of Orpheus and Eurydice, and Hades and Persephone through a stellar New Orleans inspired musical score. The two Greek stories blend to cover themes of love, loss, bravery, poverty, doubt, and optimism.
YouthStage Summer Spotlight: Hadestown
Grades: Rising 8th grade – 12th grade
Videos Due: Nov 13, Noon
Invited callbacks are held in person:
Sunday, Dec 6, 6–8:30pm
Thursday, Dec 10, 4:30–7:15pm & 6:30–9:15pm
Sunday, Dec 13, 6–8pm
Tuesday, June 29, 4–9pm · Tech
Wednesday, June 30, 4–9pm · Tech
Thursday, July 1, 4–9pm · Tech
Friday, July 2, 4–9pm · Tech
Saturday, July 3, 10am–8pm · Tech
Tuesday, July 6, 4–9pm · Tech
Wednesday, July 7, 4–9pm · Tech
Thursday, July 8, 4–9pm · Dress
Friday, July 9, 4–9pm · Dress
Sunday, July 11, 2pm & 7pm
Wednesday, July 14, 7pm
Thursday, July 15, 7pm
Friday, July 16, 7pm
Saturday, July 17, 1pm & 7pm
Sunday, July 18, 2pm
About the Summer Spotlight Show
The YouthStage Spotlight Show is an opportunity for young actors to take their next step toward professional theater. Actors will audition for a role, rehearse on scheduled evenings and weekends with professional theater artists, and perform a fully produced production on the historic Julia Morgan stage. Guest Artist workshops are also included in this program.
Please note: Not everyone who auditions will be cast in this production. This production is only open to students in rising 8th grade – 12th grade. Students graduating from high school in the Spring of 2027 are welcome to audition.
Meet the Artistic Team
Lily Jackson
Director
Erika Oba
Music Director
Megan McGrath
Choreographer
Ready to Audition?
Ready to be part of our YouthStage Spotlight community? Submit your audition video!
Video submissions are due Friday, November 13, 2026, at noon.
