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Youth Theatre
Summer 2026!

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Our 2026 HOPO Production:

YOUTH AGES 8 - 18
PERFORMANCES:
August 1 at 7:00 PM
August 2 at 2:00 PM
 

Myth-Understood

 

By Jackie Martin

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Directed by Stephanie Hoerth

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THE STORY: Two teens writing a report on Greek mythology are startled when they get a visit from Hermes, winged helmet and all!  The messenger whisks them away to Mount Olympus, where various gods and goddesses retell their myths to the students in a more favorable light.  In a quest to get people to worship them once again, Zeus and the other gods and goddesses want to put a more positive (and hilarious!)  spin on their version of events. 

From Medusa just wanting to be noticed to Eurydice quickly tiring of Orpheus’s attention and Paris having to choose who to give his golden apple to on the reality TV show “Apple of His Eye,” the two teens are surprised to hear different perspectives on familiar ancient Greek stories.  The only problem is...  the mythological figures might not exactly be telling the truth!

Both educational and highly entertaining, this vignette-style play offers great flexibility and incredibly simple staging.

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Stephanie Hoerth

Director

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Here's the cast!
Bree - Zoey Dhein
Jamie - Abrietta Hartjes
Hermes - Charlie Shaw
Zeus - Ethan Nyirongo
Hera - Emme Mckibben
Prometheus - Nolan Ludwiczak
Eagle - AJ Haapala
Clotho - Quinn Goodness
Lachesis - Marilyn Gildenzopf
Atropos - Brinlee Brooks
Hades - Matthew Brier
Demeter - Elena Christensen
Persephone - Mia Dhein
Townsfolk - Caroline Reyna, Luciana Henning & Margot Ruesch
Greek Chorus - Ellie Reichardt, Camryn Wade, Cecilia Simpson, Imogene Schultz & Kenzie Dhein
Athena - Kaydence Felch
Euryale - Adelena Hartjes
Andromeda - Kaylee Pidgeon
Perseus - Peter Swanson
Gorgon High Students - MacKenze Bretl, Madelyn Southworth, Nigel Schultz & Everett Hutchinson
Medusa - Aubrey Pidgeon
Pandora - Katherine Duerr
Epimetheus - Bryse Ramsey
Heracles - Alex Applebee
Chiron - Natalie Kleckner
Orpheus - Ethan Madsen
Apollo - Karter Bloyd
Eurydice - Caelan Wettern
Underworldlings - Grace Good, Willow Mann, Jethro Simpson, Oliver Reichardt, Brielle Goodness & Elina Hutchinson
Charon - Declan Gildenzopf
Fury One - Jerin Felch
Fury Two - Everett Swanson
Fury Three - Elijah Nyirongo
Director - Mia Sievers
Host - Clive Ruesch
Aphrodite - Abigail Barnett
Paris - Westen Swanson
Producer - Nora Thome
Helen - Amelia Good
Hector - Ephraim Miller
Achilles - Harry Ruesch
Teacher - Camryn Wade
Castlist
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