BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//qMeet//qMeet Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-52755@qmeet.net DTSTAMP:20260828T102052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T070829Z DTSTART:20261018T193000 DTEND:20261018T235900 SUMMARY:Hadestown - Rozsa Presenting Series DESCRIPTION:ROZSA PRESENTING SERIES EVENT Welcome to HADESTOWN\, where a so ng can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album\, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and original director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha\, Pierre & The Great Comet of 18 12) is a love story for today... and always. HADESTOWN intertwines two myt hic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice\, and that of Ki ng Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising j ourney to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Cha vkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature\, doubt against fa ith\, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors\, d ancers and singers\, HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experi ence that grabs you and never lets go. “AN AFFIRMATION OF ART’S TRANSF ORMATIVE POWER” -Will Hermes\, Rolling Stone “WE LEFT OUR HEARTS IN HA DESTOWN.” –Marc Snetiker\, Entertainment Weekly “AN EPIC CELEBRATION OF MUSIC\, TOGETHERNESS AND HOPE” –Jeryl Brunner\, Forbes "YOUR NEXT MUSICAL THEATER OBSESSION" –Julia Felsenthal\, Vogue “SPELLBINDING. Ha destown\, for a while\, makes the whole world forget its troubles.” –M arilyn Stasio\, Variety “The songs are gorgeous\, the band is hot\, and the lyrics are eerily apt for the times.” –Rollo Romig\, The New Yorke r Things to know DATE | Sunday\, October 18\, 2026 TIME | 7:30 p.m. SEATIN G BEGINS | 7 p.m. LOCATION | Rozsa Center EST. RUN TIME | 2.5 hours\, with one 15 minute intermission SEATING | Reserved PUBLIC TICKETS | Pay As You 're Able ($51 Full Fee) What is Pay As You're Able? MICHIGAN TECH STUDENT RUSH TICKETS | Login to rozsatickets.com using the MTU Single Sign-on. Wha t is Student Rush? CONTENT GUIDANCE | Haze\, fog\, groundsmoke\, flashing/ strobing lights\, and loud music in the performance. Earplugs are availabl e upon request. View all accessibility services. Get tickets at rozsaticke ts.com or at the Rozsa Box Office. View Rozsa Box Office Hours. Thanks to Our Sponsors Support for this 2026/27 Rozsa Presenting Series Event sponso red in part by: and the Rozsa Center's Circle of Supporters. About the Per formers Around 2004\, singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell was a twenty-somet hing Middlebury College graduate when the melody of “Wait for Me” came to her while driving between performance gigs. She connected the lyrics t o the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice\, a favorite of hers as a child. The story deepened as she put Orpheus\, the young and creative optimist\, against Hades\, the King of the Underworld\, who had a true love of his ow n in Persephone\, the Goddess of springtime\, flowers\, and vegetation. In collaboration with orchestrator/arranger Michael Chorney and original dir ector/designer Ben t. Matchstick\, Hadestown made its premiere as a small performance piece in 2006 at the Old Labor Hall in Barre\, Vermont. From 2 006 to 2007\, Mitchell performed the show with a group of actors at a numb er of small venues throughout Vermont and Massachusetts before turning it into a concept album in 2010. The album earned international acclaim\, whi ch prompted a concert tour to some 60 cities across North America and the U.K. through 2012. Along the way\, Mitchell’s agent sent a copy of the a lbum to producer Dale Franzen who caught a performance of Hadestown at McC abe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica\, California. Franzen immediately saw the potential and began further development at The Broad Stage in Santa Mo nica\, also bringing producer Mara Isaacs into the fold. In 2012\, Mitchel l saw the Ars Nova production of Dave Malloy’s Natasha\, Pierre & The Gr eat Comet of 1812\, which transferred to Broadway in 2016. Mitchell felt a n immediate connection with the show’s director\, Rachel Chavkin\, and t he two began collaboration on Hadestown\, which premiered its fully staged production at New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) in the summer of 2016. It was during the NYTW run when the show set its sights towards Broadway. Had estown played two additional pre-Broadway engagements at the Citadel Theat re in Edmonton (Canada) and the National Theatre in London. It began previ ews on Broadway on March 22\, 2019\, and opened April 17\, 2019\, at the W alter Kerr Theatre where it remains today. The Broadway production earned eight Tony® Awards including Best Musical\, the Grammy Award® for Best M usical Theater Album\, six Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstandi ng New Broadway Musical\, four Drama Desk Awards\, and the Drama League Aw ard for Outstanding Production of a Broadway Musical. Learn more at hadest own.com About the Presenter The Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts culti vates a vibrant and connected community through experiences that bring the Keweenaw together. Located on Michigan Technological University's campus in Houghton\, Michigan\, the 80\,000-square-foot arts center's design is i nspired by the inclined look of the local copper mine hoists and shaft hou ses inside and out. Event spaces include the Rozsa Lobby\, James and Marga ret Black Performance Hall\, Rozsa Backstage\, Rozsa Art Galleries\, and M cArdle Theatre. As the largest theater in Michigan's Upper Peninsula\, the Rozsa dramatically expands the region’s access to large-scale performin g arts events including Broadway tours\, ballet\, cirque\, music\, and mor e. Related Events Detroit Metropolitan Dance Rozsa Center | Sept 12\, 2026 | 3 and 7:30 p.m. Akropolis Reed Quintet "Are we Dreaming the Same Dream? " Rozsa Backstage | Oct 2\, 2026 | 7:30 p.m. Hadestown Rozsa Center | Oct 18\, 2026 | 7:30 p.m. Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience Rozsa Cent er | Nov 13\, 2026 | 7:30 p.m. Filosophy Rozsa Center | Dec 4\, 2026 | 7:3 0 p.m. Winter Carnival Comedian: Ashley Gavin Rozsa Center | Feb 5\, 2027 | 10 p.m. Cirque Kalabanté Rozsa Center | March 24\, 2027 | 7:30 p.m. Pup py Pals LIVE Rozsa Center | April 26\, 2027 | 6:30 p.m. Explore all upcomi ng Rozsa Events. Plan Your Visit to the Rozsa Rozsa Box Office Information Accessibility Services Find a Digital ProgramPlan your Parking? 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LOCATION:Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts Black Performance Hall\, 1400 Townsend Drive\, Houghton\, MI\, 49931\, United States URL:https://www.qmeet.net/EventDetails?EventID=52755 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR