Orpheus turned too soon, leaving Eurydice behind in the darkness. But even in darkness, songs are sung, and Hermes offers a choice and a box of matches. Based on the Edmonton version of Hadestown.
Orpheus spends his days singing and working on a project that seems eternally stuck, but when the windswept girl enters the train station, she makes him feel alive in ways he never has before. Based on the London version of Hadestown.
Persephone built her speakeasy to give the shades of Hadestown some respite from unending work, but that wasn't the only reason. The other reason, she reflects, is guilt in Hadestown's creation.