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4-VT LEG #382030 v.1
5-No. R-14. House concurrent resolution honoring the Vermonters who created the
6-Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown and the Vermont theatrical youth
7-ensembles now staging exhilarating teen performances.
8-(H.C.R.9)
9-Offered by Representatives Chapin of East Montpelier, Birong of Vergennes, Casey of
10-Montpelier, Cordes of Bristol, Donahue of Northfield, Goslant of Northfield, LaMont of
11-Morristown, McCann of Montpelier, McGill of Bridport, Mihaly of Calais, North of
12-Ferrisburgh, and Yacovone of Morristown
1+StateofVermont
2+HouseofRepresentatives
3+Montpelier,Vermont
4+ConcurrentHouseResolution
5+H.C.R.9
6+OfferedbyRepresentativesChapinofEastMontpelier,BirongofVergennes,CaseyofMontpelier,CordesofBristol,
7+DonahueofNorthfield,GoslantofNorthfield,LaMontofMorristown,McCannofMontpelier,McGillofBridport,
8+MihalyofCalais,NorthofFerrisburgh,andYacovoneofMorristown
139 OfferedbySenatorsHardy,Perchlik,andWatson
14-Whereas, shortly after New Haven’s Anaïs Mitchell graduated from Middlebury
15-College in 2004, she completed the original minimalist version of the future Tony
16-Award-winning Broadway musical Hadestown, a modern rendition of the Greek legend
17-of Orpheus’s ultimately futile journey into the underworld of Hades to return Eurydice,
18-his wife, to the world of the living, and
19-Whereas, in 2006, Anaïs Mitchell; Lincoln’s Michael Chorney, orchestrator;
20-Montpelier’s Ben T. Matchstick, co-creator; and other theatrically talented Vermonters
21-premiered Hadestown at the Old Labor Hall in Barre, and in 2013, Anaïs Mitchell, in
22-collaboration with Broadway director Rachel Chavkin, Michael Chorney, and others
23-began revising Hadestown for greater theatrical glory, and East Montpelier’s Robinson
24-Morse has been an on-stage performing musician with the show since at least 2019, and
25-Whereas, on April 17, 2019, the dream became a reality when Hadestown debuted to
26-rave reviews at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theater, and in June of 2019, the creators’
27-unusual perseverance was recognized when Hadestown received eight Tony Awards
28-(Broadway’s highest accolade and the most any show won that year), among which were
29-Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical (Rachel Chavkin), Best Original Score (Anaïs
30-Mitchell), and Best Orchestrations (Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose), and
31-Whereas, the young thespians of Peoples Academy in Morrisville and the nonprofit
32-Very Merry Theatre in Burlington recently performed a new teen version of this
33-Vermont-created and Tony Award-winning show, and
34-Whereas, under the leadership of U-32 Middle and High School Performing Arts
35-Director Erin Galligan Baldwin, and the unique guidance of Anaïs Mitchell and Ben T.
36-Matchstick, an ambitious U-32-Montpelier High School joint presentation of the teen
37-production is currently being staged at U-32, and
38-Whereas, Vermont youngsters’ presentation of the teen version of Hadestown, with
39-the support of the musical’s creators, is an unusual theatrical event worthy of celebration,
40-now therefore be it
10+HouseconcurrentresolutionhonoringtheVermonterswhocreatedtheTony Award-winningmusicalHadestownand
11+theVermonttheatricalyouthensemblesnowstagingexhilaratingteenperformances
12+Whereas,shortlyafterNewHaven’sAnaïsMitchellgraduatedfromMiddleburyCollegein2004,shecompletedthe
13+originalminimalistversionofthefutureTonyAward-winningBroadwaymusicalHadestown,amodernrenditionofthe
14+GreeklegendofOrpheus’sultimatelyfutilejourneyintotheunderworldofHadestoreturnEurydice,hiswife,tothe
15+worldoftheliving, and
16+Whereas,in2006,AnaïsMitchell;Lincoln’sMichaelChorney,orchestrator;Montpelier’sBenT.Matchstick,co-
17+creator;andothertheatricallytalentedVermonterspremieredHadestownattheOldLaborHallinBarre,andin2013,
18+AnaïsMitchell,incollaborationwithBroadwaydirectorRachelChavkin,MichaelChorney,andothersbeganrevising
19+Hadestownforgreatertheatricalglory,andEastMontpelier’sRobinsonMorsehasbeenanon-stageperformingmusician
20+withtheshowsinceatleast2019, and
21+Whereas,onApril17,2019,thedreambecamearealitywhenHadestowndebutedtoravereviewsatBroadway’s
22+WalterKerrTheater,andinJuneof2019,thecreators’unusualperseverancewasrecognizedwhenHadestownreceived
23+eightTonyAwards(Broadway’shighestaccoladeandthemostanyshowwonthatyear),amongwhichwereBest
24+Musical,BestDirectionofaMusical(RachelChavkin),BestOriginalScore(AnaïsMitchell),andBestOrchestrations
25+(MichaelChorneyandToddSickafoose), and
26+Whereas,theyoungthespiansofPeoplesAcademyinMorrisvilleandthenonprofitVeryMerryTheatreinBurlington
27+recentlyperformedanewteenversionofthisVermont-createdandTonyAward-winningshow,and
28+Whereas,undertheleadershipofU-32MiddleandHighSchoolPerformingArtsDirectorErinGalliganBaldwin,and
29+theuniqueguidanceofAnaïsMitchellandBenT.Matchstick,anambitiousU-32-MontpelierHighSchooljoint
30+presentationoftheteenproductioniscurrentlybeingstagedatU-32,and
31+Whereas,Vermontyoungsters’presentationoftheteenversionofHadestown,withthesupportofthemusical’s
32+creators,isanunusualtheatricaleventworthyofcelebration,nowthereforebeit
4133 ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives:
42-That the General Assembly honors the Vermonters who created the Tony Award-
43-winning musical Hadestown and the Vermont theatrical youth ensembles now staging
44-exhilarating teen performances, and be it further R-14 Page 2 of 2
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48-Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
49-Anaïs Mitchell, Michael Chorney, Ben T. Matchstick, Rachel Chavkin, Robinson Morse,
50-Peoples Academy, the Very Merry Theatre, Erin Galligan-Baldwin, U-32 Middle and
51-High School, and Montpelier High School.
34+ThattheGeneralAssemblyhonorstheVermonterswhocreatedtheTony Award-winningmusicalHadestownandthe
35+Vermonttheatricalyouthensemblesnowstagingexhilaratingteenperformances, andbeitfurther
36+Resolved:ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolutiontoAnaïsMitchell,MichaelChorney,
37+BenT.Matchstick,RachelChavkin,RobinsonMorse,PeoplesAcademy,theVeryMerryTheatre,Erin GalliganBaldwin,
38+U-32MiddleandHighSchool,andMontpelierHighSchool.