Orphie & the Book of Heroes: The Musical

Orphie and the Book of Heroes takes place in ancient Greece in the time of Homer, the great storyteller of The Illiad and The Odyssey. Homer is guardian to Orphie, a young orphan girl who loves to hear and act out the stories of the great Greek heroes. With a wooden sword at her side and visions of her personal hero, Heracles, she never backs down from a fight. One afternoon Orphie returns home to find Homer gone, kidnapped by the god of the underworld, Hades. She doubts she is big enough and strong enough to rescue Homer herself, so she decides to travel to Mount Olympus to ask for aid in her quest. Along the way, she meets a few gods and persists through some demanding tasks, and ultimately, finds that she doesn’t need to look outside of herself to find all the qualities of a true hero.

This performance is part of the Emma Taylor Theatre for Youth Series.