We Are Robin

Go ahead and lay the blame, talk of virtue, talk of sin Wouldn't you have done the same in her shoes, in her skin? You can have your principle When you've got a belly full But hunger has a way with you There's no telling what you're gonna do When the chips are down Now that the chips are down What you gonna do when the chips are down? Now that the chips are down

orpheus saying "to the world we dream about" and then turning and raising his cup to the audience when he says "and the one we live in now." fourth wall break of all time. reminding the audience that this story isn't just about hadestown, but is also about our world. stepping back into reality, just for a brief moment, to acknowledge both the joy and pain of living in that world. it is so deeply compassionate and real and it breaks my heart every time.

just got back from seeing the proshot in theaters and can report that when reeve carney delivered these lines it was with such genuine weight that a single tear slid down my face.

what they don't tell you about hadestown is that orpheus and eurydice are not the main characters. neither are persephone and hades. or hermes. or the fates. the main character is whoever in the band is playing the trombone because holy fuck