Hadestown is a beloved show of mine that I had rewatched thrice. It combines Greek Mythology with current problems in modern society like famine and poverty, using Hell(Hadestown) as an analogy for cheap labor in factories.

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/hadestown-tragedy-trying/

Hermes, as the narrator of this story, enters in and out of the narrative of Hadestown. Orpheus also plays the role as narrator when he sang the ancient tale of Hades and Persephone. We, as the audience, see three layers of reality onstage. Hermes’s narrative, Orpheus’ narrative(in one scene), and Hades and Persephone’s narrative.

The picture above is a paragraph from the pamphlet of Hadestown.