Mythological mayhem is returning to Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) this May when the award winning fun-filled family musical for all ages, "The Young Olympians and the Most Amazingly Awesome Adventure Ever", takes to the stage for one weekend only. Olympians will play at MET, located at 31 W Patrick in downtown Frederick, on May 30 and 31 at 3:30pm.
The play tells the story of Perseus, Jason, Hercules, and Andromeda when they are heroes in training at Homer's School of Heroism. When the Gods of Mt. Olympus suddenly develop amnesia it is up to these four young friends to go on an epic quest to save the day and along the way learn what it really means to be a hero.
"Young Olympians", written by MET company member Sarah Shulman, received its World Premiere at MET back in 2012. In 2013 the show was accepted in The Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC and the New York International Fringe Festival. Following a successful fundraising campaign on the crowd-funding site Indiegogo and a two week remount at MET the show traveled to DC and New York where it was so well received that it won an "Overall Excellence Award". An independent panel of over 40 theater professionals selected the winners from among the festival's 185 entrants. "You can imagine, we were just thrilled to hear that the organization selected us as one of the best ensembles of the Festival," said
Julie Herber, the show's director.
Herber will be bringing back ensemble members
Lisa Burl, Karli Cole, Renee Gerard,
Caitlyn Joy,
Reiner Prochaska and Ken Poisson from the original cast and add the new talents of
Thomas Scholtes,
Clay Comer,
Brent Comer and
Kevin Cole. Along with being an original story, "Young Olympians" also contains entirely original music by
Thom Huenger who wrote the lyrics with playwright Sarah Shulman. The show is full of fun and catchy songs about Greek mythology and being a hero. Once again Herber works her magic and creates a comic book styled world of fantasy and fact for the heroes to adventure in.
With only two performances audiences will need to act quickly not to miss this amazing show. Tickets for "The Young Olympians and the Most Amazingly Awesome Adventure Ever" are $13.50 (all fees included and can be purchased by phone at
(301) 694-4744, or online at
marylandensemble.org, or in person at the MET box office.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit professionally operated and artistically accredited arts organization that has enriched and entertained more than half a million people since 1993. Every year the MET produces thought-provoking theatre, fun family entertainment, theatre camps and classes, artist residency programs for public schools, and dozens of special events.
