Announcement: SPAC will be hosting auditions for the upcoming MAINSTAGE production THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL.
ALL ROLES ARE OPEN. This is a mainstage show and there will be performance stipends available to those who are cast. There is the potential for daytime school performances during the week in addition to the scheduled performance dates. Please be specific with your weekday availability on your audition form.
This production will be directed and musically directed by Robbie Torres, and choreographed by Julie Stewart.
Auditions for performers aged 16 and up will be held at SPAC, 2 East Main Street in Smithtown, on Monday, August 22. Sign up begins at 7 PM, and auditions will begin at 7:30 PM. Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song from a similar musical (Pop/Rock, Contemporary Broadway), and bring sheet music, a recent headshot and resume. Callbacks (if necessary) will be held Thursday, August 25 at 7:30 PM. You will be notified by email if you are needed for a callback. Please do not call the theatre, the phone is not monitored.
All gender identities and expressions, racial & ethnic backgrounds, and physical and cognitive abilities are encouraged to audition.
If you are unable to attend the in-person audition, a video audition may be submitted. Please contact info@smithtownpac.org for more information.
Rehearsals will be held at SPAC beginning August 29, and will be from 8 - 10 PM Monday-Thursday, with the potential to add Fridays and weekends if necessary. Please be accurate with your conflicts on your audition sheet. No conflicts will be accepted for tech week, Saturday September 24 - Thursday September 29.
Performances:
Fri, Sept 30 - 8PM
Sat, Oct 1 - 2PM
Sat, Oct 1 - 8PM
Sun, Oct 2 - 2PM
Fri, Oct 7 - 8PM
Sat, Oct 8 - 2PM
Sat, Oct 8 - 8PM
Sun, Oct 9 - 2PM
Mon, Oct 10 - 2PM
Fri, Oct 14 - 8PM
Sat, Oct 15 - 2PM
Sat, Oct 15 - 8PM
Sun, Oct 16 - 2PM
Fri, Oct 21 - 8PM
Sat, Oct 22 - 2PM
Sat, Oct 22 - 8PM
Sun, Oct 23 - 2PM
Fri, Oct 28 - 8PM
Sat, Oct 29 - 2PM
Sat, Oct 29 - 8PM
Synopsis:
As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can't control, a destiny he doesn't want, and a mythology textbook's worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus's master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him. Adapted from the best-selling book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed mythical adventure worthy of the gods (Time Out New York).
Character Descriptions:
PERCY JACKSON – Son of Poseidon, a good kid with a teenage temper
ANNABETH – Daughter of Athena, smarter than you
GROVER – A happy-go-lucky satyr, like a hippie kid with hooves. Also plays:
MR. D, aka DIONYSUS – God of wine, snarky camp director
LUKE – Son of Hermes, cool camp counselor. Also plays:
GABE UGLIANO – Percy’s foul stepfather
ARES – God of war, rock star in leather pants
MINOTAUR – Half-man, half-bull
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
SALLY JACKSON – Percy’s hard-working mother. Also plays:
SILENA BEAUREGARD – Daughter of Aphrodite
THE ORACLE – a hippie mummy
ECHIDNA – Mother of monsters
CHARON – Ferryperson to the Underworld
MR. BRUNNER, aka CHIRON – Wise centaur, part-time Latin teacher. Also plays:
POSEIDON – God of the sea, salty beach bum
HADES – God of the dead, aging rock star type
AUNTY EM, aka MEDUSA – Avid sculptor
KRONOS – A voice in a pit
KURT COBAIN
CYCLOPS
CLARISSE – Tough jock girl, daughter of Ares. Also plays:
MRS. DODDS – A Fury posing as a substitute algebra teacher
KATIE GARDNER – Daughter of Demeter
THALIA – Daughter of Zeus, tough
BIANCA – A mysterious girl in 1930’s clothes
NEWSCASTER
JANIS JOPLIN
SQUIRREL
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