The Lightning Thief

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).

THEMES

Identity, acceptance, friendship, and bravery

ROLES

*Roles will be combined at the discretion of the Director.
**ALL ROLES can be played by ANY GENDER AND ETHNICTY. The characters in The Lightning Thief are gods and heroes – and gods and heroes can look like any of us.

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.
LUKE – Son of Hermes, cool camp counselor
SALLY JACKSON – Percy’s hard-working mother
MR. BRUNNER aka CHIRON – Wise centaur, part-time Latin teacher
CLARISSE – Tough jock girl, daughter of Ares
MRS. DODDS – A Fury posing as a substitute algebra teacher
GABE UGLIANO – Percy’s foul stepfather
MINOTAUR – Half-man, half-bull
POSEIDON – God of the sea, salty beach bum
MR. D, aka DIONYSUS – God of wine, snarky camp director
SILENA BEAUREGARD – Daughter of Aphrodite
KATIE GARDNER – Daughter of Demeter
THE ORACLE – A hippie mummy
GREYHOUND PASSENGER 1
GREYHOUND PASSENGER 2
SQUIRREL
AUNTY EM, aka MEDUSA – Avid sculptor
TRAIN CONDUCTOR
ECHIDNA – Mother of monsters
NEWSCASTER
FARMER
ARES – God of war, rock star in leather pants
BIANCA – A mysterious girl in 1930s clothes
KRONOS – A voice in a pit
THALIA – Daughter of Zeus, tough
CHARON – Ferryperson to the Underworld
JAMES BROWN
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
KURT COBAIN
JANIS JOPLIN
DJ CERBERUS
HADES – God of the dead, aging rock star type