For auditions, please prepare 16-32 bars (about 30-60 seconds) of a musical theatre song that best showcases your singing ability. Please DO NOT sing anything from The Lightning Thief. There will not be a piano available for live accompaniment. Students should bring an instrumental/karaoke version of their song on a phone to be plugged into our sound system. Please DO NOT sing with background vocals or acapella.
Students should also prepare a 30-60 second monologue that best showcases their acting ability. Please DO NOT use material from The Lightning Thief.
Students should be prepared to read for any character in the following scenes: A | B | C | D | E
Students interested in auditioning for Percy should be prepared to sing the following cut of “Good Kid.” Vocals | Karaoke | Sheet Music
Students interested in auditioning for Annabeth should be prepared to sing the following cut of “My Grand Plan.” Vocals | Karaoke | Sheet Music
Students interested in auditioning for Grover should be prepared to sing the following cut of “Tree on the Hill.” Vocals | Karaoke | Sheet Music
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
