AUDITION NOTICE!

 

Announcing
THE LIGHTENING THIEF
AUDITIONS!

AUDITION AGE:
Ages 13-19

IN PERSON AUDITION
Saturday, November 23 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at Desert Stages
Submit this Google Audition Registration Form

 
-Please bring a copy of your head shot and resume
-Please  prepared 16-32 bars of a musical theater song similar style to the show
-Please bring sheet music or karaoke style track (no lyrics) 
 

CALLBACKS (by invitation only, in person):
Sunday, November 24 at 6:00pm (by invitation only)
Materials will be provided from the script for songs and sides

 
REHEARSALS
are scheduled to begin Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
-Cannot accept conflicts for Tech 
-Cannot accept conflicts for Performances 
No conflicts will be accepted after actors have accepted their roles
 
REHEARSAL DATES
December 3, 2024 – January 2, 2025
Tech week: January 4 – January 9, 2025


REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

First Rehearsal: Orientation, read thru, music rehearsal 6-9 pm 
Mondays 6-9 PM
Tuesdays 6-9 PM
Wednesdays 6-9 PM
Thursdays 6-9 PM
Saturdays 10 AM – 1 pm
 

SHOW DATES:

Friday, January 10th  at 7:30 PM 
Saturday, January 11th at 7:30 PM 
Sunday, January 12th at 2:00 PM
 
Friday, January 17th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, January 18th at 2:00 PM
Saturday, January 18th at 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 19th at 2:00 PM
 
Friday, January 24th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, January 25th at 2:00 PM
Saturday, January 25th at 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 26th at 2:00 PM
 
 
 
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT:
– $50 script deposit required in the form of a check payable to DESERT STAGES THEATRE, due at first read-through.  (Checks are NOT deposited unless scripts are not returned by Sunday, January 26, 2025)
– $250 PRODUCTION FEE per actor (need based scholarships available) .  Show T-shirt is included.  
– Additional show T-shirts are available for $20 each.
– Some costume pieces may need to be purchased/provided personally by actors.

OTHER THEATRE POLICIES:

Each performer and production team member will be asked to abide by the rules of Desert Stages Theatre.
Show communications will be through SLACK app.
Each performer will be asked to help promote this DST show.
 
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre
Teen Production of

THE LIGHTENING THIEF

Co -Directed by Evan Kaushesh and Declan Skaggs
Music-directed by Mark 4man
Co – Choreographed by Gavin Kennedy and Sadie Krotonsky

 
 
 
 
SHOW SYNOPSIS
(synopsis by Concord Theatrical)

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 BREAKDOWN –
Actors of all races, ethnicities, sizes, abilities, and genders (conforming and non-conforming) are highly encouraged to audition.  What role(s) are you interested in?
PERCY JACKSON: The title character, a demigod and the son of Poseidon and Sally Jackson. He’s a good kid with a teenage temper.
ANNABETH CHASE: Percy’s friend and the daughter of Athena. She’s a driven, wise, and brave girl
GROVER UNDERWOOD: A satyr, Percy’s best friend, and keeper who protects Percy. He has some human traits and some goat traits, and he ages at half the rate of a mortal.
 
LUKE CASTELLAN: The son of Hermes, a cabin counselor, and a sword-fighting trainer. He’s an amazing fighter and swordsman, but Thalia Grace can always beat him in battle.
SALLY JACKSON: Percy’s strong and compassionate mother.
MR. BRUNNER, also known as CHIRON: A wise centaur and part-time Latin teacher.
CLARISSE LA RUE: A tough jock girl and the daughter of Ares. She takes an immediate disliking to Percy
MRS. DODDS: A Fury posing as a substitute algebra teacher.
GABE UGLIANO: Percy’s foul stepfather
POSEIDON: The Greek god of the sea and Percy’s father. He can change his size, but he looks like a tanned fisherman.
MR. D, also known as Dionysus: The God of wine and theater, and the snarky camp director.
MINOTAUR – Half-man, half-bull
SILENA BEAUREGARD: The daughter of Aphrodite.
KATIE GARDNER: The daughter of Demeter.
THE ORACLE: A hippie mummy.
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