Children's Program for The Lightning Thief

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Present Present The TheaterWorksUSA Production of

The TheaterWorksUSA Production ofTHELIGHTNING THIEF THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL

BOOK BYJOE TRACZ

MUSIC & LYRICS BY

ROB ROKICKI

Adapted from the book, THE LIGHTNING THIEF by RICK RIORDAN

Featuring CHRIS McCARRELL as Percy Jackson

with

IZZY FIGUEROA

JORREL JAVIER

RYAN KNOWLES

SAM LEICHT

SARAH BETH PFEIFER

JAMES HAYDEN RODRIGUEZ

JALYNN STEELE

T. SHYVONNE STEWART

KRISTIN STOKES

SCENIC DESIGN BY

COSTUME DESIGN BY

LIGHTING DESIGN BY

SOUND DESIGN BY

LEE SAVAGE

SYDNEY MARESCA

DAVID LANDER

RYAN RUMERY

NEW PUPPETRY DESIGNS BY

FIGHT DIRECTION BY

HAIR, WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN BY

ACHESONWALSH STUDIOS

ROD KINTER

DAVE BOVA

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

COMPANY MANAGER

PRODUCTION MANAGER

VERONICA AGLOW

T.J. KEARNEY

JENNIFER R. GRAVES

BRIAN LYNCH

TOUR MARKETING & PRESS

NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE

EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION

ALLIED TOURING

J.T. PUBLIC RELATIONS

THE ROAD COMPANY

STEPHEN LINDSAY & BRETT SIROTA

CASTING BY

STEWART/WHITLEY CHRISTINE MCKENNA-TIRELLA

ORCHESTRATIONS

WILEY DEWEESE & ROB ROKICKI

GENERAL MANAGEMENT MARTIAN ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC DIRECTOR

WILEY DEWEESE

CHOREOGRAPHED BY PATRICK McCOLLUM

DIRECTED BY STEPHEN BRACKETT

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical was originally developed and presented by TheaterWorksUSA — Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director and Michael Harrington, Managing Director. Original casting by Jason Blitman & Greg Uliasz. This production is being presented in arrangement with Rick Riordan and the Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency. Original Cast Recording on Broadway Records.

All production photos ©Jeremy Daniel. 2

Theatre Etiquette

• Be sure to use the restroom before the show! You don’t want to miss any of the action.

• Turn your cell phones off.

• Keep your feet off the back of the seats.

• Photography is never allowed!

• It is standard etiquette to applaud at the end of the show. Not only are you applauding for the performers, but also the hard work that everyone has put in behind the scenes!

• Above all, the theatre is truly a special place. Unlike movies or TV, what you see onstage is happening right before your eyes. The performers are giving their all, so it’s important that you give them your full attention.

Thank you and enjoy the show!

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CAST(in alphabetical order) Grover/Mr. D ...................................................................................................................... JORREL JAVIER Chiron and others .............................................................................................................RYAN KNOWLES Percy Jackson ..............................................................................................................CHRIS McCARRELL Clarisse and others ................................................................................................ SARAH BETH PFEIFER Luke and others .........................................................................................JAMES HAYDEN RODRIGUEZ Sally and others ................................................................................................................ JALYNN STEELE Annabeth ......................................................................................................................... KRISTIN STOKES

UNDERSTUDIES for Chiron and Grover—IZZY FIGUEROA; for Percy and Luke—SAM LEICHT; for Annabeth—SARAH BETH PFEIFER; for Clarisse and Sally—T. SHYVONNE STEWART

DANCE CAPTAIN—KRISTIN STOKES FIGHT CAPTAIN—JAMES HAYDEN RODRIGUEZ

THERE WILL BE ONE INTERMISSION DURING THE PERFORMANCE.

TIME Present Day

PLACE Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, NY Also, New York and Los Angeles. And a bunch of places in between.

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MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT 1 “Prologue/The Day I Got Expelled” .....................................................................................Percy, Company “Strong” .......................................................................................................................................Sally, Percy “The Minotaur/The Weirdest Dream” ...................................................................................Percy, Company “Another Terrible Day” ......................................................................................................................... Mr. D “Their Sign” .......................................................................................................Chiron, Percy, Luke, Grover “Put You in Your Place” .................................................................................. Clarisse, Annabeth, Company “The Campfire Song” ...........................................................................................................Campers, Chiron “The Oracle” ................................................................................................................The Oracle, Company “Good Kid” ...........................................................................................................................Percy, Company “Killer Quest!” ....................................................................................... Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Company

ACT II “Lost!” ......................................................................................................................Percy, Annabeth, Grover “My Grand Plan” .............................................................................................................................Annabeth “Drive” ..........................................................................................Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Ares, Company “The Weirdest Dream (Reprise)” ...........................................................................................................Percy “The Tree on the Hill” ........................................................................................................ Grover, Company “D.O.A” .............................................................................................................................Charon, Company “Son of Poseidon” .........................................................................Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Ares, Company “The Last Day of Summer” ....................................................................................... Percy, Luke, Company “Bring on the Monsters” ................................................................................................................. Company

ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard/Melodica—WILEY DeWEESE Drums/Percussion—JEFF FERNANDES Guitar—KEVIN WUNDERLICH Bass—YUKA TADANO Keyboard Programmer—RANDY COHEN and TAYLOR WILLIAMS, COHEN KEYBOARDS

The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device or such photographing or sound recording inside this theater, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished by ejection and violations may render the offender liable for money damages.

CAST

CHRIS McCARRELL

IZZY FIGUEROA

JORREL JAVIER

RYAN KNOWLES

SAM LEICHT

SARAH BETH PFEIFER

JAMES HAYDEN RODRIGUEZ

JALYNN STEELE

T. SHYVONNE STEWART

KRISTIN STOKES

Characters

Percy Jackson: a demigod, the son of the mortal Sally Jackson and the Greek god Poseidon. He has ADHD and is living with dyslexia. He is described as "changeable like the sea" and hard to predict. Percy's "powers" start small and develop as the show proceeds.

Grover: Percy's best and only friend in the world

Mr. D (Dionysus): the irritable director of Camp Half-Blood and the god of wine. His father, Zeus, has sentenced him to centuries of servitude at Camp Half-Blood for bad behavior.

Annabeth: Percy's friend and sometimes competitor

Luke: demigod, and the son of Hermes who is introduced as the friendly head counselor of the Hermes cabin

Sally: Percy’s momChiron: an immortal CentaurClarisse: daughter of Ares

The Story Behind the Show

The Man Behind "The Lightning Thief" The musical you are about to see is based off the 2005 book written by Rick Riordan. Development for "The Lightning Thief" began when author Rick Riordan made up stories for his son who had ADHD and dyslexia. His son had been studying Greek mythology in second grade and asked that his father come up with bedtime stories based on Greek myths. Riordan had been a Greek mythology teacher in middle school for

Author Rick Riordon many years and was able to remember enough stories to share with his son. Soon Riordan ran out of myths and his son requested that Riordan make new ones using the characters from Greek myths with a new twist. Riordan created the fictional character Percy Jackson and his travels across the United States to recover Zeus's lightning bolt. After Riordan finished telling the story his son asked that his dad write a book based on Percy's adventures, and he did.

Journey to the Stage "The Lightning Thief" stage show wasn’t always going to be a musical, and Percy likely won’t strike many as the type of character who would sing, or even see a musical. Percy’s sarcastic, wry sense of humor, for example, may not work well with the big, emotional ballads stage musicals usually go for. So composer-lyricist Rob Rokicki set out to make the music more rock-oriented, with specific instruments paired to each of the main characters. Percy gets an electric guitar sound, while Grover, Percy’s happy-go-lucky satyr friend, is backed by an acoustic guitar.

Intermission

Percy Jackson discovers he is not completely human. He is part god or a demigod. Test your knowledge by drawing a line connecting each Greek mythology character with what they represent!

1. ARES

2. ATHENA

3. CENTAUR

4. CYCLOPS

5. FURIES

6. HADES

7. HERCULES

8. MEDUSA

9. MINOTAUR

10. POSEIDON

A. One-eyed giant

B. Avenging spirits controlled by Hades

C. The fierce god of war

D. Son of Zeus, a mortal hero

E. Mythical creature with head and torso of a man and body of a horse

F. The Goddess of wisdom and arts

G. Monster with body of a man and head and tail of a bull

H. A Gorgon sister who bragged about her beauty and was turned into a monster by Athena. Her hair is made of snakes.

I. God of the underworld and brother to Poseidon and Zeus

J. God of the sea, brother of Zeus and Hades and father of Percy Jackson

ANSWER KEY: 1-C. 2-F. 3-E. 4-A. 5-B. 6-I. 7-D. 8-H. 9-G. 10-J.

Activities

Percy’s Word Quest Find all of the hidden words or bring on the monsters!

X V Q Z P C H Q H U J Z M S N A T I T V O K G B O Z E U S U S I P R D X B E P J S P X E I Y A S V Y E D S V E W N U D G D O U O S A N S E N D G S R O P A Y M I O I U G P H S N E N G M P K K R E O T T X E M A H O R I E H C D Y I E D A D R G W W L K R I B O K I T R O Y A T E G M L A C A R T E M I S U

APHRODITE DIONYSUS HERA TITANS GOD OLYMPUS TROY ARTEMIS GODDESS

POSEIDON DEMIGOD ZEUS DEMETER ARES ANNABETH GROVER LIGHTNING

Your Turn! Create your own Camp Half-Blood!

Percy goes to Camp Half-Blood and learns more about the Greek gods and goddesses than he ever thought possible. Take a crack at creating your god or goddess, think about what events would take place if you and your friends were attending Camp Half-Blood. Think about what powers you created for your god or goddess and what activities would be useful for teaching people to use those powers?

Design a poster for your own Camp Half-Blood

Get creative and design a poster. Use this space to sketch out some ideas.

Make a schedule of events for one day at the camp.

If you could have one of the gods or goddesses in Greek mythology visit your camp, who would it be?

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