That’s why we’re celebrating The Lightning Thief’s 17th anniversary with 17 fun facts that will no doubt give you some perspective on the last couple of decades. The rest, as they say, is history.īut we often don’t realize we’re living through history until after some time has passed. In early July of that year, the world was suddenly introduced to a sarcastic, dyslexic twelve-year old demigod with ADHD. “Son of Poseidon” – Percy Jackson, Annabeth, Grover, Ares and CompanyĢ1.Cast your mind’s eye all the way back to the primitive year of 2005. “The Tree on the Hill” – Grover and CompanyĢ0. “The Weirdest Dream (Reprise)” – Percy Jacksonġ7. “Drive” – Percy Jackson, Annabeth, Grover, Ares and Companyġ6. “Lost!” – Percy Jackson, Annabeth and Groverġ5. Prologue, Act II / I Ruin a Perfectly Good Bus – Bandġ2. “Killer Quest!” – Percy Jackson, Annabeth, Grover and Companyġ1. “Good Kid” – Percy Jackson and Companyġ0.
“The Campfire Song” – Campers and Chironĩ. “Put You in Your Place” – Clarisse, Annabeth and Companyħ. “Their Sign” – Chiron, Percy Jackson and LukeĦ. “The Minotaur/The Weirdest Dream” – Percy Jackson and Companyĥ. “Prologue/The Day I Got Expelled” – Percy Jackson and Companyģ. When non-binary or opposite-gender persons are cast, we encourage you to use whichever pronouns they feel most comfortable with, and to change the script pronouns accordingly.ġ. Above all, the characters in The Lightning Thief are gods and heroes – and gods and heroes can look like any of us. We also encourage you to look beyond traditional casting “types” when it comes to the characters’ race, gender and physical ability. For productions where cast size isn’t a concern, we encourage you to cast as many actors as you wish, and experiment with doubling based on your own needs. DODDS – A Fury posing as a substitute algebra teacherīIANCA – A mysterious girl in 1930’s clothesĪUTHORS’ NOTE: Our original production featured seven actors playing an entire Greek pantheon of characters the listed doubling was based on stage time and vocal requirements. HADES – God of the dead, aging rock star typeĬLARISSE – Tough jock girl, daughter of Ares. POSEIDON – God of the sea, salty beach bum BRUNNER, aka CHIRON – Wise centaur, part-time Latin teacher. SILENA BEAUREGARD – Daughter of Aphrodite SALLY JACKSON – Percy’s hard-working mother. Also plays:ĪRES – God of war, rock star in leather pants LUKE – Son of Hermes, cool camp counselor. D, aka DIONYSUS – God of wine, snarky camp director GROVER – A happy-go-lucky satyr, like a hippie kid with hooves. PERCY JACKSON – Son of Poseidon, a good kid with a teenage temperĪNNABETH – Daughter of Athena, smarter than you
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