

The Lightning Thief: Theatre for Young Audiences Edition
Joe Tracz
Awards & Recognition
Nominee: Three 2017 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical
New revised version!
Now includes the song “Try” (available as an option only to groups performing with a live band).
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 ).
"The Lightning Thief is a blast — and that’s no myth."
— Boston Globe
"Completely innovative and inspiring!"
— Front Row Center
"Percy is a rock star!"
— New York Daily News
"One foot in Harry Potter and another in Dear Evan Hansen."
— Chicago Tribune
| Character |
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| Principal Characters |
| 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 |
| Ensemble Characters |
| 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 1GREYHOUND PASSENGER 2SQUIRREL |
| AUNTY EM, aka MEDUSA Avid sculptor |
| TRAIN CONDUCTOR |
| ECHIDNA Mother of monsters |
| NEWSCASTER |
| FARMER |
The Lightning Thief - Broadway Highlights
The Lightning Thief is a play written by Joe Tracz and published by Concord Theatricals .
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