Olympus On My Mind
by Grant Sturiale, Barry Harman

Name: Olympus On My Mind
Brand: Grant Sturiale
SKU: 9780573681349
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 mins Greek/Roman/Biblical Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes American

Synopsis

This Broadway hit is based on the Amphitryon myth.

Jupiter comes to Earth in human form to woo beautiful Alcemene, wife of Amphitryon.

He appears to her in the body of her absent husband and quickly wins her love.

Things go swimmingly until the real Amphitryon shows up.

The chorus consists of Tom, Dick, Horace and the delightfully dizzy Dolores (who is only in the show because she is the wife of its financial backer.)

Press Reviews

"A dazzling musical spoof... a spicy plate of double entendres, double takes, limber dancers, bouncy music and funny lines. The surprise charmer of the year."
— Newsday

"This is really a fun show, refreshing and entertaining. The book and lyrics by Barry Harman and music by Grant Sturiale make Olympus on My Mind a winner!"
— WNBC Radio

"Smart, impudent and thoroughly winning, a perfect treat."
— The New Manhattan Review

"Sheer giddy fun. This confection takes the Amphitryon legend and produces a genuine romantic story while making game of some musical comedy traditions."
— The Advocate

"A refreshing look at a mythic story, seasoned with sparkling songs and dialogue."
— Spotlight Magazine

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
JUPITER (aka JOVE)	—	—	—
MERCURY Wing-footed messenger of the gods, in his early twenties, JUPITER’s son and cohort. While he enjoys making mischief, MERCURY has as an unspoken agenda: he wants to see JUPITER realize his potential as a great god of love and compassion. JUPITER and MERCURY’s father/son relationship is key to the play, even though most of the time MERCURY acts as the parent and JUPITER seems like the child. Lyric baritone.	male	—	Wing-footed messenger of the gods, in his early twenties, JUPITER’s son and cohort. While he enjoys making mischief, MERCURY has as an unspoken agenda: he wants to see JUPITER realize his potential as a great god of love and compassion. JUPITER and MERCURY’s father/son relationship is key to the play, even though most of the time MERCURY acts as the parent and JUPITER seems like the child. Lyric baritone.
GENERAL AMPHITRYON* Commander-in-Chief of Thebes, a military man in his prime. AMPHITRYON first appears as the classic braggart soldier, but in the end proves himself to be a true hero, capable of enormous self-sacrifice. Strong high baritone.	male	—	Commander-in-Chief of Thebes, a military man in his prime. AMPHITRYON first appears as the classic braggart soldier, but in the end proves himself to be a true hero, capable of enormous self-sacrifice. Strong high baritone.
ALCMENE A beautiful, sensuous woman in her twenties, wife to GENERAL AMPHITRYON. ALCMENE is a woman who enjoys her relationship with her husband and values her reputation. As the play unfolds, she reveals touches of being a contemporary “princess” but always maintains her dignity. Soprano.	female	—	A beautiful, sensuous woman in her twenties, wife to GENERAL AMPHITRYON. ALCMENE is a woman who enjoys her relationship with her husband and values her reputation. As the play unfolds, she reveals touches of being a contemporary “princess” but always maintains her dignity. Soprano.
SOSIA A woebegone middle-aged servant, slave to GENERAL AMPHITRYON. SOSIA is intended as a role for a clown, someone capable of casting a cynically humorous eye at the insane world he inhabits. Baritone character voice.	male	—	A woebegone middle-aged servant, slave to GENERAL AMPHITRYON. SOSIA is intended as a role for a clown, someone capable of casting a cynically humorous eye at the insane world he inhabits. Baritone character voice.
CHARIS A shrewish, middle-aged servant, slave to PRINCESS ALCMENE. CHARIS purports to be a woman of great dignity and high moral character, but she is actually quite common and seethes with secret lust. Strong alto belt.	female	—	A shrewish, middle-aged servant, slave to PRINCESS ALCMENE. CHARIS purports to be a woman of great dignity and high moral character, but she is actually quite common and seethes with secret lust. Strong alto belt.
TOM, DICK & HORACE The three men of the Chorus are good singer/dancers with a strong sense of comedy. They double as Citizens of Thebes, Household Slaves and Theban Generals.	—	—	The three men of the Chorus are good singer/dancers with a strong sense of comedy. They double as Citizens of Thebes, Household Slaves and Theban Generals.
TOM is tall and has a beard,	—	—	is tall and has a beard,
DICK is bookish and wears glasses, and	—	—	is bookish and wears glasses, and
HORACE is short, hip and Black. The actor playing TOM also plays the “AMPHITRYON” double and must be of the same physical stature as the actor playing the dual roles of JUPITER and AMPHITRYON.	male	—	is short, hip and Black. The actor playing TOM also plays the “AMPHITRYON” double and must be of the same physical stature as the actor playing the dual roles of JUPITER and AMPHITRYON.
DELORES DELORES is an adorably dizzy, curvaceous redhead in her late twenties. Though listed as a member of the Chorus, she is really the leading lady of the play.	female	—	DELORES is an adorably dizzy, curvaceous redhead in her late twenties. Though listed as a member of the Chorus, she is really the leading lady of the play.