The SPRING MUSICAL - LHS Theatre Dept

THE LIGHTNING THIEF: A PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL

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). ~Concord Theatricals

NOTE: Musical dates are moved this year due to the NFL draft. Below is the correct information.

Performance dates and times are Thursday, May 1st at 7:00pm, Friday May 2nd at 7:00pm, Saturday May 3rd at7:00pm and Sunday May 4th at 2:00pm. Tickets are $15 and $10 for WRPS students. Tickets are reserved so reserve your tickets at On The Stage to get your best seats!

STUDENTS INTERESTED IN AUDITIONING:

These auditions are for high school students and will be held in the choir or orch room. 

OPTIONAL: Monday, Jan 27th after school for a musical workshop with Thespian Troupe #525

Wednesday, Feb 5th, 2025

Thursday, Feb 6th, 2025

Sign up for a time slot on one of these days (see below). Even if you'd love a smaller or non-singing roles in the musical, we still would like you to sing for your audition. We are an educational theatre - no experience necessary! Anyone can audition. 

Contact Mrs Danke, Mr Krommenakker or Mrs Stoffel for audition questions. You may also visit the LHS Theatre Dept Canvas class.

FAQ on Musical Auditions

• Sign up one of the days. These time slots are located outside of the choir room by the cafeteria. You do NOT have to attend both days. If these nights do not meet your schedule please let us know ASAP and let's figure out when you can audition!  We want you to audition! 
• Audition forms are found in our Canvas class for LHS Theatre Dept. Please ask to be included in this class. 
• Each night is divided into groups.  Please pick which time works best for you while filling in the earliest available spot.
• Each group has 8 students.  After each student does their sing/act audition, all 8 students in that group will be taught the dance and then will give the final audition in the 15 minutes given to the dance section.  The sing/act audition is closed. Once your group has completed the dance portion together, you are free to leave.
• There will be scenes to read from, and they will be posted in Canvas. You will be using the whole script/score (see Canvas) to read from. Same goes for music.
• We are looking for facial expression and listening for voice variation, inflection and pitch.
• Wear comfortable clothes to move around in for your dance portion. No tennis shoes, boots, crocs or flip-flops please. Flats, character shoes, jazz shoes or anything with a softer sole and is strapped on your foot is perfect. And stretch before the dance section!  As always, remember to "smile and have style!"

Loving the “old school” fashion, we will post a hard copy of the cast on the bulletin board by the LHS Theatre office. It will later be posted online in Canvas. Follow the LHS Theatre Dept webpage, Facebook or Instagram for updated information. Like the “LHS Theatre Dept” facebook page or follow us @lhs_theatre_dept on Instragram.

Questions?  See Mrs Danke, Mr Krommenakker, Mrs Stoffel, or Mrs Marten.

STUDENTS INTERESTED IN TECH OR CREW:

Those wishing to be part of our Tech/Set Team, please see Mrs Danke or Mr Krommenakker and/or LHS Stage Manager(s) for details. If interested, please come one of the audition days to apply for crew. Like the “LHS Theatre Dept” facebook page or follow us @lhs_theatre_dept on Instragram.

The weeks of April 21st and 28th are TECH weeks!

Since this is a co-curricular competitive activity, we follow and strictly enforce the sports code of conduct.  Any use of substance(s), poor academics or poor behavior will lead to termination of your role from our team.