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MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Community Players have announced the cast for “The Lightning Thief – A Percy Jackson Musicical,” a marriage of Greek mythology, teen angst, and acceptance of one’s differences.
The play will be performed July 14-24 at Oak Hill High School, in Wales.
Director is Mary Melquist, and Courtney Babbidge is music director, Hannah Hanson is lighting designer, Kyle Mansur is crew, Kayla Newmeyer is props and sound mistress, Caroline White is stage manager, Dorothy Giroux-Pare is assistant stage manager, Nancy Kenneally is costumer with assistance from Ann Fairchild, Emily Kalafarski is house manager and Josie French is producer.
The play is described as an “action-packed musical adventure,” with book by Joe Tracz and music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki. It weaves a complex tale around the young protagonist Percy Jackson (Scotty Venable) – a post-modern tween with a loving mother and absentee father, ADHD and dyslexia, few friends and multiple expulsions from school, who has a hard time fitting in and being “normal.” After it’s revealed to him that “normal is a myth” and he’s really a demi-god (half human and half god), he is sent to Camp Half-Blood, and the adventure begins.
Young audiences familiar with the best-selling books will be delighted to see their favorite characters brought to life on stage with dazzling special effects in this creative family-friendly production.
A cast of 12 assumes the guises of 47 characters, including Venable of Minot; Samantha Melquist, of Bath; Kathryn Ross, of Gardiner; French, of Lewiston; Mansur, of Auburn; Henry Quintal, of Augusta; Amy Griswold, of Winthrop; Valerie Sanborn, of Gray; Julie Sanborn, of Farmington; Talon Moody, of Richmond; Hannah Hanson, of Waterville; and Megan Hopper, of Sidney.
The Lightning Thief will play at Oak Hill High School in Wales July 14 – 24. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. July 14-16, 21 and 22; 2 p.m. July 17, 23 and 24. Be aware that strobing effects will be used in the performance.
For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.monmouthcommunityplayers.org.
PHOTO: The cast of “The Lighting Thief” includes Samantha Melquist, Kathryn Ross, Scotty Venable, Hannah Hanson, Josie French, Valerie Sanborn, Henry Quintal, Amy Griswold, Ken Mansur, Talon Moody and Julie Sanborn and Megan Hopper. (Submitted photo)
