When: Auditions will be Sunday August 13th from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm by appointment. See the link below to sign up for a 5-minute audition time. If you are unable to attend the in-person auditions you may submit an audition video, instructions for submitting a video audition are below.

Callbacks will be held on Thursday, August 17th starting at 6:00 pm.

Where: The URBN Annex Black Box Theater – 3401 Filbert Street

Director: Kyle Metzger
Music Director: Luke McGinnis
Choreographer: TBA

About the show: This hard-rocking musical adaptation of the bestselling young audience novel about teenager Percy Jackson who discovers he’s a demigod – whatever that means. He and his friends embark on an epic journey to find Zeus’ missing lightning bolt, prevent a war among the gods, save the world, and learn about friendship in the process. 

Read the script!

Seeking: a cast of 16-18 strong singer/actors of all races and genders to play multiple larger-than-life mythical characters. See below for the breakdown with vocal parts:

Percy Jackson - Son of Poseidon, a good kid with a teenage temper - tenor

Annabeth - Daughter of Athens, smarter than you - soprano

Grover - A happy-go-lucky satyr, like a hippie kid with hooves - tenor

Luke - Son of Hermes, cool camp counselor- tenor

Sally Jackson - Percy’s hard working mother - mezzo/alto

Mr. Brunner aka Chiron - Wise centaur, part-time Latin teacher - baritone/tenor

Clarisse - Tough jock girl, daughter of Ares - Sings Put You in Your Place - mezzo/soprano

Mrs. Dodds - a fury posing as a substitute teacher - mezzo soprano

Poseidon - God of the Sea, salty beach bum

Mr. D - Dionysus, god of wine, snarky camp director - Sings Just Another Terrible Day - tenor

Silena Beauregard - Daughter of Aphrodite - alto

Katie Gardner - Daughter of Demeter - alto/mezzo

The Oracle - a hippie mummy - alto/mezzo

Aunty Em - aka Medusa, avid sculpture

Ares - god of war, rock star in leather pants - tenor

Kronos - a voice in a pit

Charon - Ferryperson to the Underworld - Sings DOA - mezzo/soprano

Hades - god of the dead, moody and melodramatic


This is a very ensemble-driven piece, there are a lot of smaller roles that will be assigned after casting. If you are cast in this show, expect to be busy! The music style of this show is pop-rock, and there are many choreographed fights.


What to prepare: Please let us know if there are specific roles you want to be seen for. Please prepare a 32 bar cut of an up-tempo pop/rock song - high energy is great - we want to see you rock out! And don’t be afraid to make big comedic choices as well.

Sign up: Please signup using the google sheet, and add your name, email, and phone number in your preferred time slot.

How to prepare your sheet music for the audition: Please bring photocopied sheet music of the song you would like to sing in the key of your choice – your music should be double sided, three hole punched and in a 3-ring binder. A tip for double siding your music: for every 2-pages of music, place the pages back-to-back and clear tape the edges together, then 3-hole punch the pages, and put them in a 3-ring binder. This helps your accompanist turn the pages while playing for you.

What to do if you love to sing but you don’t have sheet music? Sign up anyway and come to the audition. You will be asked to sing a song of your choosing acapella.

Submitting a Virtual Audition: Please film yourself performing a contemporary musical theatre or rock and roll song (2 minutes or less) with accompaniment – karaoke track is fine. Then upload your audition to youtube or vimeo and send the link to Theatre Program Director Nick Anselmo at nick.anselmo@drexel.edu before 12:00 pm on Sunday, August 13th for full consideration.

Notes about the production:
First rehearsal for this show will be the weekend prior to the beginning of classes on Saturday, September 23rd beginning at 10:00 am, and then continue on Tuesday, September 26th at 7:00 pm.

Rehearsals will be Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 7:00 to 10:00 pm as well as Saturdays from 12:00 to 5:00

The musical was originally written for small cast, but will be expanded to feature as many students as possible with actors playing multiple characters from the imaginative world of The Lightning Thief.

Featuring plays written by the young playwrights of the Mantua Theater Project from the Belmont Charter School

Sunday, December 10, 2024 | 3pm | URBN Annex Black Box Theater

More information to come!

Clue is adapted from the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn
Written by Sandy Rustin
Additional material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price
Original music composed by Michael Holland
Directed by Peter Reynolds

Sunday, February 25, 2024 | 5pm | URBN Annex Black Box Theater

Callbacks: February 27, 2024 | 6pm | URBN Annex Black Box Theater

ABOUT THE SHOW:
Based on the iconic 1985 movie and classic board game, Clue is a hilarious comedic farce-meets-murder mystery where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Join in the fun as we all try to figure out WHO did it, WHERE, and with WHAT!

SCHEDULE
First rehearsal: Tuesday, April 2nd
Rehearsal schedule: Tuesday - Friday from 7-10 pm, Saturday from 12-5 pm.
Opening Friday, May 10 @ 8 pm
Saturday, May 11 @ 8 pm
Matinee, Sunday, May 12 @ 2 pm
Thursday-Saturday, May 16 - May 18 @ 8 pm

Seeking a Cast of Characters (see below):
• WADSWORTH, a traditional British butler in every sense: uptight, formal and "by the book." He is the driving force in the play.
• YVETTE, a loyal and sexy French maid.
• MISS SCARLET, a dry, sardonic D.C. madam, more interested in secrets than sex.
• MRS. PEACOCK, the wealthy wife of a senator. A bit batty, neurotic, and quick to hysteria.
• MRS. WHITE, a pale, morbid, and tragic woman. Mrs. White may or may not be the murderer of her five ex-husbands.
• COLONEL MUSTARD, a puffy, pompous, dense, blowhard of a military man.
• PROFESSOR PLUM, an arrogant academic, easily impressed by himself.
• MR. GREEN, a timid yet officious rule follower. He's awfully anxious.

ENSEMBLE ROLES (actors will play multiple roles):
• THE COOK, a gruff woman with a threatening presence. (Alive and Dead.)
• SINGING TELEGRAM GIRL, a tap dancer with a heart of gold. (Alive and Dead.)
• AUXILIARY SCARLET, the back of Miss Scarlet during a scene of theatrical trickery.
• BACKUP COP, backup for the Chief in the very final Cop entrance.
• MR. BODDY, a slick, Frank Sinatra, film noir-esque type fella. (Alive and Dead.)
• THE MOTORIST, a professional driver. (Alive and Dead.)
• CHIEF OF POLICE, a cop who helps to save the day.
• THE UNEXPECTED COP, a regular Joe. (Alive and Dead.)
• BACKUP COP, backup for the Chief.
• AUXILIARY MUSTARD, the back of Colonel Mustard during a scene of theatrical trickery.