CCM MUSICAL THEATRE SERIES PRESENTS

the lightning thief

the percy jackson musical

Book by Joe Tracz 
Music and Lyrics by Rob Rokicki 
Adapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Oct. 23-25, 2025, Patricia Corbett Theater

  • Director| Rachel Stevens
  • Music Director | Rosamund Hencinski*
  • Choreographer| Jessica Harris
  • Assistant Directors| Chloe Lezotte*
  • Assistant Choreographers| Indya Lincicome*
  • Dramaturg| Grace Baker*
  • Production Stage Manager | Lily Landoch*
  • Scenic Designer | Gabby Trice*
  • Lighting Designer | Lucas Inman*
  • Media Designer | Maddi Myer*
  • Sound Designer | Matt Tibbs
  • Costume Designer | Heather Sampanis
  • Hair & Make-Up Designer | Emily Kemmerer*
  • Technical Director| Billy Blank*
  • Prop Designer/Manager | Moira Seger*
  • Creature Designer/Assistant Props Manager | Ben Wright*

*CCM Student

Estimated run time: 2 hours and a 15 minute-intermission

THE LIGHTNING THIEF is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Originally commissioned, created and produced Off Broadway by TheaterWorksUSA

Featured image at the top: Promotional image for "The Lightning Thief." Photo by Ashley Crockett and Ben Wright.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Rob Rokicki, k. Jenny Jones, Jake Sinsky, Becky Butts, Melissa Godoy, Jessica Lucas, Ashley Crockett, TD&P student advisors, Michele Kay, Rebecca Bromels, Joey Scarillo and CCM Musical Theatre Voice teachers Musical Theatre Voice Teachers Avery Bargassé, Daniel Weeks, Ellen Graham, Karen Lykes, Kenneth B. Shaw, Mary Southworth Shaffer, Pat Linhart, Quinn Patrick Ankrum and Sarah Folsom.

The Time and Place

Today. New York, New Jersey and Camp Half-blood: a safe haven for demigods.

The Company

  • Percy Jackson | Griffin Simmons
  • Grover, Fight Captain | Sam Yousuf
  • Annabeth | Arden Allmon
  • Clarrise, Mrs. Dodds, Ensemble, Annabeth U/S | Annika Jonker
  • Sally Jackson, Oracle, DJ Cerberus, Ensemble | Hannah Bourgeois
  • Luke, Ares, Ensemble, Grover U/S, Dance Captain, Fight Captain | Jack Haroutunian
  • Chiron, Poseidon, Ensemble, Minotaur U/S, Mr. D U/S, Gabe Ugliano U/S | Joey Baciocco
  • Mr. D, Gabe Ugliano, Ensemble | Gabe Raskind
  • Silena Beauregard, Sister Fury 1, Bianca, Ensemble | Grace Baker
  • Katie Gardner, Charon, Ensemble, Sally Jackson U/S, Oracle U/S | Edin Kebede
  • Hades, Minotaur, Ensemble, Chiron U/S, Poseidon U/S | Jonathan Hobbs
  • Aunt Em (Medusa), Janis Japlin, Ensemble, Katie Gardner U/S, Thalia U/S | Joelle Lewis
  • Thalia, Ensemble | Annie Dauk
  • Farmer, Ensemble, Percy Jackson U/S | Matthew Williamson
  • Kurt Cobain, Ensemble, Luke U/S, Ares U/S | Jack Bear Ryan
  • Ensemble, Charon U/S, Clarisse U/S | Caira FIsher-Rogers
  • Newscaster, Ensemble, Silena Beauregard U/S | Vex Blocker
  • Train Conductor, Sister Fury 2, Ensemble | Zoo Finkelstein
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ensemble | Kage Cliburn
  • Echidna, Squirrell, Ensemble, Medusa U/S | Elysa Matula
  • Swing, Pit Singer | Elizabeth Hall
  • Swing, Pit Singer | Wes Akio Geary
  • Swing, Pit Singer | Alya Shwartz

Music

Musical Numbers

Act 1

  • Prologue | Half Bloods
  • The Day I Got Expelled | Percy, Students, Mr. Brunner, Mrs. Dodds, Grover
  • Strong | Sally, Percy
  • The Minotaur!/The Weirdest Dream | Percy, Grover, Sally, Poseidon, Annabeth
  • Another Terrible Day | Mr. D
  • Their Sign | Chiron, Percy, Luke, Grover
  • Put You In Your Place | Clarisse, Annabeth, Percy, Gorver, Luke, Half-Bloods
  • The Campfire Song | Luke, Annabeth, Silena, Grover, Chorus
  • The Oracle | Oracle, Echoes, Percy
  • The Good Kid | Percy
  • Killer Quest! | Percy, Grover, Annabeth, Chiron, Mr. D. Half-Bloods

Act 2

  • Try | Percy, Annabeth, Grover
  • Lost! | Annabeth, Grover, Percy, Squirrel
  • My Grand Plan | Annabeth
  • Drive | Grover, Annabeth, Percy, Ares
  • The Weirdest Dream (Reprise) | Percy
  • The Tree On The Hill | Grover
  • Try (Reprise) | Annabeth, Grover, Percy
  • D.O.A. | Charon, Dead Musicians, Percy, Annabeth, Grover
  • Son of Poseiden | Percy, Sally, Annabeth, Grover, Ares
  • Last Day of Summer | Percy, Luke
  • Bring on the Monsters | Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Chiron, Half-Bloods

Orchestra Roster

Rosamund Hencinski, music director

  • Drums  | Mateo Polanco
  • Bass | Jo Arnold
  • Guitar 1 | Noah Davis
  • Guitar 2 | CJ Hastings
  • Keyboard | Rosamund Hencinski

Production Team

  • Assistant Stage Managers | Sarah Anderson, Andrew Hille
  • Production Assistant | Alyssa McCarty
  • Assistant Production Managers | Bethany Untener, Ali Fishbain
  • Assistant Scenic Designer | Owen Keeler
  • Assistant Technical Director | Jaye Bloemeke
  • Head Carpenter | Red Stotler
  • Assistant Props Manager | Ben Wright
  • Scenic Charge Artist | Ann Bradbury
  • Set/Props Running Crew | Juliette Bernheisel, Leo Goffinet, Adriana Gonzales, Nina Goodfellow, Noah Isaacson, Jacob Pasiuk, Ray Ravenna, Ava Smalley, Jow Wasserberg 
  • Assistant Lighting Designers | Kassidy Schley, Audrey Visscher
  • Production Electrician | Laura Hanks
  • Assistant Production Electrician | Flynn Wilson, Lucy Dunn
  • Lighting Programmer | Hayden Valkema
  • Light Board Operator | Avery Merz
  • Deck Electricians | Ryan Johnson
  • Follow Spot Operators | Ainsley Hamilton
  • Media Programmer | Charlie Raschke
  • Media Team | Isaac Ludlum, Jack Walter
  • Assistant Sound Designer | Haley Strong
  • Production Sound Engineer | Hank Burns-Pavlik
  • Playback Operator | Ember Tra
  • A1 | Lacey Vailikit
  • A2 | Val Molloy
  • Mic Technicians | Niko Thaman, Ren Mosteller
  • Assistant Costume Designer | Aiden Berchtold
  • Wardrobe Supervisor | Julia Schillaci
  • Wardrobe Crew Head | Maximus Carter, Chloe Breeze
  • Wardrobe Crew | Eymad Arman, Chloe Garrard, Mary Indes, Avery Lawson, Emmanuel Meyung, Ben Pino
  • Assistant Hair and Make-Up Designer | M O’Donnell
  • Hair and Make-Up Running Crew | Hazel Carpenter, Deven, Licón-Conner, Erin Mormile, Mary Scott

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