Character Breakdown

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS - 

*Adult Casting for this part. **Adult or Teen Casting for this part. 

All others are teens.

PERCY JACKSON – Son of Poseidon, a good kid with a teenage temper 

Lead tenor High note G#4/Ab4 Low note F3

ANNABETH – Daughter of Athena, smarter than you

Lead soprano High note F35/Gb5 Low note G#3/Ab3

GROVER – A happy-go-lucky satyr, like a hippie kid with hooves.

Lead tenor High note G4 Low note E3

LUKE – Son of Hermes, cool camp counselor

Supporting baritone, tenor

*SALLY JACKSON – Percy’s hard-working mother

Supporting mezzo-soprano High note E5 Low note A3

*MR. BRUNNER aka CHIRON – Wise centaur, part-time Latin teacher

Supporting tenor, baritone

CLARISSE – Tough jock girl, daughter of Ares

Supporting mezzo-soprano

ENSEMBLE CHARACTERS

**MRS. DODDS – A Fury posing as a substitute algebra teacher

*GABE UGLIANO – Percy’s foul stepfather

MINOTAUR – Half-man, half-bull

*POSEIDON – God of the sea, salty beach bum

**MR. D, aka DIONYSUS – God of wine and theatre, snarky camp director

SILENA BEAUREGARD – Daughter of Aphrodite

KATIE GARDNER – Daughter of Demeter

THE ORACLE – a hippie mummy

GREYHOUND PASSENGER 1

GREYHOUND PASSENGER 2

SQUIRREL

**AUNTY EM, aka MEDUSA – Avid sculptor

TRAIN CONDUCTOR

ECHIDNA – Mother of monsters

NEWSCASTER

FARMER

ARES – God of war, rock star in leather pants

BIANCA – A mysterious girl in 1930’s clothes

KRONOS – A voice in a pit

THALIA – Daughter of Zeus, tough

CHARON – Ferryperson to the Underworld

JAMES BROWN

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

KURT COBAIN

JANIS JOPLIN

DJ CERBERUS

HADES – God of the dead, aging rock star type

When actors aren't in the scene, they form the CHORUS, playing the Oracle's

ECHOES, Medusa's STATUES, THE DEAD in the Underworld, etc. 

AUTHORS’ NOTE: Our original production featured seven actors playing an entire Greek pantheon of characters; the below doubling was based on stage time and vocal requirements. For productions where cast size isn’t a concern, we encourage you to cast as many actors as you wish, and experiment with doubling based on your own needs. We also encourage you to look beyond traditional casting “types” when it comes to the characters’ race, gender and physical ability. Above all, the characters in The Lightning Thief are gods and heroes – and gods and heroes can look like any of us.