Theatre and Film Dept. Holding Auditions for Spring Production of ‘The Percy Jackson Musical’

Theatre and Film Dept. Holding Auditions for Spring Production of 'The Percy Jackson Musical'

The UToledo Department of Theatre and Film is holding auditions for its spring musical, "The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical," in the Center Theatre at the Center for Performing Arts.

Auditions are:

• Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 6 to 10 p.m.

• Thursday, Oct. 9, from 7:30 to 10 p.m.

• Callbacks are Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 6 to 10 p.m.

To register to audition, fill out the online registration form. For more information, including how to prepare for an audition, visit the Department of Theatre and Film's audition website.

"The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical" concerns the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson, who 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 Jackson becomes the prime suspect, he must find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Jackson 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.

The UToledo production has a scheduled run from April 9 through 12 and April 15 through 19.