Auditions 

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical 

Auditions for the Spring Production “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” will be held Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 6-9 p.m. in the Foster Building, Room 100. Our show performs Feb. 28 – March 2, 2024 and rehearsals will begin Jan 17, 2024, at the beginning of the spring semester.

Audition Preparation: Please choose a 60 second monologue to prepare and perform at auditions. Please prepare a minimum of 16 bars of music, or a verse and a chorus, from any rock style song with a karaoke track you can send to production upon arrival. If applicable, bring a copy of your resume to auditions.

Sign up to audition at https://success.eku.edu/register/PercyJacksonAuditions

Performances

Coming Soon: 

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical 

Performing: February 28 – March 2 at 7:30pm in Campbell Building, Gifford Theatre

Check our schedule.

Our mission is to empower agency and citizenship through the works of William Shakespeare. We challenge our community to answer the question: what does Shakespeare say to me, what do I say with him? Our region has a beautifully unique worldview that is not celebrated often enough. Portrayals of our region rarely express a true Appalachian experience and often focus on negative stereotypes. We want to counteract this narrative by confronting high culture with the agency of Appalachian students: we provide a safe place for Appalachian students to realize their story and tell it using Shakespeare’s text as a tool to contextualize their place in the world.

Learn more about our performances, educational programs, and opportunities at appshakes.com

Box Office and Ticket Information

Tickets for our productions will be available online through the EKU Center for the Arts. 

Purchasing will be available approximately 30 days before our first performances. 

Tickets range from $15/General Admission to $10/Student & Senior

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Cameras and Recording Devices

The use of cameras, with or without flash, recorders, or other electronic devices inside the theatre are strictly prohibited.

Please be courteous to those around you and turn off all pagers, phones, and other electronic devices and refrain from texting during the show. If children prove to be disruptive or restless, please remove them to the lobby.