Swamp Meadow Community Theatre proudly presents The Odyssey, A New Adaptation for our Summer Children’s Theatre!
Written by Rhode Island playwright Audrey Dubois, we are excited to go on this EPIC adventure!
An age-old story gets retold as a brand-new one-act for SMCT Summer Children’s Theatre!
Odysseus has been away at sea for a long time. A REALLY long time. Twenty years, in fact. And he would do anything to get back to his family. Along the way, he crosses paths with a cyclops that herds sheep, a princess who doesn’t like laundry, a witch who turns people into pigs, and a VERY angry sea god. With so many obstacles between here and there, how will Odysseus ever manage to get home?
Auditions
Auditions are open to ages 6-18. Auditions will be held at the Scituate Senior Center (1315 Chopmist Hill Road) on Sunday, April 21 at 2-5pm. Auditions will consist of a cold reading from the script. No memorization required.
If you are unable to make that audition date but would like to be a part of the show, please contact mentor director Merynn Flynn at merynn.flynn@gmail.com to arrange a video audition.
The first read-through will take place on Friday, April 26 from 6-8pm. Regular rehearsals will begin on May 5 and will be on Sunday and Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8:30, then switching to Tuesday and Thursday evenings in June until tech week. Rehearsal locations TBD.
Tech week is July 13-16, and the show plays July 17-21. Tech rehearsals and show dates are mandatory for all performers.
List of Roles
Greek Chorus: Narrators of the show, as well as extras (Suitors, Sailors, Phaeacians, and Scholars). Onstage for most of the show and play a large range of characters; robust and versatile performers.
Odysseus: Hero of the Trojan War, on his way home. Complicated.
Athena: Goddess of wisdom, who comes to Odysseus’s aid. Often appears in disguise.
Poseidon: God of the sea, legendary for his temper and grudge against Odysseus.
Telemachus: Odysseus’s son, a doormat until inspired by Athena.
Penelope: Odysseus’s wife, a genius trapped by society.
Antinous: One of Penelope’s simps, a frat boy.
Eurymachus: One of Penelope’s simps, a frat boy. More #toxic than Antinous.
Nausicaa: Princess of Phaeacia. Doesn’t like doing laundry.
Eumaeus: A swineherd in Ithaca; the first to see Odysseus return home.
Nestor: King of Pylos, a horse girl.
Menelaus: King of Sparta, a gossip.
Mentor: Olive oil salesman. Hero of another play.
Polyphemus: Giant cyclops, good with sheep.
Leukothea: Very minor sea goddess.
Demodocus: Poet-bard of Phaeacia. Only singing role in the show.
Aeolus: A kind helpful king.
Circe: A witch. See Madeline Miller for more nuance.
Tiresias: A prophet. Dead, but sometimes you can still hear his voice.
Calypso: A passive-aggressive immortal goddess.
Helios: Sun god.
Morpheus: Dream god.