Program Information
Spring 2017 Company: 1/6/17-6/1/17
Theatreworks USA
Barbara Pasternack
Ken Arthur
Artistic Director
Producing Director
Presents
THE LIGHTNING THIEF
Book by
Music, Lyrics & Orchestrations by
Joe Tracz
Rob Rokicki
Adapted from the Book by
Rick Riordan
Music Director
Scenic Design by
Costume Design by
Rob Rokicki
Lee Savage
Sydney Maresca
Originally Directed by
Stephen Brackett
Assistant Director
Jane Skapek
Originally Choreographed by
Original Fight Direction by
Sam Pinkleton
Stage Manager
Casting
Jason Blitman
Turner Smith
Fight Director
Matt Remington
Rebecca Duckworth
Assistant Fight Director
Bobby Shook
Choreographer
Amanda Phelan
Director
Nick Saldivar
CAST
(alphabetical by role)
Annabeth .................................................................................................................................................................................. Susan Lento
Mr. Brunner & Others .................................................................................................................................................................John Lampe
Grover ............................................................................................................................................................................... Richard Spitaletta
Luke & Others ............................................................................................................................................................. Christopher Montalvo
Percy Jackson ..................................................................................................................................................................... Christian Musto
Sally & Others .......................................................................................................................................................................... Ani Djirdjirian
The taking of pictures and/or making of visual or sound recording is expressly forbidden.
Please check the houseboard for any program changes.
This program from Theatreworks USA is supported, in part, with public funds from
the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency,
and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
The actors and stage manager employed in this production are
members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional
actors and stage managers in the United States.
The Director/ Choreographer is a member of the
STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS
SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
“The Day I Got Expelled” ................................................................................................................................................................... Company
“Strong” ......................................................................................................................................................................................................Sally
“The Weirdest Dream” ............................................................................................................................................................... Percy Jackson
“Their Sign” ..........................................................................................................................................................Chiron, Luke, Percy Jackson
“Put You in Your Place”” .................................................................................................................................. Clarisse, Annabeth, Ensemble
“The Oracle”...................................................................................................................................................................The Oracle, Ensemble
“Killer Quest” ...................................................................................................................................... Percy Jackson, Grover, Luke, Annabeth
“The Tree on the Hill” ........................................................................................................................................................... Grover, Ensemble
“In the Same Boat”......................................................................................................................... Percy Jackson, Annabeth, Grover, Charon
“Put You in Your Place (Reprise)” ..................................................................................................... Ares, Percy Jackson, Annabeth, Grover
“The Last Day of Summer (Part 1)” ................................................................................................................................................... Company
“Good Weird” ............................................................................................................................................................Percy Jackson, Annabeth
“The Last Day of Summer (Part 2)” ................................................................................................................................................... Company
“The Day I Got Expelled (Finale)” ...................................................................................................................................................... Company
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
(alphabetical by role)
SUSAN LENTO (Annabeth) is so excited to be making her
National Tour debut! She was last seen in "A Sketch of New
York" at the Producers Club.
Other credits
include Grease (Rizzo), Bye Bye Birdie (Ursula) and The
Wiz (Evilene). She would like to thank her friends and family
for all their love and support. Website - www.susanlento.com
JOHN LAMPE (Mr. Brunner & Others) is thrilled and grateful
to be working with this wonderful cast and crew. He's worked
in theatre, film, and television across the country, in everything
from Shakespearean tragedy, to puppet shows, to new works.
BFA:
Stephens
College.
Keep
in
touch
at
www.johnlampe.com.
RICHARD SPITALETTA (Grover) is ecstatic to get out on the
road with The Lightning Thief! Favorite roles include: Hero (A
Funny Thing...), Coneybear (Spelling Bee), Will Parker
(Oklahoma!), Pirelli (Sweeney Todd), Woof (Hair), and
Scarecrow (Wizard of Oz). Thank you to my family for
supporting
me
every
step
of
the
way.
www.richardspitaletta.com, @RichardSpitzz.
CHRISTOPHER MONTALVO (Luke & Others) is a Texas
native who's excited to embarking on his first national tour with
this cast of misfits. He was last seen in a staged reading of a
musical for New York Musical Festival at Playwrights Horizon,
and in a new contemporary dance piece being developed at
the 92Y Musical Theatre Development Lab.
CHRISTIAN MUSTO (Percy Jackson) is thrilled to be making
his professional debut with Theatreworks USA! A native of
New York, his past credits include Hair, Rent and Shrek the
Musical. He'd like to thank his family, friends and manager for
all their love and support. IG: @christianmusto_official
ANI DJIRDIRIAN (Sally & Others) is a graduate of Adelphi
University with a double major in music performance and
social work. She recently performed in Red River Lyric
Opera's production of Fugitive Songs, and played the lead role
of Areni in Taleen Babayan's original play From Sacred Wrath
at the Davenport Theatre. She is thrilled to be making her
national touring debut with such a phenomenal cast and
show!!
JOE TRACZ (Book) is a playwright and screenwriter whose
work has been developed with Manhattan Theatre
Club, Roundabout, and Second Stage, and published in Best
American Short Plays. Joe is currently working on the first
season of the Netflix series Lemony Snicket's A Series of
Unfortunate Events and Poster Boy (music and lyrics by Craig
Carnelia). Film/TV credits include Epic (20th Century Fox) and
Lights Out (FX). His musical Be More Chill (with composer Joe
Iconis) premiered at Two River Theatre in 2015. Joe is a
former Playwrights Realm writing fellow and an Ars Nova Play
Group alum. He has a BA from Kalamazoo College and an
MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
ROB ROKICKI (Music/Lyrics/Orchestrations/ Music Director)
is a songwriter, performer and music director in NYC. He is a
member of the Dramatists Guild, Actor’s Equity, and alum of
the Tony Award-winning BMI workshop. Rob is the co-author
(with Michael Ruby) of two award-winning musicals: Love,
NY and Strange Tails and is hard at work on others
including Relativity and the multi-media Monstersongs: Martha
& Me (NY Fringe), Samson’s Fire (The Cell), Gingerbread
House (NYFA). Rob has performed in national tours, at
Carnegie Hall and is a frequent performer with Joe Iconis &
Family. Music Directing: Departure Lounge (Public); ReWrite
(Goodspeed); Hairspray (Engeman). He recently released his
first studio album featuring wonderful Broadway friends
available on itunes. www.robertrokicki.com. Camp Half-Blood!
NICK SALDIVAR (Director) Nick’s work has been recognized
by the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival,
where he was awarded a SDC Student Directing Fellowship.
He has worked for the Long Wharf Theatre, Huntington
Theatre Company, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, Hangar
Theatre, National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival, RWS
& Associates, Holland America Lines, Orlando International
Fringe Festival, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, The
Winnipesaukee Playhouse and TheatreworksUSA. He was
a recipient of a SDCF Observership on Randy Newman’s
Faust: The Concert directed by Thomas Kail www.NickSaldivar.com
AMANDA PHELAN (Choreographer) is a New York based
choreographer and performer with a love for crossword
puzzles and green tea. She is the assistant choreographer on
Amelie the Musical, and has worked with choreographer Sam
Pinkleton for other companies like The Civilians, CBS, and
Theatre for a New Audience. Favorite previous projects
include Clare Barron’s I’ll Never Love Again and the workshop
production of Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves. BFA: NYU.
JANE SKAPEK (Assistant Director) is a recent graduate of
Fordham University and a former member of the Hangar
Theatre
2016
Lab
Company. Previous
directing
projects include Marat/Sade, The Little Prince, Henry IV part I,
The Laramie Project (Fordham) and New York Mining
Disaster (Hangar Theatre, Lab). Other production credits
include Ghost Stories (Atlantic Theater Company) and
assistant directing Constellations (Hangar Mainstage).
REBECCA DUCKWORTH (Fight Director) is a NYC based
actor, singer and fighter. She played Annabeth on the first
national tour with TheatreworksUSA, and is stoked to teach
some mad battle strategy to the newest demi-god campers.
For more info or to watch her take down Kylo Ren, check
out rebeccaduckworth.com.
BOBBY SHOOK (Assistant Fight Director) has been fighting
in various styles for almost two decades. He is an actor,
fighter, dancer, gymnast and choreographer who is really glad
he had to use his karate moves against Rebecca Duckworth in
his last show. He is currently on tour with Childsplay, AZ.
MATT REMINGTON (Stage Manager) is excited to be
returning to Theatreworks USA after a four year break. Off
Broadway: The Groove Factory, Bunnicula, The Bad Date
Project, Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding and Do Me A Little.
Norwegian Cruise Line: Million Dollar Quartet, Burn the Floor,
The Illusionarium, Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, Cirque
Dreams and Vegas! The Show. Life Like Touring:
Chuggington Live! The Great Rescue Adventure and Dora’s
Pirate Adventure. TheatreworksUSA: Henry and Mudge,
Freedom Train and Bunnicula.
THEATREWORKS USA (Producer) founded in 1961, is
America’s foremost professional theatre for young and family
audiences. Its mission is to create imaginative and thoughtprovoking shows that are educational, entertaining and
thought-provoking. Their 2016-2017 touring repertoire
includes Charlotte’s Web; A Christmas Carol; Click, Clack,
Moo; Freedom Train; Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to
School; Pete the Cat; Seussical; Skippyjon Jones Snow
What; The Lightning Thief; The Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe and The Teacher From the Black Lagoon & Other
Story Books. Theatreworks’ honors include a Drama Desk
Award, Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Award, the Jonathan
Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, the William M.
Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence given by the
Association of Performing Arts Presenters and the Medal of
Honor from the Actors’ Fund of America. www.TWUSA.org
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913,
represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in
the U.S. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions,
providing a wide range of benefits, including health and
pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as
an essential component of our society. www.actorsequity.org.
THE STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS
SOCIETY (SDC), founded in 1959, is the theatrical labor union
that unites, empowers, and protects professional stage
Directors and Choreographers throughout the United States.
SDC’s mission is to foster a national community of
professional stage Directors and Choreographers by
protecting the rights, health, and livelihoods of all of its
Members. SDC seeks to facilitate the exchange of ideas,
information and opportunities while educating current and
future generations about the role of Directors and
Choreographers and providing effective administration,
negotiations and contractual support for over 2000 Full
Members and over 800 Associates.