NEWS

The School of Theatre has announced the cast of its final production of the year, The Lightning Thief, to run April 25-April 29 at 7:30 p.m. and April 30 at 2:30 p.m.

The Stone Theatre box office opens April 10 for general public ticket sales. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $5 for youth 12 and under, and $2 with student I.D.

For more information about the production or tickets, contact the Stone Theatre box office, 318.257.3942, Monday-Friday, 1:30-4:45 p.m.

Here’s the cast, hometown, and role of each cast member:

Grisham Locke (Ruston) as Percy Jackson

Chloe Alexander (Ruston) as Annabeth

Christian Williams (Monroe) as Grover

Gabe Garcia (Ruston) as Luke

Ali Fletcher (Charleston, W.V.) as Sally Jackson

Jacob Von Tress (Carrollton, Texas) as Mr. Brunner & Chiron

Kaitlin Weigle (Mechanicsville, Va.) as Clarisse

Brooke Belle (Addis) as Mrs. Dodds

Wesley Curtis (West Monroe) as Gabe Ugliana & Mr. D & DJ Cerberus

Breyton Mastronuzzi (Bossier) as Minotaur & Ares

Taylor Zipperlen (Waco, Texas) as Poseidon & Kurt Cobain

Anna Fontenot (Dallas) as Silena & James Brown

Katie Roberts (Ruston) as Katie Gardner & Greyhound Passenger #2

Ryann McClure (Zachary) as Oracle & Echidna

Lainey Roberts (Ruston) as Greyhound Passenger #1

Siriana Kilpatrick (Ruston) as Squirrel & Janis Joplin

Emma Alexander (Xenia, Ohio) as Auntie Em & Newscaster

Eli Farris (Ruston) as Train Conductor & Wolfgang A. Mozart

Cason Churchwell (Bastrop) as Farmer & Hades

Rebekah Heiden (Ruston) as Bianca & Thalia

Chanley Patterson (Ruston) as Charon

Madison Cunningham (Ruston) as Chorus & Boys’ Choir

Adrienne Scallan (Ruston) as Chorus & Boys’ Choir

Tami Alexander directs and Dee Alexander is the musical director for this rock musical, adapted from the bestselling book of the same title by Rick Riordan, about the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson, who discovers powers he can’t control.

When Zeus’s master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. To succeed on his quest, Percy 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.

For more information about the School of Theatre, visit https://www.louisianatechtheatre.com/