Back by popular demand, Swamp Meadow Community Theatre proudly presents The Odyssey Speedrun: 24 Books in 60 Minutes!
Written by Rhode Island playwright Audrey Dubois, we are excited to go on this EPIC adventure when this age-old story gets retold, now with a cast of all ages.
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:
Open auditions will take place on Saturday, March 29, 4-7pm at 21 Indian Rock Lane in Hope, RI. Contact Audrey at audrey@studiodubois.com for more information. Fill in this form to indicate your interest.
Roles available:
If you would like to take a look at last year’s version of the script, click here.
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.
Dates
Johnson Senior Center:
- June 6th @ 7pm
- June 7th @ 7pm
- June 8th @ 2pm
Potential outdoor shows May 31/June 1 TBD.
Ticket information forthcoming