The Odyssey: A Comedy, Mostly

Black Box Play

Gr. 6-9

Registration opens October 22, 6 pm

“The Odyssey: A Comedy, Mostly” follows the well-known story of Odysseus’s journey from the battlefields of Troy back home to Ithaca and features familiar characters such as Odysseus, Athena, Poseidon, Circe, Penelope, and the Cyclops. WCT’s Black Box Play Series provides student performers the opportunity to collaborate with a director and a small cast to develop a fully-staged production for the public in the Dinah Lane Theater. Please note that this is a registration, not audition, based program. This program also includes a parent/caregiver volunteer component.

Orientation/Auditions:

Tuesday, November 18, 3:30 PM-6:30 PM

Parent/Caregiver Orientation:

Tuesday, November 18, 6:00 PM-6:30 PM

Auditions/Callbacks:

Thursday, November 20, 3:30-6:30 PM

Rehearsals (not all participants will be required at every rehearsal):

Tuesday/Thursday 3:30 PM-6:30 PM, December 2-January 15 

(No Rehearsals December 19-January 2)

Saturdays 10:00 AM-1:00 PM, December 6, 13, January 10, 17

Snow Dates (if needed):

Sundays 10:00 AM-1:00 pm, January 11, 18

Tech Rehearsals (attendance is required for all cast): 

This production will rehearse on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday 

January 19-22, 3:30-6:45 PM

Performances:

Friday, January 23, 7:00 PM

Saturday, January 24, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM