percy jackson the lightning thief full movie part 1

What blew me away perhaps the most was the vocal and dramatic talent this cast had to offer. Overall, though, I greatly enjoyed the inventiveness that the production staff brought to this story.

Although impressive, the design utilized moving lights perhaps too much, and they spilled into the audience a few times during the show, which was a bit distracting.Ĭertain parts of the set, meanwhile, were spray-painted randomly and sporadically, and while the goal was likely to lean into an intentional playfulness and messiness, there was generally a bit too much going on, technically, for the Spotlight's stage. Some of the design choices, however, were not as clean as they could have been. In addition, his lighting elements heightened the show's magical moments in engaging ways – and this show was full of electrifying magic. Tubbs captured the music's upbeat style by utilizing a wide array of colors and isolated lighting effects that visually matched each song’s mood. Hill’s scenic design paired well with Brent Tubbs’ lighting design. Cardboard was also used to construct the head of a minotaur, it lined various pieces of traveling set pieces, and it built up the set's rear facade. This leaned into the playfulness of this fantastical story involving characters who were half-human and half-Greek-god, and lent itself to ingenious solutions for some scenes. The scenic elements were decorated almost entirely out of cardboard, which included large pillars ascending to the heights of the proscenium. However, director and scenic designer Noah Hill, a senior at Augustana, brought considerable imagination to this show. It was just as fun and playful as the original book series – and Saturday's telling of this energetic story was inventive, theatrical, and entertaining.ĭelivering a fresh interpretation of such familiar (for many) material can't be easy. The Lightning Thief, a relatively new musical, had its QCA premiere at the Spotlight, and this production based on Rick Riordan’s YA books about a young half-blood was a delight to watch. And with so many Augustana students involved onstage and off in the Spotlight Theatre’s current The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, this was a wonderful experience for my first Reader review. I am thrilled to be another voice in local theatre coverage. I grew up in the QCA, participated in Davenport Junior Theatre and Pleasant Valley High School productions throughout my childhood, and am currently a sophomore at Augustana College, studying theatre and sociology.

Hello, Quad Cities! I am Roger Pavey Jr., a new addition to the River Citiesi Reader team.

Percy jackson the lightning thief full movie part 1