Apollo and the Trials of Hercules

by John Maclay and Joe Foust

Apollo’s father has gone missing and the 14-year-old is trying to find answers – to who they are, who they will become, but mostly what happened to their Mythology professor father? Suddenly Apollo is swept away on the adventure of a lifetime where all things become clear. OK to be honest, things get really confusing for a while – there’s the Underworld, different gods appearing, a Cyclops – but ultimately Apollo finds the path forward.

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Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 65 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 11 characters + ensemble (Doubling is possible) | This production was designed for a cast including transgender actors. All pronouns can be altered as needed to be appropriate for your actors.

Full Details

Roles:

  • CHORUS (The chorus can/will double as various characters in the Underworld)
  • APOLLO SCHENKLEBERGER (a whip-smart trans masculine teen)
  • PROFESSOR SCHENKLEBERGER (APOLLO’s father and leading scholar of Greek Mythology)
  • HERMES
  • HERCULES
  • CYCLOPS
  • CHARON
  • PAN
  • KAMPE
  • HADES
  • DEMETER
  • DIONYSUS
  • (Voice overs of teachers, classmates, SYSIPHUS)

A note on casting:
There should be transgender actors in the production. The genders of all residents of the Underworld are completely flexible, i.e. the genders of Hercules, Cyclops, Hades, Pan, etc are completely up to your production. Depending on your casting, you may
(and should) alter pronouns as needed to be appropriate to your actors.

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The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package

John Maclay

John Maclay is a playwright, adaptor, and lyricist whose plays have been produced throughout the United States and Canada. Among his plays and musicals are GOOSEBUMPS:  Phantom of the Auditorium (with Danny Abosch), ARTHUR & FRIENDS MAKE A MUSICAL!, NATE THE GREAT and LITTLE PIGLET GETS A SISTER (with Brett Ryback), THE LEGEND OF ROCK PAPER SCISSORS  (with Eric Nordin), THE QUEST FOR SOLOMON’S TREASURE, GERONIMO STILTON: MOUSE IN SPACE, HOPPER, NANCY DREW AND HER BIGGEST CASE EVER (with Jeff Frank), ANATOLE (with Lee Becker and James Valcq), and three plays with collaborator Joe Foust: THE REVOLTING TEENS OF SHERWOOD, ROMEO AND JULIET WALK INTO A BAR, and APOLLO AND THE TRIALS OF HERCULES. John additionally serves as a Resident Playwright for First Stage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  He is a proud member of both Actors Equity and the Dramatist Guild. John currently lives outside Chicago with his family and their soft coated Wheaten terrier.  

www.johnmaclay.com  

Originally commissioned by First Stage Theatre in Milwaukee, WI