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Plano High School performing ‘The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical’ · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Plano High School performing The Lightning Thief The Percy Jackson
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  Speaker 1: Musical written by Joey Weslow. This article is being read
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  Speaker 1: by an automated voice brought to you by Everlet. In
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  Speaker 1: ancient Greek tragedies, a fatal flaw leads to the downfall
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  Speaker 1: of a tragic hero. Students at Plano School District eighty
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  Speaker 1: eight are performing a musical that flips that on its head,
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  Speaker 1: showing how our perceived weaknesses and disabilities make us human.
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  Speaker 1: Plano High Schools spring musical, The Lightning Thief The Percy
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  Speaker 1: Jackson Musical is April tenth, minus twelve. The shows are
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  Speaker 1: seven pm on Friday and Saturday, and at two pm
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  Speaker 1: on Sunday. Tickets are eight dollars for students slash Seniors
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  Speaker 1: slash Military members and twelve dollars for adults. Children four
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  Speaker 1: and under are free, but must be in a lap.
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  Speaker 1: Tickets are being sold in advance and also at the
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  Speaker 1: door during the performances. To secure your tickets, visit Curatecom
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  Speaker 1: Slash two two seven zero nine slash Project Slash one
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  Speaker 1: thirty six thousand, eight hundred. Our students are working so
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  Speaker 1: hard to make this show a success, and we can't
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  Speaker 1: wait for you to see their performance. The district said
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  Speaker 1: concessions and raffle tickets are being sold during the performance.
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  Speaker 1: In the play, Percy Jackson navigates through the world of
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  Speaker 1: ancient Greek mythology while working through his ADHD in dyslexia.
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  Speaker 1: The play in the book series is extremely popular, especially
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  Speaker 1: among neurodivergent teenagers who finally get to have a hero
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  Speaker 1: facing relatable challenges through his adversity. The musical teaches about
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  Speaker 1: the power in finding your purpose and discovering who you
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  Speaker 1: truly are. Faults and all