Who We Are: Epic: The Musical, Homer's Odyssey in Song
We are Epic: The Musical, a retelling of Homer's Odyssey told entirely in song. Here is a short guide to the story behind the merch.
What is Epic: The Musical?
Epic: The Musical is a sung-through musical: there is no spoken dialogue, every scene is carried by the songs. It follows Odysseus on his long journey home from the Trojan War to Ithaca, and we released it as nine sagas in two acts.
How did it begin?
It began in 2019 as the senior thesis of Jorge Rivera-Herrans, a Puerto Rican actor and singer-songwriter, at the University of Notre Dame. Jorge wrote and produced the musical, and he sings the part of Odysseus himself.
How did it grow?
From 2021 the story grew on TikTok, and most of our cast was found there too.
Who sings the story?
- Odysseus: Jorge Rivera-Herrans
- Athena: Teagan Earley
- Poseidon: Steven Rodriguez
- Polites: Steven Dookie
- Eurylochus: Armando Julián
- Penelope: Anna Lea
- Telemachus: Miguel Veloso
- Zeus: Luke Holt
What does it sound like?
The music moves between pop, electronic, rock, orchestral and world styles, so a war song, a storm at sea and a homecoming can each sound completely different. Several of our sagas reached No. 1 on Billboard's Cast Albums chart, and the Wisdom Saga reached No. 71 on the Billboard 200.
Why wear the merch?
Every design in this store carries a piece of the journey: the EPIC wordmark, or the cover of a saga. Wearing one is an easy way to carry the story with you, from the first notes of Troy to the last of Ithaca.
Ready to choose your saga? Shop the Epic: The Musical collection.