Epic The Musical Fancast
Dylan William van de Wal for 🌊🔱Poseidon🌊🔱
🌊 Poseidon
Voice Type: Bass / Baritone (deep, resonant, commanding)
Vocal Range: F2–E4
Gender: Male (or any who can portray a powerful, godlike presence)
Role Type: Major Antagonist / God of the Sea
Poseidon is the God of the Sea — mighty, vengeful, and proud. As one of the most feared Olympians, he embodies the untamable force of the ocean itself: calm and still one moment, devastating and violent the next.
In Epic: The Musical, Poseidon serves as one of Odysseus’s greatest obstacles, punishing him for blinding his son, Polyphemus. Yet beneath his fury lies something deeper — a wounded pride. Poseidon sees Odysseus not just as a mortal who defied him, but as a man who threatens the gods’ dominion through cunning and defiance.
He is both a force of nature and a fallen father figure, a god whose wrath shakes the world but whose pain makes him achingly human.
🎤 Vocal / Acting Notes:Tone: Deep, resonant, and thunderous — each word should feel like a wave crashing.
Energy: Majestic and commanding; godlike yet personal in his rage.
Singing Style: Powerful musical theatre bass with cinematic, dramatic delivery — think Hades (Hadestown) or Scar (The Lion King) with mythic gravitas.
Performance Tip: Balance fury with control — Poseidon isn’t a monster; he’s a king whose anger feels justified.
“In all my years of living / It isn't very often that I get pissed off / I try to chill with the waves / But damn, you crossed the line”
“Now get in the water / Or I’ll raise the tide so high, all of Ithaca will die”
“You idiot... / Can’t you see? / You sealed your fate just to beat me.”
