The cast of the upcoming STC Vocal Music variety show “The Real Greek Gods of Ancient Greece” poses for a photo on Monday night. PHOTO BY ROBERT MAHARRY

Upon first mention, Greek mythology and modern reality television may not seem like a match made in heaven, but that’s exactly what the STC Vocal Music Department is seeking to synthesize with its upcoming variety show titled “The Real Greek Gods of Ancient Greece,” which will be performed Nov. 2, 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. in the high school’s Little Theatre.

As if that premise wasn’t already wacky enough, the students involved in the production actually wrote the script themselves, and director Chris McFate did her best to rein in the chaos and help them create a unique and entertaining show with props ranging from a ukulele to a stuffed cerberus or three-headed dog.

Senior Jonah Houghton, who plays Apollo, the God of music and performance, was one of the head writers on the project and came into it with a strong knowledge of Greek mythology.

“We basically found the myths that we wanted to do and figured out which ones could be longer and which ones could be shorter as well as people who showed up more got a little more time just because we knew what they wanted to do with their character,” he said. “So most of it was kind of experimenting with ‘How many scenes can we get out of this?’ or ‘How many scenes are needed out of this?'”

McFate cited “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” as a specific reality TV influence on the show but said there were others they drew from, and she was impressed that five or six of the students involved actually knew the mythology so well.

Alex Carrera, left, and Lily Wacha, right, are two of the lead actors in the show, which was written by the students and puts a lighthearted modern spin on ancient Greek mythology through the lens of reality television. PHOTO BY ROBERT MAHARRY

“My idea was more along the lines of somewhere in between the Percy Jackson books and, (McFate) had brought this up about the modern Medusa commercials where she’s at the bar — in a way that pays homage to the original stuff but also brings it into a modern context where you can just watch the show and never need to know about the Greek gods and still understand the storylines,” Houghton said. “The biggest struggle is modernizing some of them.”

Lily Wacha, who plays the goddess queen of spring — and the underworld — Persephone, was also involved in the writing process and called it “a very new experience” for her. Unlike Houghton, she wasn’t as well versed in the source material, but she noted that having someone like him as a resource was incredibly useful.

“I’ve never done anything like it, but it was really fun and I got a lot of new experience. And it helped me be a leader a lot more,” she said. “It helped us give a new perspective while still staying along the lines of who needs to do what just for history’s sake.”

According to McFate, they perform a student-written show “about every three to four years” and previously did one about the Marvel and D.C. superheroes mixed up — in one scene, Batman and Catwoman were in couples therapy.

“It was ridiculous,” she said. “High school students are crazy, (but) they show up every night and it changes every night. The advantage of this kind of a show, since we write it, we can cut and splice anything we need.”

Of course, the royalty payments the district has to pay for a few songs are also much lower as opposed to paying for the right to perform an entire copyrighted show, so they save a lot of money in the process.

“If you cut a famous scene from a show, you’ll be called on it, but in this, nobody knows what’s coming,” McFate said.

One thing everyone who’s part of the cast of “The Real Greek Gods of Ancient Greece” can agree on is that it’s a lot of fun to be a God, even if only for a few hours.

“It’s fun to get to rehash a bunch of characters that have a few strict personality traits, but otherwise we get to play them out the way we want to,” Houghton said.

Those interested in seeing the show can get tickets at the door or at the high school office — $10 for adults and $5 for students.