Performers Needed For "Grease" In Concert
Auditions for August 2024 production of "Grease - In Concert". Seeking cast. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: Synopsis: Here is Rydell High's senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding "Burger Palace Boys" and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking "Pink Ladies" in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head "greaser" Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their "Summer Nights" as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as "Greased Lightnin'," "It's Raining on Prom Night," "Alone at the Drive-In Movie" recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. An eight-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals, along with innumerable school and community productions place Grease among the world's most popular musicals. Grease debuted Off-Broadway on February 14, 1972 at the Eden Theatre in New York City. The show transferred to Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre, and later to the Royale Theatre, closing on April 13, 1980 after a record-breaking 3,388 performances. The film adaptation of Grease premiered in 1978 and became the highest-grossing movie musical of all time. Grease returned to Broadway twice, in a 1994 revival directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun and a 2007 revival directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall. Additional info: Audition forms can be downloaded: see attachments. To audition, please prepare 32 bars of a song from the show or in the style of the show. Please provide sheet music if the song is not from the show - accompanist provided. Arrive in comfortable clothing, ready to follow simple choreography combinations. Auditioners may also be asked to read cold from the script. Auditioning for all principal voices and ensemble. Theater supports non-traditional casting choices and auditions are open to all, regardless of gender and/or gender identity. This production of GREASE-IN CONCERT is music-focused, with minimal staging in addition to multimedia support (live video enhancement and show-related imagery). All music will be live with no pre-recorded and/or backing tracks. Theater's production has secured the rights to all of the “movie songs” (songs such as “Grease”, “You’re the One That I Want” and “Hopelessly Devoted to You” that are not part of the original stage version), offering a full-on GREASE experience! Callbacks will take place Monday, June 10th and Tuesday, June 11th, 6:30-9:30pm. Rehearsals start in mid to late June and run through July and August. Production date: Saturday, August 17th, 2024 with a rain date of Sunday, August 18th. If you are interested, please apply.
20 roles
(Range: Tenor). The leader of the Burger Palace Boys; good-looking, strong and confident, with an air of easy-going charm.
(Range: Soprano). New girl in town; sweet, wholesome, naive, cute, and innocent.
(Range: Alto). Leader of the Pink Ladies; tough, sarcastic, and outspoken but vulnerable.
(Range: Alto). A dreamer; good-natured but not too smart, she is heavily made up, fussy about her appearance, particularly her hair. She can't wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician.
(Range Alto). The 'beauty' of the Pink Ladies; pretty and looks older than the other girls, but betrays her real age when she opens her mouth. She tries to act sophisticated.
(Range: Alto). Funny, loud, compulsive eater, and awkward member of the Pink Ladies. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys.
(Range: Tenor). The youngest of the guys; small, boyish, and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. He also plays the guitar.
(Range: Tenor). The second in command of the Burger Palace Boys; tough-looking, tattooed, surly, and avoids any show of softness. He has an offbeat sense of humor.
(Range: Baritone). A member of the Burger Palace Boys; funny Italian-American, he is a braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he's a real lady-killer.
(Range: Tenor). The anything-for-a-laugh stocky type of boy; a clown who enjoys winding people up, he is full of mischief and is always dreaming up half-baked schemes and ideas.
(Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible). A typical 'teen audience' disc jockey; slick, egotistical and fast-talking. He is also a veteran 'Greaser.'
(Range: Alto). The best dancer at St. Bernadette's; a loud mouth, she wins the dancing competition with Danny.
(Range: Tenor). The class valedictorian; physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high-pitched voice. He's a typical 'apple-polisher' - both smug and pompous, but gullible.
(Range: Tenor). All-American, rock-star “greaser” student at Rydell High, whose real name is Clarence.
(Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible). A no-nonsense, serious, loud English teacher.
(Range: Alto). A typical cheerleader; attractive, athletic, sure-of-herself, but can be given to bursts of disconcerting enthusiasm. She's a bit of a pain and unpopular with the Pink Ladies, and can twirl a baton.
(Range: Tenor). Frenchy's suave and slick guardian angel, who encourages her to stay in school.
Ensemble of movers/dancers. The club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls' gang who hang around with the Burger Palace Boys.
Ensemble of movers/dancers. A super-cool, DA-haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers... or so they think.
(Rage: Tenor).
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