St Bede’s College presents June 20 – 23 2018

St Bede’s College Key Production Staff Loreta Murphy (Director) – lm@stbedes.catholic.edu.au Stephen Irving (Producer) – si@stbedes.catholic.edu.au Carolyn Sutherland (Choreography) – cts@stbedes.catholic.edu.au Luke Mills (Production Manager) – ljm@stbedes.catholic.edu.au Jamie Parton (Set Production) – jp@stbedes.catholic.edu.au Laura Matthews (Costume Design) – r_lm@stbedes.catholic.edu.au Astrid Dux (Hair & Make-Up) – axd@stbedes.catholic.edu.au Carolyn Ruberto (Hair & Make-Up) – car@stbedes.catholic.edu.au Lucas Carlson (Lighting Supervisor) – lpc@stbedes.catholic.edu.au Shane Hayton (Sound Supervisor) – sah@stbedes.catholic.edu.au Amanda Kidson-(Front of House) – akp@stbedes.catholic.edu.au

GREASE Synopsis It’s 1959, and Rydell High School’s senior class is in rare form. The too-cool-for-school “Burger Palace Boys” are stealing hub-caps and acting tough and their gum-snapping, chain-smoking “Pink Ladies” are looking good in bobby sox and pedal pushers. At the heart of the story is the romance between hot-rodding gangster Danny Zuko and the sweet new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski. They had a secret romance in summer, but now back in the context of school, peer-pressure and cliques make their love a bit more complicated.

Main character Lead male DANNY: - The leader of the "Burger Palace Boys”. Well-built, nice looking, with an air of cool easy-going charm. Strong and confident. Changes to a quieter sports jock to impress Sandy.

Main character Lead female SANDY: - Danny's love interest. Sweet, wholesome, naive, cute then changes in the end to sexy, cool and confident to impress Danny.

THE "BURGER PALACE BOYS" – A super-cool, grease-haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers . . . or so they think. KENICKIE: - Second-in-command of the Burger Palace Boys. Tough- looking, surly, avoids any show of softness. Has an off-beat sense of humour. DOODY: - Youngest of the guys. Small, boyish, open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude toward the other guys. He also plays the guitar. ROGER: - The "anything-for-a-laugh" stocky type. Full of mischief, half- baked schemes and ideas. A clown who enjoys putting other people on. SONNY: - A brag and wheeler-dealer who thinks he's a real lady- killer.

THE "PINK LADIES" – The club-jacketed, gum-chewing girls' gang that hang around with the "Burger Palace Boys” RIZZO: - Leader of the Pink Ladies. She is tough, sarcastic and outspoken but vulnerable. FRENCHY: - A dreamer. Good-natured and dumb. Heavily made-up, fussy about her appearance-particularly her hair. She can't wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician. MARTY: - The "beauty" of the Pink Ladies. Pretty, looks older than the other girls, but betrays her real age when she opens her mouth. Tries to act sophisticated. JAN: - Compulsive eater. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys.

Supporting characters PATTY: - A typical cheerleader at a middle-class American public high school. Attractive and athletic. Aggressive, sure of -herself, given to bursts of disconcerting enthusiasm. Catty, but in an All- American Girl sort of way. She can also twirl a baton. CHA-CHA: - A blind date. Slovenly, loud-mouthed and homely. Takes pride in being "the best dancer at St. Bernadette's. MISS LYNCH: - An old maid English teacher.

Supporting characters EUGENE: - The class valedictorian. Physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high pitched voice. Smug and pompous but gullible. VINCE FONTAINE: - A typical "teen audience" radio disc jockey. Slick, egotistical, fast-talking. A veteran "greaser. JOHNNY CASINO: - A "greaser" student at Rydell who leads a rock 'n' roll band and likes to think of himself as a real rock 'n' roll idol. TEEN ANGEL: - A good-looking singer who would have caused girls to scream and riot back in 1958.

Performance Dates June 20 – 23, 2018 Rehearsal Process As a General Rule we Rehearse on Tuesdays & Thursdays. In Term I, 2018 Rehearsals commence on Tuesday 13 Feb., and continue until show-time, barring P/T Nights & other school events. Sunday Rehearsals commence in late April, early May. PRODUCTION WEEK commences Sunday 17 – Saturday 23 June PLEASE COLLECT – Rehearsal Schedule to take home and study.

CALL BACKS WILL BE IN TERM 4 Audition process Commences on Thursday 7 September 3.30pm – 5.30pm Leads & Key Supporting Roles (speaking parts) Students may only Audition if you have an Expression of Interest Form that has been signed by Parent / Guardian; allowing you to try out for a part in the show. Collect the EOI Form today or download it from the SBC Website later this week. No signed Form, no Audition. We will start with Lead & Key Supporting Roles on Thursday 7. If you wish to try out only for a Chorus / Ensemble part please do not attend on Thursday. Due to the large numbers of interested students we will focus on auditioning for Leads & Key Supporting Roles over the few next weeks CALL BACKS WILL BE IN TERM 4

Audition process Chorus / Ensemble Roles NEW DATES ; 19 & 21 September Students may only Audition if you have an Expression of Interest Form that has been signed by Parent / Guardian; allowing you to try out for a part in the show. Collect the EOI Form today or download it from the SBC Website later this week. No signed Form, no Audition. Chorus / Ensemble Auditions are expected now to commence on Tuesday 19 continue on Thursday 21 September. Due to the large numbers of interested students we may have to run Chorus /Ensemble Auditions early in Term 4. PLEASE REVIEW THE SBC WEBSITE FOR UPDATES ON THE AUDITION PROCESS. CALL BACKS & CASTING NOTICES WILL POSTED BE IN TERM 4

Audition process Leads, Key Supporting & Chorus / Ensemble Roles This term we will audition students focussing initially on the following performance skills: ACTING & CHOREOGRAPHY REVIEW GREASE CHARACTERS BY SEARCHING ONLINE – MUSICAL / NOT MOVIE Aspiring performers will be split into two groups BE CERTAIN TO FULLY DETAIL YOUR PRESENTATION SKILLS & EXPERIENCE IN THE EOI FORM

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