GREASE Auditions
Schedule
Mon May 16 2022 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
Bellevue Society for the Arts | Bellevue, OH
GREASE is the word!Everyone ages 13–19 (at the time of auditions) is invited to audition for our 2022 BSA Teen Theatre production of GREASE!
What to bring to auditions:
• Prepare 16–32 bars of a song from the show (preferably the character for which you are auditioning), OR from the ’50s era
• Be prepared to read selections from the script and sing snippets of songs for parts
• Dress comfortably for a dance portion of the audition
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.
Available roles include:
DANNY ZUKO: Male, High School Teen (Range: tenor, D4–B5) — The leader of the Burger Palace Boys; good-looking, strong, and confident, with an air of easy-going charm.
SANDY DUMBROWSKI: Female, High School Teen (Range: Soprano, A3–F#5) — New girl in town; sweet, wholesome, naive, cute, and innocent.
BETTY RIZZO: Female, High School Teen (Range: Alto A3–C5) — Leader of the Pink Ladies; tough, sarcastic, and outspoken but vulnerable.
FRENCHY: Female, High School Teen (Range: Alto, A3–D5) — 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.
MARTY: Female, High School Teen (Range Alto, C4–C5) — 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.
JAN: Female, High School Teen (Range: Alto, A3-C5) — Funny, loud, compulsive eater, and awkward member of the Pink Ladies. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys.
DOODY: Male, High School Teen (Range: Tenor, D4-A5) — 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.
KENICKIE: Male, High School Teen (Range: Tenor, C4–F5) — 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.
SONNY LATIERRI: Male, High School Teen (Range: baritone, G3–A5) — 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
ROGER: Male, High School Teen (Range: Tenor, D4-A5) — 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.
VINCE FONTAINE: Male, High School Teen (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) — A typical ‘teen audience’ disc jockey; slick, egotistical, and fast-talking. He is also a veteran ‘Greaser.’
CHA-CHA, aka CHARLENE, DIGREGORIO: Female, High School Teen (Range: Alto, C4–C5) — The best dancer at St. Bernadette’s; a loudmouth, she wins the dancing competition with Danny.
EUGENE FLORCZYK: Male, High School Teen (Range: Tenor, A3–E5) — 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.
JOHNNY CASINO: Male, High School Teen (Range: Tenor, G4-E5) — All-American, rock-star “greaser” student at Rydell High, whose real name is Clarence.
MISS LYNCH: Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) — A no-nonsense, serious, loud English teacher.
PATTY SIMCOX: Female, High School Teen (Range: Alto, D4-A4) — 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.
TEEN ANGEL: Male, Age Flexible (Range: Tenor, E4–F5) — Frenchy’s suave and slick guardian angel, who encourages her to stay in school.
THE PINK LADIES: Ensemble (SATB) — The club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls’ gang who hang around with the Burger Palace Boys.
THE BURGER PALACE BOYS: Ensemble (SATB) — A super-cool, DA-haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers... or so they think.
Radio Voice: Male, Age Flexible (Range: Tenor, A3–C5) — A Radio Voice
GREASE is directed by Leslie Childers, Bellevue. Music Direction is by Brian Bryant Jr., Bowling Green. Adam Shanaman, Bellevue, serves as Assistant Director. Choreography is by Caroline Guy, Findlay, and Ivy McElfresh, Fremont. Allison Bedell, Bellevue, serves as Stage Manager.
GREASE will be presented July 8, 9, 10, 15, and 16 at Bellevue Society for the Arts, 205 Maple St., Bellevue. It features book, music, and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, and is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. It is sponsored by First National Bank of Bellevue, Jacob Studebaker-Ellis, and Kay Studebaker Ellis, Bellevue.
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