[Capdist-auditions] GREASE Audition Announcement

[Brett Putnam]

"Grease!" Audition Dates Are Set

Auditions for SLOC's fourth production of the season, "Grease!", are
scheduled for January 25 and 27.  Sign-in will be at 7:00pm, The show
will be directed by Matthew T. Teichner and produced by Brett Putnam,
with Dave Cash as Musical Director and Joanne Lapitsky as Choreographer,
Performances are set for May 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, and 15, and rehearsals
will begin in February.

Auditioners should prepare at least 16 bars of any Broadway song. 
Please bring your own sheet music.  Music on hand for those who come
unprepared will be extremely limited.  A capella or self-accompanied
auditions are discouraged.  Approximate vocal ranges are listed for each
character below.  There will be readings of selected scenes, and a
movement/dance audition.  Actors may be taught a brief selection and
dance number from the show.  Dress appropriately.  

SYNOPSIS: 
It's 1959 and Rydell high is filled with rebellious, thrill-loving
students. In the midst of this scene, Sandy Dumbrowski enters as the new
girl in school. It turns out that she and the leader of the Burger
Palace Boys gang, Danny Zuko, have had a brief love affair the summer
before. While Sandy stresses to her new classmates the emotional
attachment she and Danny had, Danny stresses the physical aspects of
their relationship. As the show goes on, the students at Rydell High
have to deal with love, gang violence, teen pregnancy, and friendship.
In the end, Sandy and Danny resolve their differences and end up happily
together. Dancing in the show involves 1950s jazz styles.

Originally staged as a five-hour amateur production in a Chicago
trolley barn, Grease took a satirical look at the dress, manners,
morals, and music of teenagers at the beginning of the rock and roll
era. The Book, Music and Lyrics for "Grease!" were written by Jim Jacobs
and Warren Casey.  The plot revolves primarily around the attraction
between greaser Danny Zuko and the virtuous Sandy Dumbrowski. The show
spawned such musical hits as "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightning," and
"Beauty School Dropout."

Grease opened at the Off-Broadway Eden Theatre, moved on to Broadway at
the Broadhurst, and was eventually transferred to the Royale. Along the
way, it enjoyed a run of 3,388 performances--a record which would stand
until 1980 when it was overtaken by A Chorus Line. The original cast
featured Barry Bostwick and Carole Demas. John Travolta and Olivia
Newton John starred in the 1978 film version.

Cast (8W, 9M, plus chorus):

Women:
Sandy Dumbrowski - Soprano (low A to high B) - Part Size: Lead -
Dancing: Medium Difficulty - Age Range: 17 - 24
Character Description: The attractive, new, wholesome, and innocent
girl in town.
Marty - Mezzo Soprano (low C to Db) - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing:
Medium to intense - Age Range: 16 - 22
Character Description: Immature but most attractive member of the Pink
Ladies gang.
Frenchy - Mezzo (F# to B) - Part Size: Supporting - Dancing: Medium to
intense - Age Range: 17 - 25
Character Description: A Pink Lady who eventually drops out of school
to enter Beauty School. She is extremely attentive to her appearance,
well meaning, and an airhead.
Jan - Mezzo Soprano (F to C#) - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing: Medium to
intense - Age Range: 16 - 22
Character Description: Loud and overweight member of the Pink Ladies
gang.
Betty Rizzo - Soprano (A to high C) - Part Size: Supporting - Dancing:
Medium to intense - Age Range: 18 - 25
Character Description: The tough and sarcastic leader of the Pink
Ladies.
Cha-Cha - Soprano (low B to G) - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing: Intense -
Age Range: 18 - 25
Character Description: A great dancer who is also loud-mouthed.
Patty Honeywell - N/A - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing: Medium to intense -
Age Range: 16 - 20
Character Description: A typical, attractive, confident cheerleader.
Miss Lynch - N/A - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing: N/A - Age Range: 40 -
60
Character Description: A grumpy English teacher.
Pink Ladies - N/A - Part Size: Chorus - Dancing: Intense - Age Range:
16 - 25
Character Descriptions: Teen gang members.

Men:
Danny Zuko - Tenor (low Eb to high B) - Part Size: Lead - Dancing:
Medium Difficulty - Age Range: 18 - 25
Character Description: The macho, handsome leader of the Burger Palace
Boys.
Roger - Tenor (low A to high A) - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing: Medium to
Intense  - Age Range: 17 - 25
Character Description: A jolly member of the Burger Palace Boys who
enjoys 'mooning' people.
Kenickie - Baritone (low A to high F#) - Part Size: Supporting -
Dancing: Medium to intense - Age Range: 18 - 25
Character Description: A tough member of the Burger Palace Boys and a
car fanatic.
Sonny - Baritone (G to C) - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing: Medium to
intense - Age Range: 16 - 22
Character Description: A big-talking member of the Burger Palace Boys.
Doody - Tenor (E to high E) - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing: Medium - Age
Range: 16 - 20
Character Description: The youngest member of the Burger Palace Boys
who worships the older members.
Johnny Casino - Baritone (G to E) - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing: N/A -
Age Range: 16 - 22
Character Description: A student at Rydell High School who leads a rock
'n' roll band.
Teen Angel - Tenor (E to high E) - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing: N/A -
Age Range: 27 - 35
Character Description: An extremely attractive singer.
Eugene Florczyk - N/A - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing: Medium to intense -
Age Range: 16 - 22
Character Description: A pompous but gullible nerd.
Vince Fontaine - N/A - Part Size: Cameo - Dancing: N/A - Age Range: 35
- 50
Character Description: An egotistical radio disk jockey who is
attracted to teenage girls.
Burger Palace Boys - N/A - Part Size: Chorus - Dancing: Intense - Age
Range: 16 - 25
Character Descriptions: Teen gang members.

If you have any questions, please contact Matthew Teichner at 383-5423
or e-mail at mschner1 at aol.com.