The Ottawa Hills Theatre
Arts Department
Proudly Announces
April 17-19
Mission of OHHS Theatre Arts
1) To involve students in a variety of theatre experiences. To introduce
students to acting philosophy and to technical theatre.
(2) To expose the entire student body and community to quality theatre
thereby instilling a life-long appreciation for theatre in the students who
will be the audience of the future.
Grease 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",
“Hopelessly Devoted” “You’re the One that I Want” "Alone at the Drive-In
Movie" recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis
Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation.
Important Dates for Grease:
Open Auditions
Sunday, February 8 6:00 PM (HIGH SCHOOL ONLY)
Monday, February 9 6:00 PM (HIGH SCHOOL ONLY)
Tuesday, February 10 6:00 PM (JR. HIGH ONLY)
Callbacks
Wednesday, February 11 6:00 PM
Thursday, February 12 TBA
Rehearsals
First Rehearsal will be on Sunday, February 15
Those planning to audition should prepare the song that
corresponds to the role(s) for which they are auditioning. Those
planning to audition for lead roles should prepare to sing solo, while
those auditioning for ensemble roles may sing in groups.
Role
Vocal Range
Audition Song
Danny Zuko- The leader of the
“Sandy”
Tenor, D4–
Burger Palace Boys; good-looking,
“Summer Nights”
B5
strong and confident, with an air of
“You’re the One that I
easy-going charm
Want”
“Hopelessly Devoted to You”
Sandy Dumbrowski- New girl
Soprano
“Summer Nights”
in town; sweet, wholesome,
A3–F#5
“You’re the One that I Want”
naive, cute, and innocent
“It’s Raining on Prom Night”
Betty Rizzo- Leader of the Pink Alto A3–C5
“There Are Worse
Ladies; tough, sarcastic and
Things I Can Do”
outspoken but vulnerable
“Look at Me, I’m
Sandra Dee”
A3–D5
Frenchy- A dreamer goodnatured but not too smart, heavily
“Hopelessly Devoted to
made up, fussy about her
You”
appearance, particularly her hair.
She can't wait to finish high school
so she can be a beautician
Marty- The 'beauty' of the Pink
Alto, C4–C5
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- Funny, loud, compulsive eater
Alto, A3-C5
and awkward member of the Pink
Ladies. Loud and pushy with the girls,
but shy with boys
Tenor, D4-A5
Doody- The youngest of the guys;
small, boyish and open, with a
disarming smile and a heroworshipping attitude towards the other
guys. He also plays the guitar.
Kenickie-The second-in-command Tenor, C4–F5
of the T-Birds; tough-looking, tattooed,
surly and avoids any show of
softness. He has an offbeat sense of
humor.
“Freddy, My Love”
“Mooning”
“Those Magic
Changes”
“Greased Lightening”
Role
Sonny Latierri- A member of the
Vocal Range
Baritone
G3–A5
T-Birds; funny Italian-American, he
is a braggart and wheeler-dealer who
thinks he's a real lady-killer
Roger- The anything-for-a-laugh stocky Tenor, D4-A5
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- A typical 'teen
Any
audience' disc jockey; slick, egotistical and
fast-talking. He is also a veteran 'Greaser.'
Cha-Cha/ Charlene Digregorio-
Audition Song
“Greased Lightening”
“Mooning”
“We Go Together”
Alto, C4–C5
“We Go Together”
Tenor, A3–E5
“We Go Together”
Tenor, G4-E5
“Born to Hand Jive”
Any
“We Go Together”
Alto, D4-A4
“We Go Together”
Tenor, E4–F5
“Beauty School
Dropout”
The Pink Ladies-
Any
“We Go Together”
T-Birds-
Any
“We Go Together”
The best dancer at St. Bernadette's; a
loud mouth, she wins the dancing
competition with Danny
Eugene Florczyk- 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- All-American, rockstar “greaser” student at Rydell High,
whose real name is Clarence
Miss Lynch- A no-nonsense, serious,
loud, English teacher
Patty Simcox-
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-
Frenchy's suave and slick
guardian angel, who encourages her to stay in
school.
The club-jacketed,
gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls' gang who hang
around with the T-Birds
A super-cool, DA-haired, hardlooking group of high school wheeler-dealers... or
so they think.
Auditions:
Open auditions will be a fun, stress-free, team-oriented,
educational experience. Callbacks, of course, are more
intense.
The audition process is as follows:
 Check-in
 Warm-ups
 Creative play/ improvisations/ character work/
ensemble-building activities
 Dance.
 Physical breakdowns (height, hair color, physical
characteristics).
 Sing and act. Songs must be memorized and
blocked!
HOW TO ACT A SONG:
 Know WHY your character is making that particular
statement
 Know WHAT the motivation & dramatic necessity of the
lyric consists of
 Know WHERE the action is taking place
 Know WHEN it is happening (almost always in the “now”)
 Know to WHOM it is being played
For auditions, please:
1. Arrive early and be ready to go!
2. Complete an audition form and sign contract. Be
prepared to turn in promptly at the start of auditions.
3. Have fun!
And remember…
Your audition does not begin when you are on the stage;
it begins the moment you walk in the door.