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Grease Character Descriptions

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Principal Male Roles

Principal Male Roles

Character Danny

Description

The leader of the "T-Birds". Well built, good looking, with an air of cool, easy going charm. Strong and confident. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+)

Songs / Dance / Other Skills Required

Summer Nights (with Sandy) Alone at the Drive In Movie (Solo) All Choked Up (with Sandy) Greased Lightning (with Kenickie & T Birds) You're The One That I Want (with Sandy) TBC Excellent dancer

Vocal Range

D ? High B Good Falsetto to High Db (optional)

Kenickie

Doody

Roger Sonny Eugene

Vince Fontaine Johnny Casino Teen Angel

Second-in-command of the "T-Birds". Tough looking, tattooed, surly, avoids any show of softness. Has an off-beat sense of humour. Must be able to

convincingly play an older teenager (16+)

Greased Lightning (Lead)

D ? F#

Youngest of the guys. Small, boyish, open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude toward the other guys. Plays guitar (optional).

Those Magic Changes (Lead) Rock'n'Roll Party Queen (with Roger) Greased Lightning (with Kenickie & T Birds)

D ? G Good Falsetto to High Eb (optional)

The `anything for a laugh' stocky type. Full of mischief, Mooning (with Jan) Greased

half-baked schemes and ideas. A clown who enjoys Lightning (with Kenickie & T

putting other people on.

Birds)

F ? G

A wannabe tough guy who thinks he's a real lady killer.

The class valedictorian. Physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high pitched voice. A nerdy apple polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. (Possibility of casting two people as Eugene ? one as student, one as adult.) Adult, a typical `teen audience' radio disc jockey. Slick, egotistical, fast-talking. A veteran `greaser'. Must be able to convincingly play an adult (25+)

Greased Lightning (with Kenickie & T Birds) Alma Mater (with Choral Group of 12)

Non singing

A `greaser' student at Rydell who energetically leads a rock'n'roll band and likes to think of himself as a real rock'n'roll idol (like Elvis).

A good looking, falsetto voiced crooner. A singer who would have caused the girls (and women) to scream and riot back in 1958. (Possibility of casting a wellknown NZ celebrity to play this role.) Must be able to convincingly play a `celebrity' (25+)

Shaking at the High School Hop (Lead) Born to Hand Jive (Lead) Good energetic solo performer

Beauty School Dropout (Lead) Good dancer

A ? C Good Falsetto to High C (optional)

E ? B Good Falsetto to E

Principal Female Roles

Principal Female Roles

Character Sandy

Description

Danny's love interest. Sweet, wholesome, na?ve, cute, like Sandra Dee of the `Gidget' movies. However, must be able to play sassy and sultry after her transformation. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+)

Songs / Dance / Other Skills Required

Summer Nights (with Danny) It's Raining on Prom Night (duet with Soloist 1) Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee ? Reprise (Solo) All Choked Up (with Danny) Hopelessly Devoted To You (Solo) -TBC You're The One That I Want (with Danny) TBC

Vocal Range

A ? D

Rizzo Frenchy

Leader of the "Pink Ladies". She is tough, sarcastic and outspoken, but vulnerable during a pregnancy scare. Italian, with unconventional good looks. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+)

A dreamer. Good natured but a little 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. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+)

Freddy My Love (with Marty and Pink Ladies) Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee (Lead) There Are Worse Things I Could Do (Solo)

A ? C

Freddy My Love (with Marty and Pink Ladies)

Marty

Jan Patty

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. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+)

Freddy My Love (Lead) Must be able to walk comfortably in high heels ? please wear to audition

C ? Db

Energetic, bubbly, and eating all the time! Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with the boys.

A typical all American cheerleader. Attractive and athletic. Aggressive, sure of herself, given to burst of disconcerting enthusiasm. Catty. (Possibility of casting two people as Patty ? one as student, one as adult.) Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+)

Freddy My Love (with Marty and Pink Ladies) Mooning (with Roger)

Alma Mater (with Choral Group of 12) Cheerleading / Baton Swirling (optional)

Bb ? Bb

Cha-Cha

Miss Lynch

Blanche Other Roles ? Male or Female Character

Kenickie's blind date, who dances the Hand Jive with Danny. Sexy, fiesty and overly confident. Is, and takes pride in being `the best dancer at St Bernadette's'. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+)

The Rydell High School Head Mistress. Strict, demanding teacher, who would like to consider herself `hip', but she definitely isn't. Must be able to convincingly play an adult (40+)

Non singing Excellent dancer Must be able to walk AND dance comfortably in high heels ? please wear to audition Alma Mater (badly)

Miss Lynch's faithful secretary. Miss Lynch considers Alma Mater (very high pitched) her more like a servant.

Description

Songs / Dance / Other Skills Required

Doesn't need to be a good singer Soprano

Vocal Range

her more like a servant.

Other Roles ? Male or

OFtemhaeler Roles ? Male or Female

Character

Description

Songs / Dance / Other Vocal

Skills Required

Range

Featured

Choral

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Featured choral group (6 girls, 6 boys) who will sing Alma Mater.

Featured choral group (6 girls, 6 boys) who will sing FAelmataurMeadtesirn. gers (male or female) who will possibly sing Those Magic Changes with Doody.

Featured singers (male or female) who will possibly sing Those Magic Changes with Doody.

Alma Mater (with Choral Group of 12) Must be able to sing in harmony well Alma Mater (with Choral Group oTfh1o2s)eMMuasgticbeCahbalnegteossing in harmony well

Those Magic Changes

All ranges needed

All ranges needed

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CMhaaleracter

Description

Songs / Dance / Other Vocal

Skills Required

Range

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MALE Jock

Featured male singer who will sing Greased Lightning with Kenickie and the T Birds.

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Jock whom Sandy shows interest in to make Danny jealous. Handsome, athletic, with no brains. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+)

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Non singing Non dancing Non speaking

Vocal Range

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