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Ages: 12-17

Cast size: 17+

Run-time: 60 min

Background: In the summer of 1959, greaser Danny Zuko and wholesome Sandy Dumbrowski enjoy a sweet summer romance and part ways believing they will never meet again. When Sandy unexpectedly enrolls at Rydell High and reunites with Danny, their relationship becomes far more complicated. Determined to maintain his tough reputation with the Burger Palace Boys, Danny downplays his feelings for Sandy, while Sandy struggles to find her place among the gum-smacking Pink Ladies. As friendships, rivalries, and teenage dreams collide, the students of Rydell navigate love, identity, and growing up. Bursting with rock ’n’ roll energy and iconic songs like “Greased Lightnin’,” “Summer Nights,” and “We Go Together,” GREASE has remained one of the world’s most popular and enduring musicals and an exuberant celebration of young love, teenage rebellion, and the electrifying spirit of the 1950s.

Amelia Akkaoui - Creative Director

Brianna Callahan - Music Director

Kya Abatiello - Choreographer & Stage Manager

Mya Perry - Choreographer

Sabrina Costa & Patrick O’Brien - Production Assistants

Curious who our staff members are? Visit our “About Us” page!

To sign up for a virtual or in-person audition, please sign up for a slot here.

Out of respect for everyone’s time, we require all actors to sign up for an audition slot, whether they are auditioning in person or submitting a virtual audition.

Please note: If all in-person audition slots are filled, you will need to sign up for a virtual audition instead.

Virtual auditions are due no later than noon on Saturday, December 19th. You can email your virtual audition to shows@eastendtheatreri.com any time before then.

Actors who are interested in auditioning for Grease: School Version should prepare the following:

1) Review the Information Packet above & sign up for an in-person or virtual audition slot.

2) Prepare & print a short performing arts resume, which highlights any acting, dance, or vocal experience that the actor has. If the auditioner has no prior performing arts experience, they could include other activities that they enjoy or skills that they may have. This resume should also include a recent picture or headshot of the actor.

3) Acting Portion:

Choose sides from the Acting Audition Doc linked above to memorize and perform. Please read the directions on the Doc carefully before choosing your sides.

• Auditioners should choose one character’s part to read on their side; the parts of other characters will be read by someone on the audition panel.

• Feel free to gender-bend.

• Not sure who a character is? Scroll down to view our Character Breakdown.

4) Vocal Portion:

Choose two musical selections from the Music Audition Material slide deck linked above to prepare and perform at your audition.

• Auditioners may not choose a song outside of these selections to present at the audition. Only the song selections provided by East End are acceptable.

• We will have instrumental tracks available at your audition. We recommend that you prepare a second selection as well, as we may ask to hear something else.

• Please note: If you are having a hard time playing the tracks, try clicking “slideshow” at the top of the page. This should make the links easily clickable.

5) Dance Portion:

Please memorize either combination 1 or combination 2 to present in your audition. Any auditioners who are interested in being part of the dance ensemble should prepare combination 2.

• Combination 1:

  • Tutorial

  • Music Track

• Combination 2:

  • Tutorial

  • Music Track

• Combination 3:

  • Tutorial

  • Music Track

Danny Zuko 

The leader of the Burger Palace Boys; good-looking, strong and confident, with an air of easy-going charm.

Sandy Dumbrowski

New girl in town; sweet, wholesome, naive, cute, and innocent.

Betty Rizzo 

Leader of the Pink Ladies; tough, sarcastic and outspoken but vulnerable.

Frenchy 

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 

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 

Funny, loud, and awkward member of the Pink Ladies. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys.

Doody 

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 

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

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 

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 

A typical 'teen audience' disc jockey; slick, egotistical and fast-talking. He is also a veteran 'Greaser.'

Cha-Cha DiGregorio 

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, rock-star “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.

The Pink Ladies 

The club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls' gang who hang around with the Burger Palace Boys.

The Burger Palace Boys 

A super-cool, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers... or so they think.