Audition this week in Reserve for a role in “Grease”
Published 12:09 am Wednesday, April 24, 2019
- St. John Theatre supporters helped get the word out early this year by riding in a “Grease” themed float during Mardi Gras in LaPlace. Auditions for the musical take place Wednesday through Friday this week in Reserve.
RESERVE — “Grease” auditions are this week in St. John the Baptist Parish.
Auditions take place Wednesday through Friday (April 24-26) at St. John Theatre in Reserve.
Those interested are asked to check stjohntheatre.com, call Managing Director Crystal Faucheux at 504-676-4700 or email stjohntheatredirector@gmail.com for more information.
Theater leaders say everyone in the community is invited to be a part of the production. There are many parts to fill; from onstage Greasers and Pink Ladies to more positions backstage and many staff positions.
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, evoke 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 school 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.
Show dates are July 19-21 and July 24-27.
