Come enjoy the fast-paced, high-energy production of Grease, which will be presented by the 100 Mile House Junior Secondary Musical Theatre, May 9-12.
This year’s toe-tapping, hip-shaking musical includes Grade 7 students from Horse Lake Elementary School, Grade 8s and 9s from the host school, as well as some Grade 10 and 11 students from Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School.
So slap on your saddleback shoes and slick back your hair and tie up those ponytails to join the cool and cute students to revisit the ’50s.
Grease is named for the 1950s North American working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The original musical follows 10 high school teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love, cars, and drive-ins, wrapped in song and dance to the sounds of early rock ‘n roll.
Director Todd Lund is resurrecting this classical musical, as this is the third time Grease has been performed at the school. He directed the show in 2000 and the photographs he found in the dusted off files indicated Grease was presented in the ’80s and consistently since 1992, including farces and musicals.
The current cast of students includes Dorean Storz as Danny Zucko, and Shayla Bachmier in the role of Sandy Dumbrowski. The rest of the T-Bird gang includes Edward Parker, Tim Cuttler and Robert Parma. Kassidy Haggstrom plays Betty Rizzo, Nicki Sigioun is Frenchie and Jada Glen plays the role of Marty.
With this popular longtime classic, Lund says he believes it will attract audiences from ages seven to 107.
“I think it is the high-energy dance and rock ‘n roll songs that appeal to everyone,” Lund says.
“It is also wonderful to watch the transformations students make as they turn back the clock to the fabulous ’50s.”
So, come out and support the students in the strong community tradition of quality musical theatre productions.
Folks can purchase their tickets for Grease at Didi’s, Donex, and the 100 Mile House Junior Secondary office for $10 each. Doors open at 6.30 p.m. shows starting at 7 p.m.
