Time &Place: California, 1959

Plot Summary:  This is the classic 1950’s rock 'n' roll musical. The gum-chewing, hubcap-stealing, hot-rod-lovin’ boys and their wise-crackin’ girls in bobby sox and pedal pushers capture the look and sound of the 1950’s.  When wholesome good girl Sandy Dumbrowski and greaser renegade Danny Zuko fall in love over the summer, they never expect to see each other again.  When they both discover that they’re attending the same high school, Rydell High, social differences challenge their romance. When Danny and Sandy clash at Rydell's first pep rally, Danny isn't the same Danny at the beach. They try to be like each other so they can be together. Danny’s the leader of the T-Birds, a group of black-jacket greasers. Sandy hangs with the Pink Ladies, a group of pink-wearing girls led by Rizzo. The gangs sing and dance their way through such nostalgic scenes as the pajama party, the prom, the burger palace, and the drive-in movie. Grease is a classic musical about teens in love and having fun in the 50’s!

* CAST OF CHARACTERS *

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The Pink Ladies: the club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls’ gang that hang around with the T-Bird boys

Sandy Dumbrowski: Danny’s love interest, sweet, wholesome, naïve, new at Rydell High

Betty Rizzo: leader of the Pink Ladies, tough, sarcastic, outspoken, Italian with unconventional good looks, has a crush on Danny but dates Kenickie

Jan: chubby, compulsive eater, loud, pushy, shy around boys, has to roller-skate

Marty: the “beauty” of the Pink Ladies, looks older than the other girls, tries to act sophisticated, likes older men

Frenchy: a dreamer, good-natured, unintelligent, heavily made up, fussy about her appearance (particularly her hair), can’t wait to finish high school to become a beautician

The T-Birds: a super-cool, greasy-haired, hard-looking group of high school boys that hang out with the Pink Ladies

Danny Zuko: the leader of the T-Birds, well-built, nice-looking, an air of cool and easy-going charm, strong and confident

Kenickie: second in command of the T-Birds, tough-looking, tattooed, surly, avoids any show of softness, off-beat sense of humor, in love with his new “hunk of junk” car

Doody: youngest of the T-Birds, small, boyish, smiley, plays the guitar

Roger: the “anything-for-a-laugh” kind of a guy, stocky, full of mischief, class clown, frequently “moons” people

Sonny Latierri: Italian, shiny black hair, wheeler-dealer who thinks he’s a real lady killer

Other Important Roles:

Miss Lynch: an “old-maid” English teacher

Patty Simcox: a hyper cheerleader, attractive, athletic, sure of herself, enthusiastic, catty, “all- American girl”, twirls a baton

Eugene Florczyk: the class valedictorian, physically awkward, glasses, high-pitched voice, “brown noser”, smug, gullible, gets picked on by the T-Birds

Vince Fontaine: a typical “teen audience” radio disc jockey, slick, egotistical, fast-talking, a veteran greaser

Johnny Casino: a greaser student at Rydell High who leads a rock ‘n’ roll band, thinks he’s a real rock star, plays the guitar

Cha-Cha DiGregorio: Danny’s blind date for Prom, loud-mouthed, homely, the best dancer at St. Bernadette’s

Teen Angel: a good-looking falsetto-voiced singer, causes the girls to scream

Greasers: rebel students who follow the T-Bird and Pink Lady gangs

Students: students at Rydell High who are friends with Patty and Eugene