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Florence 1 Center for the Arts at South Florence High School presents Grease. Directed by Frankie Sullivan. 

“Grease: School Version” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company. www.concordtheatricals.com

GREASE: SCHOOL VERSION Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey

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CAST

DANNY ZUKO - Jaiden Smith*

SANDY DUMBROWSKI - Dakota Mcdonald* 

BETTY RIZZO - Eve Evans*

FRENCHY - Carly Gray*

MARTY - Anna Grace Morris*

JAN - Trinity Huber*

PATTY SIMCOX - Cecily Smith*

CHA-CHA DEGREGORIO - Hailey Crawford

KENICKIE - Chase Alban*

DOODY- Mario Liranzo

ROGER - Christopher Wilson

SONNY- Chance Nimtz*

EUGENE FLORCZYK - Alyssa Rabon*

VINCE FONTAINE - Emily Fulghum*

TEEN ANGEL - Nadia Orange*  

MISS LYNCH - Audrey Davis

Chorus/Ensemble/Dancers - Ganeria Broaddus, Bryona Brogdon, Will Begely, Hailey Crawford, Jaidyn Floyd, Mallorie James*, Lilliana Gonzalez*, Skylar Goodman*, Kalli Lawhon*, Brayden Melvin, Bella McJunkin*, Sophia Malhem, Jasper Nimtz*, Nydia Orange*, Logan Penny*, Jupiter Rian*, Jaila Small, Lauryn Thomas, Romeo Tzompaxtle*     

 

*F1CA Student

“Grease: School Version” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company.  www.concordtheatricals.com

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Director - Frankie Sullivan
Choreographer - Drew Arnold
Music Director/Conductor - Nikki Raines
Accompanist - Emily Jordan  
Stage Manager - Hazel Starr
Assistant Stage Manager - Emma White   
Hair & Makeup - Cast 
Stage Crew - Taylor Bradsher, Elaina Goodridge, Sara Gannon, Aiden Johnson, Alice Lockemy, Emma Tindal, Bryson Thomas   
Soundboard Operator - Lance Hatchell
Costumes - Cast and Cast Parents
Set Building/Painting Crew - Jordin Crawford, Eve Evans, Jasper Nimtz, Vincent Preteroti, Cast & Cast Parents, Lyric Smith, Hazel Starr, Emma White  
Tickets/Ushering - SGA Students

Principal - Shand Josey
Assistant Principal - Kristie Bridger
Assistant Principal - Kristen Cue
Assistant Principal - Brad Drawdy
Assistant Principal - Daniel Humber
Assistant Principal - Maureen Moore
Assistant Principal - Adrian Wilkins

Band - Michael Lloyd
Broadcast - Jacob Suggs
Ceramics & 3D Design - Adrianna Gardner
Choraliers & Chorus - Andrew Dibble
Dance - Drew Arnold
Digital Arts & Photography - Danielle Hubbard 
Drawing & AP Art & Design - Amber Harrar
Music Technology - Eric Terry
Orchestra - Rebecca Jones
Painting & 3D Design - Ashley Nesmith
Piano - Christiana Roe
Theatre Arts - Frankie Sullivan

Act One 

Alma Mate - Miss Lynch, Patty and Eugene
Alma Mater Parody - Company
Summer Nights - Sandy, Danny, and Company
Those Magic Changes - Doody and Company
Freddy, My Love - Marty and Pink Ladies
Greased Lightin’ - Kenickie and Burger Palace Boys
Mooning -  Roger and Jan
Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee - Rizzo
Hopelessly Devoted To You - Sandy 

Act Two

It’s Raining on Prom Night - Sandy and Radio Voice
Shakin’ at the High School Hop - Vince Fontaine and Company
Born to Hand-Jive - Vince Fontaine  and Company Beauty
School Dropout - Teen Angel and Chorus
Sandy - Danny
Rock ‘n Roll Party Queen - Doody and Roger
Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee (Reprise) - Sandy
You're The One That I Want - Danny, Sandy, & Company We Go Together - Company

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Friends 
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Special Thanks
Parents/Guardians of The Cast & Crew 
The Florence Little Theatre
Shannon Dunn
Holly Whitehead 
F1CA Faculty
Nikki Raines
Liz Collins & SGA Students

JIM JACOBS (Book, Music and Lyrics). Jacobs, who created Grease (in 1970) with Warren Casey, was born and raised on the mean streets of Chicago’s far northwest side. During the golden era of rock ‘n’ roll (1956-1960) he was a guitar-playing “greaser” student at Taft High School. In 1963, Jacobs met Warren Casey when they were both cast in a local theatre production of A Shot in the Dark. Seven years later they wrote what was to become one of the greatest musicals of all time. Grease opened in 1971 in a former trolley barn called the Kingston Mines Theatre in Chicago. A year later, Grease made it to Broadway and “Greasemania” took off, resulting in one of the longest running shows in Broadway history. The 1978 movie became and remains the highest grossing movie musical of all time. Originally an actor, Jacobs has been seen on television, in motion pictures, regional theatre, national tours, and on Broadway. He is the co-author of several other plays and musicals including Island of Lost Coeds, a musical spoof of the low budget sci-fi/horror/jungle movies of the 1950s, which he wrote with Warren Casey. In May 2014, Mr. Jacobs was presented with an honorary doctorate degree from Columbia College in Chicago. He currently resides in Southern California and remains active in the theatre, especially with the American Theatre Company of Chicago. 

WARREN CASEY (Author, Composer and Lyricist) was born in Yonkers, New York, and attended Syracuse University. During the late ‘50s, he learned all about “greasers” while working as an art teacher in upstate New York. He moved to Chicago in 1962, where he hoped to pursue an acting career. He appeared in dozens of productions, including creating the role of Bernie Litko in David Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago. He supported himself with jobs in retail, including working as an assistant manager of a chain of apparel stores, and as a record salesman. In the meantime, he taught himself how to play the guitar and began writing songs. Mr. Casey acted with the Chicago Stage Guild (where he met Jim Jacobs), the Old Town Players, and the Kingston Mines Theatre. The latter company staged the original production of GREASE which he wrote with Jim Jacobs. After the incredible success of both the musical and the movie, the two collaborated on Island of Lost Coeds, a musical satire of the B-movies of the 1950s. Mr. Casey died in 1988.

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