Grease Character Descriptions


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Ages are listed as approximate. If you are in the general age RANGE or can play a
particular age, please audition. Often the ages
 of characters are adjusted (within
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Principal Male Roles
Principal Male Roles
Songs / Dance / Other Skills
Character Description Required Vocal Range
Danny The leader of the “T-Birds”. Well built, good looking, Summer Nights (with Sandy) D – High B
with an air of cool, easy going charm. Strong and Alone at the Drive In Movie Good Falsetto
confident. Must be able to convincingly play an (Solo) All Choked Up (with to High Db
older teenager (16+) Sandy) Greased Lightning (with (optional)
Kenickie & T Birds) You’re The
One That I Want (with Sandy) -
TBC Excellent dancer

Kenickie Second-in-command of the “T-Birds”. Tough looking, Greased Lightning (Lead) D – F#

Doody Youngest of the guys. Small, boyish, open, with a Those Magic Changes (Lead) D – G Good
disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude Rock’n’Roll Party Queen (with Falsetto to
toward the other guys. Plays guitar (optional). Roger) Greased Lightning (with High Eb
Kenickie & T Birds) (optional)

Roger The ‘anything for a laugh’ stocky type. Full of mischief, Mooning (with Jan) Greased F–G
half-baked schemes and ideas. A clown who enjoys Lightning (with Kenickie & T
putting other people on. Birds)

Sonny A wannabe tough guy who thinks he’s a real lady Greased Lightning (with
killer. Kenickie & T Birds)
Eugene The class valedictorian. Physically awkward, with Alma Mater (with Choral Group
weak eyes and a high pitched voice. A nerdy apple of 12)
polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. (Possibility
of casting two people as Eugene – one as student,
one as adult.)
Vince Adult, a typical ‘teen audience’ radio disc jockey. Non singing
Slick, egotistical, fast-talking. A veteran ‘greaser’.
Fontaine Must be able to convincingly play an adult (25+)

Johnny A ‘greaser’ student at Rydell who energetically leads a Shaking at the High School Hop A – C Good
rock’n’roll band and likes to think of himself as a real (Lead) Born to Hand Jive (Lead) Falsetto to
Casino rock’n’roll idol (like Elvis). Good energetic solo performer High C
(optional)
Teen Angel A good looking, falsetto voiced crooner. A singer who Beauty School Dropout (Lead) E – B Good
would have caused the girls (and women) to scream Good dancer Falsetto to E
and riot back in 1958. (Possibility of casting a well-
known NZ celebrity to play this role.) Must be able to
convincingly play a ‘celebrity’ (25+)
Principal Female Roles
Principal Female Roles
Songs / Dance / Other Vocal
Character Description Skills Required Range
Sandy Danny’s love interest. Sweet, wholesome, naïve, cute, Summer Nights (with Danny) It’s A–D
like Sandra Dee of the ‘Gidget’ movies. However, Raining on Prom Night (duet
must be able to play sassy and sultry after her with Soloist 1) Look At Me I’m
transformation. Must be able to convincingly play Sandra Dee – Reprise (Solo) All
an older teenager (16+) Choked Up (with Danny)
Hopelessly Devoted To You
(Solo) -TBC You’re The One
That I Want (with Danny) TBC

Rizzo Leader of the “Pink Ladies”. She is tough, sarcastic Freddy My Love (with Marty and A–C
and outspoken, but vulnerable during a pregnancy Pink Ladies) Look At Me I’m
scare. Italian, with unconventional good looks. Must Sandra Dee (Lead) There Are
be able to convincingly play an older teenager Worse Things I Could Do (Solo)
(16+)
Frenchy A dreamer. Good natured but a little dumb. Heavily Freddy My Love (with Marty and
made-up, fussy about her appearance – particularly Pink Ladies)
her hair. She can’t wait to finish high school so she
can be a beautician. Must be able to convincingly
play an older teenager (16+)

Marty The ‘beauty’ of the Pink Ladies. Pretty, looks older Freddy My Love (Lead) Must be C – Db
than the other girls, but betrays her real age when she able to walk comfortably in
opens her mouth. Tries to act sophisticated. Must be high heels – please wear to
able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+) audition

Jan Energetic, bubbly, and eating all the time! Loud and Freddy My Love (with Marty and Bb – Bb
pushy with the girls, but shy with the boys. Pink Ladies) Mooning (with
Roger)
Patty A typical all American cheerleader. Attractive and Alma Mater (with Choral Group
athletic. Aggressive, sure of herself, given to burst of of 12) Cheerleading / Baton
disconcerting enthusiasm. Catty. (Possibility of Swirling (optional)
casting two people as Patty – one as student, one as
adult.) Must be able to convincingly play an older
teenager (16+)

Cha-Cha Kenickie’s blind date, who dances the Hand Jive with Non singing Excellent dancer
Danny. Sexy, fiesty and overly confident. Is, and takes Must be able to walk AND
pride in being ‘the best dancer at St Bernadette’s’. dance comfortably in high
Must be able to convincingly play an older heels – please wear to
teenager (16+) audition
Miss Lynch The Rydell High School Head Mistress. Strict, Alma Mater (badly) Doesn’t need
demanding teacher, who would like to consider to be a good
herself ‘hip’, but she definitely isn’t. Must be able to singer
convincingly play an adult (40+)

Blanche Miss Lynch’s faithful secretary. Miss Lynch considers Alma Mater (very high pitched) Soprano
her more like a servant.
Other Roles –
Male or
Female
Songs / Dance / Other Vocal
Character Description Skills Required Range
 her more like a servant.
Other Roles –
Male or
Other
Female Roles – Male or Female
Songs / Dance / Other Vocal
Character Description Skills Required Range
Featured Featured choral group (6 girls, 6 boys) who will sing Alma Mater (with Choral Group All ranges
Alma Mater. of 12) Must be able to sing in needed
Choral harmony well
Singers
Featured(12) Featured choral group (6 girls, 6 boys) who will sing Alma Mater (with Choral Group All ranges
Featured Alma Mater.
Featured singers (male or female) who will possibly of 12) Must
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able to sing in needed
Choral sing Those Magic Changes with Doody. harmony well
School
Singers (12)
Singers
Featured Featured singers (male or female) who will possibly Those Magic Changes
Other sing Those Magic Changes with Doody.
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Male
Singers
Other Roles
Other –
Roles – Male Songs / Dance / Other Vocal
Male
Character Description Skills Required Range
MALE Soloist Featured male singer who will sing Greased Lightning Greased Lightning (with
Songs / Dance / Other Vocal
with Kenickie and the T Birds. Kenickie & T Birds)
Character Description
Jock whom Sandy shows interest in to make Danny
Skills Required
Non singing Non dancing Non
Range
MALE Jock Featured male singerathletic,
who willwith
singnoGreased Lightning Greased
MALE Soloist jealous. Handsome, brains. Must be speaking Lightning (with
with Kenickie
able and the Tplay
to convincingly Birds.
an older teenager (16+) Kenickie & T Birds)
MALE Jock Jock whom Sandy shows interest in to make Danny Non singing Non dancing Non
jealous. Handsome, athletic, with no brains. Must be speaking
 able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+)




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