This year, Grease is the word again, with the perpetual favorite coming to the stage at Sacred Heart High School. The production of the play will happen from November 28 to December 1.
Teacher Greg Digout says it's the twentieth musical he has been involved in, and one he has been wanting to do for a long time. While the content of the original did cause some concern, the school is using a school version, which makes for a family show.
"It's a tamer version of Grease, but it's still the same fun songs," Digout says.
While Grease has been around for longer than any of the performers in the production, Digout says that it's a perennial favorite, and the cast knew the songs when they walked in the door. He says that auditions were well attended, and approximately 26 kids are in the cast. While he admits that it's always a challenge to get boys involved in musicals, they were still able to cast all of the main roles, and the cast and crew are excited about the production.
"Any of the kids that are interested in musicals or dancing at all, they know Grease," Digout says.
At the moment, the play is in the crucial last weeks of performance, and Digout says that they are making the mistakes now so the performance itself runs without a hitch.
"I've been doing this for 20 years. Two weeks before, it always looks like a disaster. A week before, it looks really good, and at show time the kids just knock your socks off."
Digout says that he hopes to see people come out and embrace the theme of the night, including their best '50s outfits.
Shows will happen on November 28, 29, and 30 at 7 p.m., and on December 1 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors and available at Loucks' Pharmacy, M&M Meat Shops and Sacred Heart High School.
