In case of an emergency, there are five (5) exits from the auditorium:

• To the left of the stage • To the right of the stage • Three at the back of the auditorium (left, center and right)

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

There is not much that hasn't been said about the musical GREASE. For Special Thanks to... a musical that has become a classic, it curiously evokes controversy each time it is performed. Gail Kipper and Dr. Roy Montesano, for their ongoing commitment

I find it to be a fun-loving musical that brings joy into the lives of the to our theater program, students who perform it! And not surprisingly have found that even the biggest skeptics enjoy themselves because of the infectious music and The Hastings Drama Booster Club – Lisa Linn, Joanne Levine, and the enthusiasm of the casts relishing the likes of "We Go Together" Barron Lerner – for their supporting production needs with the onstage. concession proceeds,

I want to say that I personally see the biggest lesson learned by GREASE The Riverdale Rising Stars, for their ongoing generosity of lending comes near the end, when Rizzo sings "There Are Worse Things I Could costumes and props to our theater program, Do". This song clearly sends the message that we should not judge others; that appearances can be deceiving. And I think that this is a Penny Margeotes, for her always generous and friendly help in lesson that resonates - particularly with our young cast. obtaining and lending costumes to Hastings productions, This GREASE has been a whirlwind. The busy lives of these 7th and 8th graders have provided challenges in scheduling to be sure. But as you George Prine and the entire Buildings & Grounds Staff for their will see, the result is a joyous evening. A thoroughly entertaining, continued commitment to our theater program, sweet GREASE. I am very proud of the kids. Hillari Freireich, Drew Swiderski, and WHOH for their interview of Many thanks to the parents who have truly been tireless in their cast members and director and video of parts of the production for contributions; from props to set to meals to costumes. A huge thank airing locally, you to Tony Wan for his talented re-imagining of sets that I"see" in my research; to the gifted Binny and Jen (and team) for the quickest and to all the parents of cast and crew for their many contributions artwork turnaround I have ever seen; to the large and enthusiastic crew led expertly by my good friend, Denise Eberly, and to the mentors that of time and energy in help with sets, costumes, props, publicity, guide them (Gretchen Bogan, Adam Gardner, Maddie Kushner, Daisy program, concessions, feeding the cast and crew during tech week, Mitchell, Miranda Mitchell, Clay Tercek, Ben Torda, Clara Weinstein); to hair & make-up, the cast party, and all the other production Wendy Kaiser for her always valuable organization and coordination of elements, which always add to the success of our shows. loose ends; to Gerard Marciano for his guidance and problem-solving; to my assistant, Sabrina Berfas, who marveled at the growth of the children in her first outing as an Asst. Director and who the kids adored and finally, to Bob Walton for providing professional leadership (and a stellar orchestra) as our Musical Director - which raises the bar for the kids.

It's been a blast. Enjoy your trip to the 50's and GREASE!

Laurie Walton CAST LIST SANDY ANYA VANHOOGSTRATEN RIZZO DELIA TAGER FRENCHY ELIZABETH POOL PICTURES - MISCELLANEOUS MARTY RUBY PUCILLO JAN CLARA CHARLES PATTY QUINN HOGAN MISS LYNCH SARAH WESTRICH CHA-CHA SABRINA FEIN ADDITIONAL PINK LADIES SABRINA FEIN MOLLY GOURAN GWENETH HUMPHREYS KATELIN PENNER YASMIN RANZ-LIND CATRINA SPINOZZI DANNY CHARLIE FREIREICH DOODY AARON SHELLOW-LAVINE KENICKIE HAYDEN MARKLEY ROGER MAX EREZ SONNY SANDER TANCREDI EUGENE ALESSANDRO DENOVELLIS ADDITIONAL T-BIRDS TYLER FORMISANO JOSEPH MONTALVO RILEY OSBORNE VINCE FONTAINE CONOR BUECHNER JONNI CASINO KATELIN PENNER TEEN ANGELS MOLLY GOURAN GWENETH HUMPHREYS YASMIN RANZ-LIND CATRINA SPINOZZI SODA FOUNTAIN GIRLS AVA ANUSZKIEWICZ OLIVIA DADDIO HANNAH DORN TATIANA DORN NIA DOUGHERTY HANNAH JONES ISABELLA PATITUCCI NINA SILVERSTEIN

Catrina Spinozzi (Pink Lady, Teen Angel) has been in 6 plays prior to Grease. In her free time she plays the guitar, dances and draws. She is currently in 7th grade Whole Cast Photo Here and has loved working with every cast member in Grease.

Delia Tager (Rizzo). 159 months old. Currently located in the northern hemisphere. Enjoys long walks on the beach, romance novels, poetry and watching “Magic School Bus” on Netflix.

Sander Tancredi (Sonny) is 12 years old and in 7th grade. Before Grease, he has previously been in three other school shows - Frog and Toad, How the First Letter was Written, and Once on this Island.

Anya van Hoogstraten (Sandy) is in 7th grade and is very excited to be performing as Sandy in Grease! Other credits include Once on this Island (Asaka), Seussical (Cat in the Hat), Shrek (Donkey) and Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka). In her free time, Anya likes to play field hockey and tap dance. Thanks to her family and friends for their support!

Sarah Westrich (Miss Lynch), 8th grader, has been in all of the school plays so far and hopes to be in many more. When Sarah is not acting, she is making videos, playing tennis, playing piano or doing anything art related. She is thrilled to be in the show and hopes to have just as good a time watching it as she has been acting in it.

Elizabeth Pool (Frenchy) is in 8th grade and loves to write and sing in her free time. CREATIVE TEAM

Ruby Pucillo (Marty) is in 7th grade and has always adored acting, singing and dancing. Ruby has been in a number of DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER LAURIE WALTON stage productions and this is her third year studying theater MUSIC DIRECTOR BOB WALTON at HB Studio. She has had a fantastic time being in Grease! ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER SABRINA BERFAS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR DENISE EBERLY Yasmin Ranz-Lind (Pink Lady, Teen Angel) is 13 years old, in PRODUCER GERARD MARCIANO the 8th grade, and just moved to Hastings temporarily from SET CONSTRUCTION TONY WAN Cairo, Egypt. She has always loved Grease and has had an SCENIC DESIGN BINNY TERCEK incredible time being a part of this production. She has been COSTUME COORDINATOR KIM SAVA performing in musicals since first grade and has been in many PRODUCTION LIAISON WENDY KAISER shows such as Pinocchio, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast and the Producers. BAND Aaron Shellow-Lavine (Doody) is 12 years old and is in 7th th grade in the Farragut Middle School. He has been in the 5 MUSIC DIRECTOR/PIANO BOB WALTON th and 6 grade plays (How the First Letter was Written and BASS NATHAN BLUM Once on This Island – as the male lead) and did tech for the DRUMS TRISTAN MARZESKI th 4 grade play (Frog and Toad). Aaron loves to act and also GUITAR JEFF BROWN loves animals and biking. TENOR SAX CLANCY TAGER CONTRACTOR MIKE RUBINO Nina Silverstein (Soda Fountain Girl) is in 7th grade and has GREASE MUSICAL NUMBERS really enjoyed being part of this production! She has had a lot of fun rehearsing some really great songs and dances. Other productions Nina has been a part of include the 4th, 5th and 6th grade plays. Besides acting, singing, and dancing, Nina loves playing the flute and piano. She also plays soccer and basketball. This production has been an awesome experience—Nina is so happy to be part of it!

Maddie Kushner (HS Tech Mentor) is a devoted member of the tech crew and the tech twerk team 2013. Thank you Based God.

Hayden Markley (Kenickie) is excited to be part of this production of Grease. He started his acting career as an infant showing his naked rear end in a pharmaceutical commercial and, due to popular demand, reprised that role in a Huggies commercial. After a long hiatus, Hayden resumed his acting career as Charlie Brown in 4th grade. He has run crew for various middle school productions, but Grease is Hayden's FMS debut as a performer.

Joseph Montalvo (T-bird) is in 7th grade. When he is not rehearsing, he usually finds himself doing homework. When his homework is finished, Joseph enjoys skateboarding. The best part of being in Grease has been hanging out with his friends.

Isabella Patitucci (Soda Fountain Girl) is very happy to be part of this production and wants to thank everyone: the cast, crew, parents and, of course, Laurie! Isabella enjoys musical theater, loves doing the school plays and non- school plays. When she is not singing, dancing or acting, she likes to hang out with her friends.

Katelin Penner (Jonni Casino, Pink Lady) is overjoyed to be in Grease! She loves to perform, sing, play her guitar, draw and read. Previous experience includes Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie, Ethel Peas in Millie and much more! Katelin would like to dedicate her performance to her amazing chorus teacher, Dan Kerness, who passed away recently. Kerness- we miss you and your awesome instruction and humor. Thanks to Laurie, Bob, Sabrina and tech for all the help!

MUSICAL NUMBERS

Act I Alma Mater – Miss Lynch, Eugene & Company Alma Mater (Parody) – Company Summer Nights – Sandy, Danny & Company Hopelessly Devoted To You - Sandy Those Magic Changes – Doody & Girls Freddy, My Love – Marty & Pink Ladies Greased Lightnin' – Kenickie w/T-Birds & Eugene Rydell Fight Song – Sandy & Patty Mooning – Roger & Jan Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee – Rizzo We Go Together – Company

~ 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION ~ Please visit the Concession Stand in the Lobby (please, no food or drink in the auditorium)

Act II Grease - Vince Fontaine & Girls It's Raining on Prom Night – Sandy & Isabella, Nina, Hannah J, & Tatiana Born to Hand Jive – Jonni Casino & Company Beauty School Dropout – Frenchy & theTeen Angels, Soda Fountain Girls Sandy – Danny Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen – Sonny & Ava, Olivia, Hannah D, Nia, Tyler, Joseph & Riley There Are Worse Things I Could Do – Rizzo Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise) – Sandy You're The One That I Want – Sandy, Danny & Company We Go Together (Reprise) – Company Dylan Hamburger (Light Crew) moved to Hastings on Hudson 7 years ago with his parents and little brother Miles. He began working on the technical crew in the 5th grade and quickly became most interested in running the light board. He has enjoyed working closely with high school mentor, Ben Torda, and is looking forward to continuing to run the light board in high school and to becoming a mentor himself. Dylan also enjoys playing bass guitar, reading and hanging out with his awesome friends!

Quinn Hogan (Patty) is in 8th grade and is thrilled to be a part of this talented Grease cast as the annoyingly pert cheerleader, Patty Simcox. Quinn previously performed in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Millie), Annie (Lily St. Regis), Curtains (Chorine) and in last year’s One Act Plays at FMS. Quinn loves singing with the Selectones, dancing, playing soccer and lacrosse. No cheerleading.

Gweneth Humphries (Pink Lady, Teen Angel) is in 7th grade and has loved being in Grease with her friends and directors, Laurie and Sabrina. When she is not performing, Gwen dances ballet, plays soccer and serves Penny Lick ice cream at the farmer's market. She dedicates her performance to Mr. Kerness.

Hannah Jones (Soda Fountain Girl) is thrilled to return to the FMS stage in Grease. Last year she was a Storyteller in Once on this Island, and she played Taffy in the 5th grade musical, How the First Letter Was Written. Prior to FMS, she played Josie Pie in Anne of Green Gables in NYC. Hannah sings in the chorus and is a member of Selectones. Thanks to Laurie and the whole crew for this great show. She dedicates this performance to the memory of Mr. K.

Max Erez (Roger) has been performing since he was a little boy. His first major performance, when he was in 1st grade, he STUDENT PRODUCTION TEAM played an Oompa Loompa. Since then he has performed in many shows including Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat and recently he played the role of Augustus Gloop in Willy STAGE MANAGEMENT CREW JEM COSTELLO – S.M. Wonka. ARIEL MOSS BACKSTAGE CREW JOEL GARDNER Sabrina Fein (Cha-Cha, Pink Lady) is a 7th grader. She has been MARYKATE KENEHAN in three school productions before this one and is very excited SAMUEL RABINOWITZ to be a part of Grease. She thanks her family and friends for NATE SMITH supporting her throughout this show. JONATHAN SOLOMON PROPS CATIE STANDIFORD Charlie Freireich (Danny) is in the 8th grade. He’s had a great OLIVER CAMPBELL time being a part of Grease. The cast and crew have been ESME READ great to work with. Charlie has also had experience in the past COSTUMES SUSANNAH PITTMAN school production of Annie. When he is not performing, LIGHT CREW BEN WAN Charlie enjoys playing frisbee and lacrosse. ASST LIGHT DESIGN DYLAN HAMBURGER, BOARD OP DECLAN SAVA, SPOT OP Joel Gardner (Stage Crew) is in 8th grade. This is his fourth EMILY GEFELL, SPOT OP SOUND CREW LIAM KAUFMAN, ASST MIXER year doing tech crew. He enjoys reading and playing the HANNAH SCOTCH, DECK piano. He runs track and hopes to continue being in tech crew ISABELLE JOHNSON, DECK into high school. HS MENTORS GRETCHEN BOGAN ADAM GARDNER Adam Gardner (HS Mentor) has worked on tech for five school MADDIE KUSHNER productions but this is his first year mentoring. He would like DAISY MITCHELL to thank the whole cast and crew for being so great. However, MIRANDA MITCHELL he would also like to thank Amelia for being the best person CLAY TERCEK ever. BEN TORDA

Molly Gouran (Pink Lady, Teen Angel) is a 7th grade student at Farragut Middle School. She loves to act and sing. She had so much fun performing in Grease and is so excited for everyone to see it! She has been in many shows including Hercules, Once on this Island, and The Little Mermaid.

Ava Anuszkiewicz (Soda Fountain Girl) has enjoyed theater Alessandro Denovellis (Eugene) is a 7th grader at Farragut Middle since she was in 2nd grade when she was the lead in Oliver. School in Hastings and is not new to the stage. Alessandro began Through the years she has enjoyed performing in A Christmas acting at the age of 9 with Random Farms and performed at the Pageant (the Narrator), Annie, High School Musical, and most Tarrytown Music Hall production of Willy Wonka. Alessandro was recently with Random Farms summer stage, Bye Bye Birdie (the also a lead in the last two FMS play productions and loves being part Reporter). This is her first school play and she has enjoyed of the theater. Outside of acting, Alessandro is a competitive participating in the Ensemble. swimmer and placed 9th overall in the Westchester County Championships this summer. He loves music, traveling, friends and Sabrina Berfas (Assistant Choreographer) is a recent college generally having a good time. graduate of the State University of New York at New Paltz. She previously participated in Laurie Walton's Riverdale program, Hannah Dorn (Soda Fountain Girl) has loved being a part of Grease. Riverdale Rising Stars, throughout middle school and high She loves all the fun dances and has enjoyed working with the cast school. She is so happy she had the opportunity to assist Laurie and crew to do this show. Hannah is in 8th grade and has been doing and work with these very talented kids and would like to thank FMS shows since 5th grade and, has also done theatre camps outside Laurie and the kids for all their hard work. of school. When not acting or at play rehearsal, Hannah enjoys baking, cooking, singing, playing piano, playing tennis and spending Conor Buechner (Vince Fontaine) is in 7th grade and this is his time with her family. Hannah hopes to do more plays in high school first play! When he is not rehearsing, he likes to play video next year, and has loved being part of the production this year. games, rugby, tennis and he is on a swim team. Play practice has been very fun, and he looks forward to doing the play next Tatiana Dorn (Soda Fountain Girl) loves to act and sing, and has year. really enjoyed being a part of Grease. She loves all of the dances and is really excited to continue acting and be a part of the high school Clara Charles (Jan) is so excited to be doing this production of play next year. When not acting, Tatiana loves to draw, bake, sing Grease with Laurie and Bob. She loves working with everyone. and hang out with her friends. She has been acting in shows since 3rd Clara is in the 8th grade and has been performing since she was grade, and has loved every one of them! Tatiana has a twin sister, 4. This play will be her 22nd play. Clara loves being Jan and Hannah, who is also acting in Grease, and a younger brother, Aidan, being a part of the Pink Ladies. Being in this production has who goes to Hillside. She would like to thank Laurie, Wendy, Mr. allowed her to make so many new friends in the 7th grade. It's Marciano, and the cast for making this show amazing. been a great experience. Clara will continue doing shows and hopes that she will get to perform with this cast again. She Nia Dougherty (Soda Fountain Girl) is in 7th grade and she thought thanks her family, friends and her bunny, Sampson, for their Grease was a great experience. Nia has been in Aristocats, love and support throughout the play. Charlotte’s Web, How the First Letter was Written, and she was in tech last year for Once on this Island. Out of the play, she plays the saxophone.