Thank you for your interest in our spring production of Grease! Per district COVID guidelines, we were limited in the number of actors we could call back. If you don’t see your name on the list, please check the website again either late Monday night or early Tuesday morning as there is still a chance you will be on the final cast list.

The following students should plan to be in the theatre by 3pm on Monday, unless a virtual callback was indicated. We saw what we needed dance-wise from the initial auditions, so come prepare to sing and act. Please check your emails ASAP for important audition details.

Adam Garrity
Alexa Sandberg
Allison Benjamin
Anna Avent
Aubrie Owen
Benjamin Sayers
Carter Bannwarth
Chandler Schmitz
Connor Hestwood
Erik Haering
Erik Rasmussen
Ethan Kalafatich
Haleigh Smith
Henry North
Jason Chang
Kianna Yasis
Lauren Nelson
Luke Pfluger
Maren VanDeest
Marie Finch-Koinuma
Natalie Engh
Olivia Voerster
Reed Williams
Sydney Baxter
Sydney Bramel
Victoria Pommalath

For those of you that were unable to join us for the Musical information meeting, you can watch a recording below:

Musical Information Meeting Recording

If you would like to review the presentation, you can find that here:

Musical Information Meeting Presentation

Auditions for our spring musical, Grease, are quickly approaching. All preliminary auditions will be conducted virtually and asynchronously. In the form, students will be asked to provide and prepare the following: Student and parent contact information List of potential scheduling conflicts Agreement and compliance with both equity and health & safety standards Videos of audition performance For the audition, students will: prepare a short acting side (either Eugene or Frenchy monologue – linked HERE) sing 60 seconds of a song of their choosing (in the style of the show) or the selected cutting of “We Go Together” (sheet music and rehearsal/performance audio tracks linked HERE) perform the prescribed dance choreography (linked HERE) All preliminary auditions must be submitted by Saturday, March 20th at 5pm. After that deadline, the submission window will close, so the production team can review auditions and begin preparing for callbacks. The callback list and details will be posted on the Loft Stage website by Sunday evening. Students will use the following Google form to submit their audition: Audition Form * The audition form will not work using your school account. Please use this form only if you DO NOT have an alternate Google account: Alternate Audition Form. Callbacks will be held in-person on Monday, March 22nd. A virtual option will be made available for students who indicate that preference on their audition form. Due to COVID restrictions, we can only callback a small group of students, so if your name isn’t on the callback list, there is a definite chance you will still make the cast list. The final cast list will be posted the evening of callbacks.

Hello All,

Thank you SO MUCH for auditioning. We where able to cast based on auditions so we have no need for callbacks and will begin rehearsal tomorrow.  If you were not cast please do not be discouraged. Please keep auditioning. If you have any questions about your audition please email Leah at leah.jensen@theloftstage.org

Grace	Olivia Voerster
Roeder	Carter Bannwarth
Harriet / Mrs. Macneil / Customer / Widow / Mrs. Fryer	Lauren Nelson
Kathryn / Shopgirl	Maren VanDeest
Irene / Mrs. Roeder / Sob Sister	Zoe Sellner-Keer
Wiley / Clerk / Photographer	Victoria Pommalath
Lee / Flinn / Lovesick Cowboy	Jason Chang
Tom / Reporter / Knef	Connor Hestwood
Von Sochocky / Store Owner / Markley	Erik Haering
Lehman / Berry / Male Shopper / Venecine Salesman	Erik Rasmussen

About the Show

Radium Girls is based on real life events surrounding the fight for justice for workers at the United States Radium Corporation. Many of these workers became sick and later died because of their work at these factories. The play delves into the public and personal struggles of the “dial painters” and the company heads as they fight over what is the cause of these deaths.

About Auditions

We are asking folks to submit a video for their audition. This video should be a recording of you reading one of the monologues provided in the sides or a monologue of your own choosing. Please also slate* in your video. Feel free to experiment with voices, expressions and gestures in your reading. You will be able to submit your video in the audition form.

Callbacks will happen the following day over google hangouts from 3:30- 6:30 (unless we need more time). You will log in during the time you are called (will be listed on the call back post) and read some sides. If you are not called back do not loose hope! You may still be cast.

If you have any questions please email either Leah or Jimmy.

* For those who don’t know a slate is an introduction before your audition. For instance a slate might sound like: Hi my name is (Insert Name here) and I will be reading monologue #2.

Audition Sides
Audition Form *
Audition Info Presentation

* The audition form will not work using your school account. Please use this form only if you DO NOT have an alternate Google account: Alternate Audition Form.

About Tech

Due to the format of the performances, the available opportunities for techs to participate is unfortunately limited. We are looking for people who would be interested in working on sound (effects and mixing), video (editing), and costumes (design).

Those people who are interested should email Jimmy (jstocco1@sowashco.org) to express their interest in participating.

About Performances

We will be recording and streaming this performance sometime in late January or early February. Details of when and how are still being worked out.