Providence Catholic High School Theatre Club presents Grease

(New Lenox) Providence Catholic High School Theatre Club performed Grease earlier this month at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Theater in Joliet.  Grease is based on the book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey and presented through special arrangement with Samual French.  The musical is directed by Mrs. Michele Hibbott-Urda; Mrs. Ann Waldron, Music Director; Mrs. Rosario Knezz, Choregrapher; Mr. Eric Moniger, Technical Director and Mrs. Sandra Krejci, Production Manager. 

It’s the summer of 1959 in sunny California, when rebel Danny Zuko and Australian good girl Sandy Dumbrowski fall in love at the beach.  When summer ends, they say their goodbyes and think they’ll never see each other again, but plans change when Sandy’s parents decide to stay in California.  School resumes and to their surprise, both Danny and Sandy are attending Rydell High.  Danny, the leader of the T-Birds, a group of black leather-jacket greasers treats Sandy differently in front of his pals.  The Pink Ladies, a group of pink-wearing gals led by Rizzo, befriend Sandy and try to make her more like Danny so they can be together.

The cast included:  Hannah Gleason of Plainfield (Sandy), Abby Fritts of New Lenox (Rizzo), Elizabeth Phillips of Shorewood (Jan), Abby Morris of Plainfield (Marty), Katie Scott of Homer Glen (Frenchy), Caleigh Branigan of Frankfort (Patty), Abby Persicketti of Manhattan (Miss Lynch), Erin Campbell of Mokena (Blanche), Erin Moya of  Plainfield  (Cha-Cha), Gabriella Berman of Shorewood (female soloist “It’s Raining on Prom Night”), Caitlyn Quinlan of New Lenox (movie actress), Ryan Jones of Homer Glen (Danny), Kevin Phillips of Shorewood (Kenickie), Patrick Connelly of Tinley Park (Doody), Jonah Deffenbaugh of Plainfield (Roger), Gabe Costello of Monee (Sonny), Brian Daniher of Mokena (Eugene), John Narcissi of Mokena (Johnny Casino), Justin Anderson of Homer Glen (Vince Fontaine) and Eric Connelly of Tinley Park (Teen Angel). 

The Ensemble included:  Elena Alvarez of Plainfield, Grace Baffoe of Orland Park, Johanna Bastas of Mokena, Sophie Bonacorda of Plainfield, Iliana Caso of Tinley Park, Carrie Cicirale of Lockport (Dance Captain), Katie Deters of Joliet, Alyssa Flanagan of Homer Glen, Gen Gerrity of Homer Glen, Rachel Gorski of Shorewood (Dance Captain), Gianna Gronowski of Lemont, Georgia Hiotis of Orland Park, Clare Huguelet of Mokena, Julia Koziol of Plainfield, Sarah Kuhlmann  Mokena, Sarah Lennon of Orland Park, Gillian Madia of Joliet, Maegan Magante of Homer Glen, Molly McManus  of Lockport, Kaitlyn McPartlan of New Lenox, Katie Monahan of New Lenox, Collette O’Connell of Mokena, Taylor Pfeiffer  of Tinley Park, Carly Prekwas of Mokena, Megan Reyes of New Lenox, Jess Skole of Joliet, Colleen Sloyan of Orland Park, Sally Smith of Minooka, Lizzy Stone of Joliet, Emma Sulski of Orland Park, Lauren Thompson of Joliet and Cailee Tylin of New Lenox. 

Musical performances by:  Paul Kocsis of Orland Park (percussion), Megan Gergets of Tinley Park (saxophone), Miguel Salazar of Joliet (saxophone) and Danny MacLean of Lemont (guitar). 

Crew Included:  Erin Martin of Minooka (Stage Manager), Broegan Garr of Orland Park (Assistant Stage Manager), Heather Baker of Orland Park, Gina Cammarata of Frankfort, Matt Columbus of Joliet, Eric Dobry of Minooka, Ian Harder of Channahon, Madi Jager of Mokena, Chris Koziol of Plainfield, Mary Kate Kozak of New Lenox, Colleen Martin of Minooka, Kathleen Melei of Lockport, Santiago McCain of Rockdale, Alainna Plut of Shorewood, Dan Salazar of Joliet, Ashley Stajura of Lockport, Andy Stone of Joliet, Alex Taylor of Joliet, Elisia Venegas of Crest Hill, Brittany Waldron of Plainfield, Gabe Wolcott of Joliet and Tanner Zielinski of Shorewood. 

 Providence is a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory Augustinian high school in New Lenox, IL.  A dedicated and caring faculty and staff integrate the core Augustinian values of truth, unity and love into all dimensions of student life.  A demanding curriculum, inclusive service programs, competitive athletics and comprehensive extracurricular offerings challenge students in a safe and nurturing environment.  Our most recent graduates earned scholarships valued at nearly $25 million dollars.  These seniors performed in excess of 16,000 hours of community service during their high school careers.  In addition, Providence Catholic has 26 state championship titles; the most among private high schools in the state of Illinois.  For more information about PCHS, please visit www.providencecatholic.org.