The CIS community enjoyed a flawless performance of Grease, the musical, by a cast of 25 amazing and dedicated Secondary students from grades 9 to 12 last November.

Sandy, played by Noa, enchanted the audience with her beautiful voice and stage presence. Courageous actor (and new CIS student), Cassian, channelled John Travolta’s acting and dancing from the classic movie with his performance as central character Danny. All actors did an excellent job bringing the all-time popular Grease musical to life in the David Foster Theatre. Madeline (Rizzo), Sofia (Marty), Haizea (Jan), Luke (Kenickie), Varun (Roger), Angus (Sonny), Filippa (Cha-Cha), Rushabh (Doody) and Elodie (Frenchy) took us on a journey into the world of American teenagers in the late 1970’s.

Beyond the acting and singing, the production was successful largely due to student-driven teamwork. Students were active in every stage of the production from planning to directing, producing, stage set-up and costume design. Musical director Sandra Stipic, MYP/DP music teacher, said that initially, the biggest challenge was to coordinate all the parts to come together flawlessly whilst guiding students to bring their energy and focus into the production. She soon realised though that this challenge became a success story - as students embraced their commitment to the production, and their acting went far beyond expectations.

Congratulations to the Grease team on an excellent production! Keep on singing, dancing, and acting!