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West Side Story: School Edition by Shalom Christian Academy
in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, US

What To Know About This Production

West Side Story is a modern musical representation of the classic story "Romeo and Juliet". The Sharks and the Jets are rival gangs fighting for the same territory. Tensions rise as a Shark girl named Maria and a Jet named Tony fall for each other, but there's a problem - they can never be allowed to be together.

Performance Dates

  • Mar 7 Thursday 6:30 PM
  • Mar 8 Friday 6:30 PM
  • Mar 9 Saturday 1:00 PM
  • Mar 9 Saturday 6:30 PM

Auditions For West Side Story: School Edition

Auditions are Past

Cast List For West Side Story: School Edition

Available Roles

  • Tony - Jet: Handsome, sandy-haired (Polish), older teen-ager, who has outgrown the Jets; tenor.
  • Riff - Jet; Glowing, driving, intelligent, slightly wacky leader of the Jets; tenor.
  • Diesel - Jet: Lieutenant to Riff, big, slow, steady; baritone.
  • Baby John - Jet: Youngest member of the Jets, awed at everything, even being a Jet; tries to act like a big man, but is vulnerable; baritone.
  • A-Rab - Jet: Small of stature, enjoys everything, takes nothing seriously, unaware, can be explosive; baritone.
  • Action - Jet: Most aggressive member of the Jets, a cat-like ball of fury; baritone.
  • Big Deal - a bespectacled, self-styled expert on everything
  • Snowboy - Jet: Bespectacled, self-styled expert; baritone
  • Anybody's - Jet girl: Scrawny teen-aged girl, pathetically dressed to imitate the Jets, and wants desperately to be taken seriously by them.
  • Velma - Jet girl: Riff’s girlfriend, young, slithery, sexy, lost in a world of jive.
  • Graziella - Jet girl: Girlfriend of Diesel, impressed with herself.
  • Bernardo - Shark: Handsome, proud, fluid leader of the Sharks, with a sardonic chip on his shoulder; baritone.
  • Chino - Shark: Shy, gentle, sweet-faced young boy, the intended husband of Maria; baritone.
  • Pepe - Shark: Lieutenant to Bernardo, typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone.
  • Indio - Shark: Typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone.
  • Luis - Shark: Typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone.
  • Juano - Shark: Typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone.
  • Toro - Shark: Typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone.
  • Maria - Shark Girl: Lovely young and obedient immigrant Puerto Rican girl, excited and enthusiastic about her new life in America, but with stubborn inner strength that allows her to evolve into a strong woman; soprano.
  • Anita - Shark Girl: Older (20’s) and wiser in the ways of the world, flashy, sharp-tongued, and with a knowing sexuality; alto/mezzo-soprano..
  • Consuelo - Shark Girl: Tough, young Puerto Rican girl with bleach blond hair and lots of baubles; mezzo-soprano.
  • Rosalia - Shark Girl: Young Puerto Rican girl, more demure, not too bright; mezzo-soprano.
  • Francisca - Shark Girl: Young and quirky
  • Doc - Middle-aged drug store owner, tired and worn out.
  • Lieutenant Schrank - Plainclothes policeman used to being in charge, superficially pleasant to cover his venom, fear, and bigotry.
  • Officer Krumpke - A not-too-bright street cop.
  • Glad Hand - Nerdy, overly cheerful and ill-equipped social director at the local gym dance.
  • Jet Girl/Ensemble - will be participate in the dancing and group singing scenes that will be designated
  • Shark Girl/Ensemble - will be participate in the dancing and group singing scenes that will be designated
  • Jet/Ensemble - will be participate in the dancing and group singing scenes that will be designated
  • Shark/Ensemble - will be participate in the dancing and group singing scenes that will be designated
  • Somewhere Soloist - Sing Somewhere - no dancing
  • Ensemble - will be participate in the dancing and group singing scenes that will be designated

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