Grease Cast
Avery Smith (Sandy)Avery is Co-President of the Big Sky Drama Department, and is thrilled to perform in “Grease” as her last high school show. Avery has been featured in “Mamma Mia”, “The Night Witches” as Serafima, “The Drowsy Chaperone”, Businesswoman in “Tracks”, and “Radium Girls” as Grace Fryer. She is beyond excited to be a lead with her best friend, Klara, one last time. She cannot wait to share her love of acting and singing with all of you!
Klara Beyer (Rizzo)Klara is one of the presidents of our program this year, and is super excited to perform in "Grease" as her final high school show! Klara has been seein in "Mamma Mia", "A Little Murder Never Hurt Anyone", "Arsenic and Old Lace" as Elaine, and "The Drowsy Chaperone" as Kitty. She can't wait to perform one more show with her best friend Avery! She is so happy to be able to share her passion of acting and singing on the stage with you!
Maddie Verity (Marty)Maddie is the dance captain of Big Sky Drama Department, and is so thrilled to perform in Grease for her last high school musical! Maddie has been seen in “Beetlejuice” as Delia as well as “The Drowsy Chaperone” as the Chaperone. “Mamma Mia” as Donna and “A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody” as Plotnik and other productions. She can’t wait to enjoy the stage and perform some singing and acting one last time!
Finley Hiller-Claridge (Jan)Finley is thrilled to be joining the Big Sky theater department this year! Some of Finley's past onstage experiences include Ellie in “Freaky Friday Jr.”, Kathy in “Singing in the Rain Jr.”, Ensemble in “A Christmas Story”, and Ursula in “The Little Mermaid Jr.” Finley's passion for theater continues to grow as she does more and more shows, and she can’t wait to continue the joy of live theater in high school.
Emma Gardner (Frenchy)Emma has loved theatre her entire life and recently played a gangster... or... 'pastry chef' in "The Drowsy Chaperone." She is currently a sophomore and is also one of the outreach officers! She also loves her friends very much especially K-Dawg. She has loved seeing all her friends perform on stage and is very proud of them and can't wait for this amazing show!
Alysen Garwood (Patty)Alysen is very excited to be joining the production of "Grease" this spring! She has played as Mary in "The Christmas Play", Red Riding Hood in "Red Riding Hood", Jack in "Jack and The Beanstalk" and Council in "The Pied Piper" and I'm thrilled to be playing Patty Simcox! Bringing this character to life has been an amazing experience and I'm lucky to be surrounded by the most supportive cast and crew! This might be my first show with Big Sky but it most certainly will not be my last one!
Gannon Beniger (Danny)Gannon is so excited to be playing Danny Zuko in “Grease.” He was a techie for the last 3 years before taking on the role of Aldolpho in “The Drowsy Chaperone” last year and realizing how fun acting is. He’s a senior who plans on being a business major with emphasis on marketing.
Ari Manthie (Kenickie)Hello, I am a junior athlete and actor here at Big Sky. I play football and rugby in the fall and my favorite musicals are Wicked and Cabaret.
Zach Everett (Sonny)Zach is a junior this year and this is his first year on the stage. He has done sound the past two years and is excited to perform with his friends. Zach enjoys playing sports and other activities outdoors. He is involved in the big sky soccer team and speech and debate.
Koehan Swearingen (Doody)Hi my name is Koehan, I've been honored to take on the role of Doody my senior year in the upcoming musical GREASE! I've also participated in other musicals as a jealous film producer in (The Drowsy Chaperone),and a chipper friend named Eddie in (Mamma Mia)! I love how inclusive and bright minded everyone in the theater department is and I love participating in it!
Andrew Ruzanski (Roger)
Aaron Miller (Eugene)Aaron is the house manager of the theatre department. Aaron didn’t get interested in theatre until his freshman year when his brother, Alex, and sibling, Rae, did it before him at Hellgate High School. His first show wasn’t until the end of his sophomore year. Since then, he’s gotten as much experience as he could at school, Missoula Children’s Theatre, and ShowTyme Academy. You may recognize him as ensemble in “Mamma Mia”, “Addams Family: Youth Edition” at MCT, “The Drowsy Chaperone” and “Spongebob the Musical: Youth Edition”. You may also know him as Dr. Einstein from “Arsenic and Old Lace.” As an autistic individual and proud of it, Aaron is beyond thrilled to be performing what he calls his “magnum opus” as Arthur Roeder for his second and final straight play at Big Sky!
Samson Goldberg (Miss Lynch, Ensemble, u/s Sonny)
Sam Haley (Vince Fontaine/ Teen Angel)
Carter Pham (Johnny Casino, Ensemble)
Summer McDonald (Cha-Cha, Ensemble)
Ruby Darrow (Ensemble, u/s Frenchy)Ruby is excited to join the Big Sky Theatre Department for her freshmen year! She has been in a few onstage plays including “Alice in Wonderland” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” as Snow White. She also played Serena and Red Riding Hood in school plays and helped with theatre makeup for her middle school. She is excited to share her love for acting and singing while also helping around the theatre department!
Salem Reed (Ensemble, u/s Jan)Salem is the head of hair and makeup for Big Sky Drama Department and designed most of the looks you'll see in this production. She also has extensive history on stage! She was a dancer for many years, did MCT plays, and has been in both "Night Witches" and "The Drowsy Chaperone" here at Big Sky, as well as Cabaret! She hopes to make everyone feel as confident and beautiful as possible on stage, and help tell you this beautiful story with this amazing cast!
Zeppelin Bosclaire (Ensemble, u/s Kenickie)Zeppelin is thrilled to perform in "Radium Girls" this year. He has been in "The Drowsy Chaperone" as an enthusiastic ensemble member. He is a sophomore and hopes to perform many more shows for the department and community. Zeppelin also enjoys helping out the shows as much as he can, whether it's telling people to watch the upcoming shows, or helping out with serving at Cabaret, he loves theatre and everyone in it.
Finn Bierwag (Ensemble, u/s Danny)Finn is very excited to perform in his last theatre production at Big Sky, "Grease". Over the past few years, they were featured in Big Sky's shows as Donald Baxter in "A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody", Jonathan Brewster in "Arsenic and Old Lace," and Man in Chair in "The Drowsy Chaperone" and Tom Kreider in "Radium Girls." He also enjoys the technical side of theatre, and can be found partaking in set design and construction, costumes and more.
K-Dawg McBride (Hero Voice, Ensemble, u/s Doody)K-Dawg has always had a passion for theatre and the people in it and is thrilled to be a part of the wonderful experience of “Grease.” You may recall K-Dawg’s performance of Mr. Gibbs from “Arsenic & Old Lace”, Raisa in “The Night Witches”, Ensemble in “The Drowsy Chaperone”, Dr. Knef and Flinn in "Radium Girls", or maybe Old Man in "Tracks". (As seen being rehearsed for in his ever so professional picture.) K-Dawg has been so blessed to see the process of this show and to be a part of it.
Cora Goodsell (Ensemble, u/s Roger)Cora is an excited actor of ten years! She is very jolly to be in Big Sky’s drama program this year. You may remember her from award winning “The Night Witches” as Nina - which was brought to Thescon - and a wonderful musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” as an ensemble character. She had first expressed her love for theatre at the age of five, performing in MCT’s production - “Rapunzel” and “Sleeping Beauty.” She started getting larger roles in 7th grade playing The Rose in “Alice in Wonderland” and a secretary in another straight play her 8th grade year. She continues through her dream of pursuing theater into college and hopes to see you at our shows this year!
Bella Summerfield (Ensemble, u/s Marty)Bella is so excited to perform this amazing show of "Grease" for everyone to see! She can be remembered as Mr. Witherspoon from "Arsenic And Old Lace", Ensemble in both "The Night Witches" and "The Drowsy Chaperone", and as Raymond Berry from "Radium Girls". Currently this is Bella's 10th year doing theatre and her fifth big show with Big Sky's drama department! Bella is also the department's treasure this year. She absolutely loves theatre and can't wait to help bring this show to life!
Ashlynn Lewis (Ensemble)Ashlynn started being a regular member of the department during sophomore year, having been in the ensemble for both "Mamma Mia" and "The Drowsy Chaperone." Whenever she isn't acting or plotting her next playful insults towards her closest pals (who know she's just joking around wiht them), she's making small cartoons for the internet to enjoy. She also works for the Big Sky Sun Journal, the school's student newspaper.
Leah Zemliska (Ensemble)Hello, I’m Leah! I have been doing theater productions since my freshman year of high school, I have been ensemble for “The Drowsy Chaperone” as well as “Grease”, a featured dancer in “Cabaret” 2024, and help build the set for “Mama Mia”. Theater for me has felt like a safe space to truly be myself in, and I have made many amazing friends throughout the years! Enjoy the show!
London Gradnigo (Ensemble)
Tylynn Moncy (Ensemble)Tylynn Moncy, I have been a dancer since I was little and I have always had a huge passion for dance and theater!
Lee Moring (Ensemble)Bella Jones (Ensemble, u/s Rizzo)
Hadley Kientz (Ensemble, u/s Sandy)
Arlo McAdam (Ensemble)
Keira Pham (Ensemble)
Kendyl Morris (Ensemble)
Raillie Andrew (Ensemble)
Lexi Chase (Ensemble)
Phoebe Hunt (Ensemble)
Cora Evans (Ensemble)
Emily Keintz (Ensemble)
Alayne Neville (Ensemble)
Jaron Mentlow (Ensemble)