Kilcullen students stage stunning 'Grease'
Zoe Moran as Sandy and Sean Plunkett as Danny show their moves on the dance floor
A STUNNING performance of won the Cross and Passion College Kilcullen TY student members of cast and crew standing ovations over three sellout nights in the school's Assembly Hall.
The evergreen musical of teenage love and angst set in an American high school in 1952 was interpreted brilliantly by an extraordinarily talented bunch of young people.
Enthusiasm, verve, grace, pathos, passion, singing and dance talent and sheer great fun were the order of the stage from some 120 students out on the boards.
Many others provided the unseen but essential backstage support, the front of house management, and the set design and construction, marketing and other many functions of artistic production were shared between students and CPC staff members.
The whole show passed in a seamless and colourful entertainment worthy of a professional production anywhere.
Next year marks the 30th anniversary of CPC's involvement in Transition Year and through decades the lead characters of Danny and Sandy, along with their Rydell High classmates, have told their enduring story in Cross and Passion many times.
Whatever the TY musical choice in any year, it is a highlight not just for those involved but for audiences fortunate enough to get tickets.
This year was no exception and kudos to all concerned.
Lead parts were played by Sean Plunkett and Zoe Moran, in the company of T-Birds Fionn O'Brien, Tom Hanamy, Jack Sammon and Fionn Conroy, and Pink Ladies Tara McNally, Bethany Swaine, Roisin Munnelly and Tanesha Murape.
The whole cast of primary and ensemble dancers gave displays worthy of Dancing with the Stars pros.
The direction by Tanya Gallagher, choreography by Emmett O'Sullivan, musical direction by Susan Fox and Angie Lawrence were all assisted by students and the really excellent programme for the show was well supported by local business and community advertising.
