CASTING FOR WEST SIDE STORY

From director Scott Girmscheid:

Thank you to everyone who auditioned.  I am very excited to get started on this journey with all of you.  Except as noted on the cast list below, some of the individual Shark/Jet Boys & Girls names will be decided when we stage the dance at the Gym sequence.  We are working on getting some additional guys to fill in the Shark/Jet gangs… Hopefully in the next week or so.  So if anyone knows some men that might be interested in being in the Shark or Jet Gang, invite them to come to 1st rehearsal on Tuesday !

First Rehearsal is Tuesday, May 26th @ 6pm in the theater. Have a great Holiday weekend!

 The Adults:
Officer Krupke: Jack Lynch
Detective Schrank: Paul Pfannenstiel
Doc: Kristopher Washington
Gladhand (emcee at the dance): Ash Mulholland

 The Sharks:
Maria: Melody Marks
Anita: Belle Marks
Bernardo: Ayden Sandoval
Chino: Amaury Coronado
Jose Cruz II,  Kianiz Torres, Sarah Yudkovitch, Deana Velazquez, Cailey Moran, Alyssa Schmit, Abby Westley, + 4 additional guys TBA.

 The Jets:
Tony: Drew Running
Riff: Owen Hoose
Anybodys: Vee Tooke
Harrison Stauffacher, Maple Maye, Heather Blachowski (Graziella), Ava Scott, Alanna Sawall (Somewhere soloist), Lila Isbell, Lindsay Przytarski, Heather Carroll, +3-4 additional guys TBA.

As the holiday season wraps us in its glow, we want to take a moment to thank you—our incredible community—for your support, your spirit, and your love of the arts.

Whether you joined us on stage, behind the scenes, or in the audience this year, you’ve helped keep live theater thriving in West Allis and West Milwaukee. Your laughter, applause, and enthusiasm are the heartbeat of everything we do.

🎁 From all of us at The West Allis Players, we wish you a safe, joyful, and peaceful Christmas. May your days be filled with warmth, wonder, and a little theatrical magic.

We can’t wait to see you in the new year as we kick off auditions for Prescription: Murder in February and bring the start of Columbo to life on our stage.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!
—Your friends at The West Allis Players

Now that the curtain has fallen on autumn (and our fall show The Stranger) and we gather around tables filled with gratitude, we at The West Allis Players want to take a moment to thank you—our audience, volunteers, cast, crew, and supporters.

Community theater thrives because of the passion and generosity of people like you. Every laugh, every tear, every standing ovation reminds us why we do what we do. This Thanksgiving, we’re especially grateful for the friendships formed onstage and off, and for the joy of sharing stories that bring us together.

From our theater family to yours, may your holiday be filled with warmth, laughter, and plenty of pumpkin pie.

Happy Thanksgiving!

— The West Allis Players Board

The West Allis Players wants to wish you and your family a very happy and safe 4th of July weekend.

Be sure to join us in just two weeks, when we open A Broadway Journey 2 bringing our performers favorite Broadway musical hits to our stage. Show runs July 18, 19, and 20 only, so be sure to get your tickets HERE!