One of his fellow Greasers and the meanest and most experienced of the gang is Wimberley’s Jason Foreman in the role of Dallas.  An ex con who still has some humanity left despite a deep rage, Dallas is the leader of the Greasers.

Professional actors Bob Elliott and Carla Daws, along with Marvin Carson are also from Wimberley and play the few adult roles in the play.   Other Wimberley actors are 17 year old Isabelle Hodge, a multi award winner for her student films and also an actor, singer and dancer.  She plays Marcia, one of the “Soshes,” and a girlfriend of Randy, a popular jock who regularly torments the Greasers.  Ian Crain 14, plays Randy who looks to his leader, fellow jock, Bob played by 18 year old Josh Gillis of Austin.  A Greaser girlfriend, Sandy is played by Sydney Merriwether 19, also from Austin with numerous theatre and dance credits.

Performers from San Marcos and New Braunfels include Tyler Laue, 16 who plays the very challenging role of Johnny, a Greaser whose father beats him regularly at home while he fends off the “Soches”  on the street.  Sam Heaton, 21 a promising operatic bass vocalist is Darry, Ponyboy’s oldest brother who has his life turned upside down when their parents die and it is up to him to hold the family of three brothers together.   Ron Steel and Terry Irwin, MD play the intense doctor and nurse.

From Lockhart is Zachary Moreland, 13 as Two Bit who provides comic relief but is a fierce fighter for the Greasers.  From Dripping Springs are two talented performers. Fourteen year old Cassie Martin is Cherry Valance who is torn between both the Soshes and her boyfriend Bob and the Greasers’ Dallas and Ponyboy.  Cassie already has a lengthy resume’ of leading roles.  Aaron Van Nostrand18 as Sodapop, the middle brother in the Curtis household is a strong music theatre performer and actor with credits in Austin and Dripping Springs.  Chris Martinwill be playing the police officer.

Pictured in the poster photo: Zachary Moreland, Sam Heaton, Cassie Martin, Jason Foreman (standing), Tyler Laue, Dylan Blunk, Ian Crain (inside truck), & Josh Gillis. PHOTO CREDIT TO: DAVID KYTE

Young actors playing the children in a burning church include Molly Massey 8 and Carleigh Lewis, 9 from Wimberley, Ryan and Nicholas Odom from Kyle, Truett Martin from Lockhart,  Ashton 9 and Alyceia 13 Evans from Seguin and Camerin and Addison Salazar of San Marcos. Some of the crew are also very young.  Bethany Abney 14 of San Marcos will be running the spotlights and Summer Myles, 14 of Wimberley will create the stage makeup for bruises, soot stained faces and manage the props.