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Outsiders cast: Full line-up of contestants Outsiders start dateĬONFIRMED: Outsiders will premiere on UKTV channel Dave at 10pm on Wednesday 29th September 2021, with new episodes airing weekly until the finale on Wednesday 3rd November. Read on for everything you need to know about David Mitchell's Outsiders on Dave, including release date and full cast line-up, ahead of the show's premiere. Ticket sales will be on a donation basis only, and proceeds will go to the play’s sponsor, the Mercer Island School District Drama Boosters.Several of the Outsiders cast have previously been put through their paces by Greg Davies and Alex Horne, including three Taskmaster champions – but it remains to be seen whether that will give them the upper hand. “It’s been really cool being able to take that first excitement and joy and thoughts that I got from that poem and that scene when I was younger and be able to put them into the theater in an actual show,” Mechem-Miller said. Mechem-Miller also relates to Ponyboy’s character and is moved by the emotional church scene when Ponyboy and Johnny discuss Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” Like many of the actors, Mechem-Miller read “The Outsiders” in seventh grade, and the book still resonates with them to this day. “I really like digging into Ponyboy just because he’s very observant and that’s kind of something I try to be more like, and understand how things connect in the world,” he said.
While rehearsing at home, Vorkoper’s sister ran lines with him a couple of times to help him now, but perhaps also to prepare for her own drama experience later in high school. The main character of Ponyboy will be in the hands of junior Lucas Vorkoper (Greasers) and sophomore Milo Mechem-Miller (Socs). And then when I found out we were setting it in 2020, that just added so many layers that we could all play with as a cast.”īrunelle said that although it’s been challenging to do their job in a new way, she’s glad to have the entire team working hard together on this play. The rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, only heats up when one gang member kills a member of the other. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze. “And I knew that if I were to be playing Johnny, I would be playing Johnny as a female, which is not how Johnny was originally written. The Outsiders: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. “And right away, I said, ‘Ooh, I would really like to play Johnny, because I think that’s really interesting,’” she said. While reading “The Outsiders” for the first time recently, senior London Brunelle was drawn to the character of Johnny, who she’ll play in the Socs cast. I’m not really used to doing this type of stuff at my desk or in my living room,” he said. “I think the whole thing has just been kind of surreal, ‘cause I’m in my home environment. “From what I’ve seen from the scenes that we have filmed so far, there’s a lot of good work that’s happening and all the emotions are really coming through.”Īnother senior Jamisen Dowdy, who plays Dallas in the Greasers cast, is feeling good about his performance and is excited to get the play underway. They are delinquents, fighting to gain what they want, though.
“We’ve all been doing a lot of character work and a lot of work to make this show as good as possible, even though it’s not gonna be in person and we’re not gonna have a lot of blocking and movements that we would usually have,” she said. The story revolves around three sworn brothers namely Yu Hao, Shan Zi, and Yang Xiong Qi. It feels different, but it’s nice to see it all coming to fruition, she added. Kendall Baebler, a senior who plays Dallas in the Socs cast, said it’s been an interesting process in bringing “The Outsiders” to life.