Grease, the 1971 musical sensation, now has special ties to Duxbury. On January 31, millions of viewers tuned into Fox to see DHS Class of 2015 Graduate Skyler Wright as the star Duxbury already knew she was in Grease Live.
Skyler was one of only twenty girls chosen by casting directors out of thousands of applicants. “Just that statistic alone makes me feel so honored to have been involved in such an incredible show,” she said.
Her role as a student featured her in the foreground of several scenes, and she considers her experience on set as amazing. “It was honestly like reliving my senior year of high school, but all of my classmates were celebrities, and we all had super cool outfits,” Skyler said. “It was hectic and exhausting but in all …show more content…
Now in LA, she has been taking classes and auditioning often in order to make these dreams a reality. Just before she was cast in Grease Live, Skyler graduated from an improv class at the Upright Citizens Brigade, an organization founded by SNL alum Amy Poehler in 1990.
Skyler first became interested in acting at age 10 when she was named the lead of her first musical simply by chance. In No One Will Marry A Princess With A Tree Growing Out of Their Head, she played the princess.
“Ever since then, I’ve been knee-deep in theatre. I was never the kid who thought they were going to be a pop star, but ever since I had that tiny felt tree pinned to my head, I’ve never wanted anything more than to spend my life on stage or in front of the camera,” she said.
In the Duxbury High School drama club, Skyler found herself among equals and forged some of her strongest friendships. She fondly remembers each play she was a part of, but acknowledges that the 2014 production of PROOF stands out. Referencing this, she said, “I had never been trusted so much to give my all in a performance. It really felt like I was holding another person in my hands, and it was my job to bring it to