‘Shrek: The Musical’ brings swamp to Slippery Rock high school stage
“Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek …” And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there’s one on hand … and his name is Shrek.
Slippery Rock Area High School will present “Shrek: The Musical,” March 31 and April 1 to 6, with performances at 7 p.m., except for Sunday, April 6, when it is at 2 p.m.
Tickets are available online at slipperyrock.k12.pa.us. Some performances are already sold out.
Anderson Franco, Shrek; Gianna Aglio, Fiona; Stefon Austin, Donkey; Jon Barkley, Lord Farquaad, Happy/Angry mob; Viola Griffith, Dragon, Happy/Angry mob; Logan Mellor, Pinocchio, King Harold; Grant Kingston, Gingy, Baker, Duloc Greeter, Guard, Bishop, puppet voice artist; Emma Green, Mama Ogre, Sugar Plum Fairy, Dulocian, 3 Blind Mice; Kaimana Colvin, Papa Ogre, Peter Pan, Guard, Knight; Hannah Nye, Queen Lillian, Fairy Godmother, Dulocian, Rat; Kara Shidemantle, Teen Fiona, Little Miss Muffet, Bluebird, Rat, 3 Blind Mice; Vincent Sinkevich, Big Bad Wolf, Guard; Faith McClaine, Ugly Duckling, Dulocian; Ellie Jedrzejewski, Humpty Dumpty, Dulocian, Rat, 3 Blind Mice; Maklen Hoadley, Papa Bear, Guard, Knight, puppet voice artist; Julie Hoehn, Mama Bear, Dulocian; Charlotte Kingston, Baby Bear, Dulocian; Wyatt Milligan, Pig #1, Thelonius, Pied Piper; Lilly Hillwig, Pig #2, Sunflower; Jenson Dudash, Pig #3, Guard; Elena Desuta, Wicked Witch, Dulocian; Kendra Basel, Elf, Dulocian; Alayna Schake, Mad Hatter, Dulocian; Libby White, Tweedledee, Sunflower; Lilli Kline, Young Fiona, Tweedledum; Finn Savage, Bo Peep's Sheep, Sunflower; Sofia Steiner, Jack of the Beanstalk, Sunflower; Makenzie Beck, Tinkerbell, Sunflower; Lillian Nye, Old Mother Hubbard, Sunflower; Emma Burr, Little Red Riding Hood, Sunflower; Apollo DiFrischia, Young Shrek, Papa Dwarf; Eilee Belle DiFrischia, White Rabbit, Dulocian, Dragon dancer, Rat; Elise DiFrischia, Dulocian, Dragon dancer, Rat, Guard; Emily Frazier, Dulocian, Dragon dancer, Rat; Noelle Hemphill, Dulocian, Dragon dancer, Rat; Lucas Kuhn, Captain of the Guard, Dulocian, Knight, Happy/Angry mob; Roan Stauffer, Guard, Dulocian, Knight, Happy/Angry mob
Anya Adams, Ayden Blose, Randy Burr, Isabelle DeMarco, Adrian Gapen, Caradee Hooks, Mykenna Knox, Vé da Nilson, Caroline Snyder, Helen Whitman
Deanna Sparrow, director and choreography; Denton Zeronas, producer; Alexandra Franco-Tuten, artistic director and producing liaison; Christina Savannah, choreographer; Sarah DiFrischia, choreographer; Danell Shidemantle, vocal director; David Mruk, rehearsal accompanist and performance pianist; Rob Shidemantle, technical director; Les Fine, pit orchestra conductor; Eilee Belle DiFrischia, Elise DiFrischia and Emily Frazier, student choreographers; Mykenna Knox, production stage manager; Caroline Snyder, student technical director; Brienna Simons, Slippery Rock High School athletic director
