BWW Stage Mag Shrek The Musical - Morris Theatre Guild Stage Mag
SHREK THE MUSICAL
 
 
Based on the Dreamworks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig
 
 
Book and Lyrics by
Music by
DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE
 
JEANINE TESORI
 
Originally produced on Broadway by
DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions
 
 
"Original Production Directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford"
 
"I'm a Believer" by Neil Diamond
 
"I'm a Believer" (Neil Diamond) (c) 1966 Stonebridge Music, Foray Music. 
All rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (SESAC), on behalf of Stonebridge Music,
and by Foray Music (SESAC).  All rights reserved.  Used by permission.
 
Shrek The Musical Theatre for Young Audiences Version premiered at The Coterie, Kansas City, MO; Jeff Church Producing Artistic Director, Anthony Edwards Music Director.
 
 
 
 
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited

Shrek The Musical Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

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Song List

Overture/Big Bright Beautiful World
Story of My Life
Don't Let Me Go
What's Up, Duloc?
I Know It's Today
Travel Song
This is How a Dream Comes True
Who I'd Be
Morning Person
I Think I Got You Beat
The Ballad Of Farquaad
Make A Move
When Words Fail
Morning Person (Reprise)
Build a Wall
Freak Flag
This is Our Story (Big Bright Beautiful World Reprise)

Creative Team

Sue Graham

Director

Teiah Schneider

Choreographer & Make-up Artist

Elizabeth Stevenson

Tap Choreographer

Kris Massey

Costume Designer

Kendel Rose

Stage Manager

Brian Pross

Lighting Design

Oli Oczkowski

Sound Engineer

Zina Schneider

Seamstress

Matthew Johnson

Business Manager

Wright Family Fanning Family Mark Schneider

Set Designers

Upcoming Shows

Morris Theatre Guild - And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank

Show Dates: 3/7/2025 - 3/16/2025

And Then They Came for Me is a unique theatrical experience: a multimedia play that combines videotaped interviews with Holocaust survivors Ed Silverberg and Eva Schloss with live actors recreating scenes from their lives during World War II. Ed was Anne Frank's first boyfriend, and she wrote about him in the beginning of her now-famous diary. Eva Schloss was the same age as Anne Frank and lived in the same apartment building in Amsterdam. Her family went into hiding the same day as the Frank family. And like the Frank family, they were betrayed. On Eva's 15th birthday, her family was arrested by the Nazis and sent to concentration camps. Eva and her mother survived, and after the war her mother married Otto Frank (Anne's father). Part oral history, part dramatic action, part direct address, part remembrance, the ensemble-driven And Then They Came for Me breaks new ground and has been acclaimed by audiences and critics in world-wide productions. This production is like a historic newsreel brought to life on the stage.

 

 

Morris Theatre Guild - The Drowning Girls

Show Dates: 5/9/2025 - 5/18/2025

The Drowning Girls, a ghost story about three British women who, all murdered by the same man in the early years of the last century, were considered–and considered themselves– insubstantial. Insubstantial, that is, until their murderer charmed them into marriage, thereby making them, as one of the trios says, “a useful member of society.”

Morris Theatre Guild - On Clover Road

Show Dates: July 18-27, 2025

On clover Road: At an abandoned motel on a desolate American road, a mother meets with a cult deprogrammer, believing she will be reunited with her runaway daughter. What happens instead – in this smart, harrowing, edge-of-your-seat thriller – is something that will shock her to her core. What will a mother do to get her daughter back? Whatever it takes.

Auditions

The Drowning Girls: Feb 23rd: 1 to 4  & Feb 24:  6-8pm

3 Females Characters: Bessie, Alice and Margaret

Show Dates: 5/9/2025-5/18/2025

Synopsis

The Drowning Girls, a ghost story about three British women who, all murdered by the same man in the early years of the last century, were considered–and considered themselves– insubstantial. Insubstantial, that is, until their murderer charmed them into marriage, thereby making them, as one of the trios says, “a useful member of society

The director will consider all ages for the roles to be filled but will also be looking for the appropriate demographic balance in casting to retain integrity and believability.

Special Thank Yous

Without the help from the listed below, Shrek could not have been possible.

Thank you to:

Newark BP & Subway

Jesus Perez for costumes

Somonauk Baptist Church

Grundy County Chamber of Commerce

Indian Valley Theatre

 

 

Meet the Company

Jackson Heilemeier

Shrek
Jackson Heilemeier - Shrek

Grace Anderson

Fiona
Grace Anderson - Fiona

Brendan Massey

Donkey/Papa Ogre
Brendan Massey - Donkey/Papa Ogre

Daniel Maller

Lord Farquaad
Daniel Maller - Lord Farquaad

Hannah Barngrover

Dragon/Captain
Hannah Barngrover - Dragon/Captain

Rylee Oakman

Gingy/Little Ogre/Ensemble
Rylee Oakman - Gingy/Little Ogre/Ensemble

Payton DeWitt

Mama Ogre/Mama Bear/Ensemble
Payton DeWitt - Mama Ogre/Mama Bear/Ensemble

Brynn Butler

King Harold/Elf/ Knight/Blind Mouse/Ensemble
Brynn Butler - King Harold/Elf/ Knight/Blind Mouse/Ensemble

Ava Wagner

Queen Lillian/Wicked Witch/Walter/Ensemble
Ava Wagner - Queen Lillian/Wicked Witch/Walter/Ensemble

Harmony Wright

Young Fiona/White Rabbit/Blue Bird
Harmony Wright - Young Fiona/White Rabbit/Blue Bird

Lydia Stevenson

Teen Fiona/Humpty Dumpty/Bishop/Ensemble
Lydia Stevenson - Teen Fiona/Humpty Dumpty/Bishop/Ensemble

Kiersten Massey

Pinocchio/ Knight/Ensemble
Kiersten Massey - Pinocchio/ Knight/Ensemble

Kaylee Ibarra

Ugly Duckling/ Thelonius/Ensemble
Kaylee Ibarra - Ugly Duckling/ Thelonius/Ensemble

Annie Butler

Fairy Godmother/ Grumpy/Ensemble
Annie Butler - Fairy Godmother/ Grumpy/Ensemble

Katie Lockwood

Sugar Plum Fairy/Knight/Blind Mouse/Ensemble
Katie Lockwood - Sugar Plum Fairy/Knight/Blind Mouse/Ensemble

Keegan Boyt

Big Bad Wolf/ Knight/Blind Mouse/Ensemble
Keegan Boyt - Big Bad Wolf/ Knight/Blind Mouse/Ensemble

Cordelia Paolello

Papa Bear
Cordelia Paolello - Papa Bear

Jaycek Ibarra

Peter Pan/Deer/Pied Piper/Ensemble
Jaycek Ibarra - Peter Pan/Deer/Pied Piper/Ensemble

Nate Barngrover

3 Little Pig/ Dish/Ensemble
Nate Barngrover - 3 Little Pig/ Dish/Ensemble

Niko Ibarra

3 Little Pig/ Dish/Ensemble
Niko Ibarra - 3 Little Pig/ Dish/Ensemble

Aria Niklas

3 Little Pig/ Cow/Ensemble
Aria Niklas - 3 Little Pig/ Cow/Ensemble

Hope Barngrover

Baby Bear/ Bunny/Ensemble
Hope Barngrover - Baby Bear/ Bunny/Ensemble

Sue Graham

Director

Teiah Schneider

Choreographer & Make-up Artist

Elizabeth Stevenson

Tap Choreographer

Kris Massey

Costume Designer

Kendel Rose

Stage Manager

Brian Pross

Lighting Design

Oli Oczkowski

Sound Engineer

Zina Schneider

Seamstress

Matthew Johnson

Business Manager

Wright Family Fanning Family Mark Schneider

Set Designers

Multimedia

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Morris Theatre Guild is a not-for-profit entity born in 1973 from a dream of bringing live, local theatre to life in the Illinois River Valley. 

Donations to MTG

Morris Theatre Guild’s main mission has been to bring a quality, live theatre experience to the Illinois River Valley and provide a meaningful opportunity for those aspiring to perform and participate in the theatre arts — all at an affordable box office price.  We need your support today to help us keep getting those “curtain calls” and keep our dream alive!  

MTG has remained an all-volunteer  organization, always operating on a shoestring budget and striving to hold the line on costs. Author royalties and scripts sometimes add up to thousands of dollars. Then there is the expense of creating costumes, purchasing supplies, building sets, maintaining equipment for lights and sound.

We gratefully appreciate the continued financial support of our members, patrons and area residents. With every donation and every show, we keep our supporters in mind and try to remain faithful stewards of your donations.  Thank you very much for your consideration!   See you at the show!

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