"Shrek the Musical" February 18-21

Shrek the Musical  is our spring musical. Performances are Thursday-Saturday, February 18-20 at 8 p.m. followed by a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. on February 21. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Reserved seats in the center sections are $20, available online at SeatYourself.biz. Read about special Saturday Shrek events below.

In addition to elementary, middle school and high school students, the production will feature several adult Temple ISD employees. These include Anitra Ball (Scott Elementary), Thomas Bedwell (Raye-Allen Elementary), Lamar Collins (Temple High), Terry Denson (Temple High), Catrina Lotspeich (Temple ISD Fine Arts), Sean Mann (Lamar Middle School) and Abigail Scarborough (Travis Science Academy).

If you show your Shrek tickets February 18-21, Bosses Pizza, Wings & Burgers (1323 South 57th Street, Temple) will donate 20% of your receipt to the theatre.

On his 7th birthday, two ogre parents send their son Shrek out of their house and into the world to make his living. They warn him that because of his looks, everyone will hate him, and he will not have a happy ending. Some years later, an embittered, grown up Shrek (Daniel Eshbaugh) is living contentedly alone in a swamp.

However, his solitude is disrupted when a band of fairytale creatures arrive that were banished by the evil Lord Farquaad (Nick Winkler). Shrek decides to travel to see Farquaad and try to regain his swamp. Along the way, he rescues a talkative Donkey (J'Kobe Stevens).

Farquaad says that if Shrek rescues Princess Fiona (Emma Tolleson) , who is currently trapped in a castle guarded by a fire-breathing Dragon (Marina Quintanilla), he will give Shrek the deed to his swamp. Shrek and Donkey set off to find Fiona, and try to restore things back as they were.

CLICK HERE for the Information Page, which contains the Cast of Characters, the Production Staff, the Rehearsal Schedule and artwork.

Below is an article by Tyler Agnew that appeared in the Temple Daily Telegram on February 18, 2016. Photography by Michael Miller.