Shrek The Musical
June 20 - August 2, 2026
Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Originally produced on Broadway by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions.
Original production Directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford
Directed by Sandy Boren-Barrett
What makes us special makes us strong!
Get out of the swamp and into the theatre to join Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona on an adventure bigger than Lord Farquaad! This high- energy, family-friendly production proves that when we open our hearts, we create bonds that can overcome even the biggest challenges. Shrek The Musical brings all your favorite characters from the Oscar winning film to life and proves there’s more to the story than meets the ears.
Recommended for: All Ages
Location: Mainstage Theatre
Show Run Time: 60 Minutes
Shrek The Musical – TYA Version is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIshows.com Shrek The Musical Theatre for Young Audiences Version premiered at The Coterie, Kansas City, MO
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The Cast
Cash Beard
PIG #3, FAIRY TALE ENSEMBLE
Zander Brand
KNIGHT, GUARD, DULOC ENSEMBLE
Calvin Coplin
BIG BAD WOLF, FAIRY TALE ENSEMBLE
Miles Dockter
THELONIUS, KNIGHT, DULOC ENSEMBLE
Leah Fong
BABY BEAR, FAIRY TALE ENSEMBLE
Eliana Garrick
DONKEY
Vinny Gartner
YOUNG SHREK, DULOC ENSEMBLE
Miriam Gilbertson
FIONA
Charlie Gold
SHREK
Cortlan Gosa
PUSS IN BOOTS, DULOC ENSEMBLE
Siobhan Hellendrung
WICKED WITCH, FAIRY TALE ENSEMBLE
Airon Manson
MAMA BEAR, FAIRY TALE ENSEMBLE, U/S DRAGON
Georgie Mason
MAMA OGRE, BISHOP, DULOC ENSEMBLE
Arnie Morrill
LORD FARQUAAD
Zola Renfroe
DRAGON, GOLDILOCKS
Eli Rombalski
PAPA OGRE, KNIGHT, GUARD, DULOC ENSEMBLE
Lana Rowan
TEEN FIONA, DULOC ENSEMBLE, U/S FIONA
Ivy Strauss
GINGY, FAIRY TALE ENSEMBLE
Reese Sweeney
YOUNG FIONA, DULOC ENSEMBLE
Penelope Talatinick
PINOCCHIO, FAIRY TALE ENSEMBLE
Molly Toutant
PIG #2, FAIRY TALE ENSEMBLE
Chance Vang
PIG #1, FAIRY TALE ENSEMBLE
Isha Verma
RED RIDING HOOD, FAIRY TALE ENSEMBLE
Hank Whinnery
GRUMPY, DULOC ENSEMBLE
The Creative Team
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & DIRECTOR – Sandy Boren-Barrett
CHOREOGRAPHER – Ann Marie Omeish
- ASSISTANT CHOREORGRAPHER – Sayer Keeley
MUSIC DIRECTOR – Sarah Hohenstein Burk
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR – Justin Anderson
PROPS DESIGNER – Marc Berg
SET DESIGNER – Joe Johnson
SOUND DESIGNER – Gretchen Katt
COSTUME DESIGNER – Christa Ludwig
LIGHTING DESIGNER – Grant E. Merges
PRODUCTION MANAGER – Melanie Salmon-Peterson
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR – Christa Ludwig
STAGE MANAGER – Emily Sullivan
Check back closer to Opening Night for a complete list!
Creative Team Bios
Sandy Boren-Barrett
Director
Sandy Boren-Barrett has been with Stages Theatre Company (STC) since 1990, allowing her to pursue her passion for theatre production and education, along with community building theatre serving young audiences. During her time in leadership STC has been awarded National recognition with the 2017 Harold Oaks Award for Innovative Contributions to the Field of Theatre for Young Audiences, as well as the 2018 – 50/50 Applause Award for promoting gender equity with playwrights. STC’s 2019-2020 season selection was highlighted in TYA Today Magazine as an example of “a promising increase in representation specifically in works that feature the stories of contemporary young people of color”. Sandy led an international performance tour and artistic exchange with “the egg Theatre, the Young Peoples Theatre of Theatre Royal” in Bath England. Collaboration is at the core of her work, and as an accomplished director has directed over 75 productions at STC which include many new works, dance-inspired productions, and world premieres. She directed the local premier, mainstage production of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the musical which remains the highest attended production at Stages Theatre Company. Sandy remains on the Executive Committee, as former chair of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) and worked with Racially Conscious Collaboration (RCC) to gain her certification in racial equity organizational leadership.
Sarah Hohenstein Burk
Music Director
Sarah Hohenstein Burk is a performer and recording artist on keyboard, violin, vocals and percussion, Sarah Hohenstein Burk has toured the U.S., Europe and the Middle East with a variety of ensembles and theatre troupes. Ongoing endeavors include directing and performing with her jazz trio, as well as dates with various jazz, big band, R&B, gospel, classical chamber, international dance and variety ensembles. She has played the roles of music director, conductor, composer, instrumentalist and arranger in countless theatre productions and is actively involved in the development and production of new works at Stages Theatre Company, the History Theatre, Theater Latté Da and Green T Productions.
Ann Marie Omeish
Choreographer
Ann Marie Omeish – Ann Marie Omeish has taught and choreographed dance for over 30 thirty years in many venues throughout the region! She was the creator and owner of Escalate Dance and Studio for 20 years. Ann Marie closed her studio almost two years ago to pursue some of her other dreams! She is thrilled to be in a group called Alive & Kickin and is performing again! Stages has always been a huge part of her life and she is over the moon happy to be choreographing Shrek and collaborating with Sandy Boren-Barrett again!
David Lindsay-Abaire
Book & Lyrics
David Lindsay-Abaire is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, screenwriter, lyricist and librettist. His play Good People premiered on Broadway, was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, The Horton Foote Prize, The Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, and two Tony nominations. His previous play Rabbit Hole received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, five Tony nominations, and the Spirit of America Award. David also wrote the book and lyrics for Shrek the Musical (Jeanine Tesori, composer), which was nominated for eight Tonys, four Oliviers, a Grammy, and earned David the Kleban Prize as America’s most promising musical theatre lyricist. David’s other plays include Ripcord, Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World and A Devil Inside, among others. In addition to his work in theatre, David’s screen credits include his film adaptation of Rabbit Hole (starring Nicole Kidman, Oscar nomination), Dreamworks’ Rise of the Guardians, and The Family Fang, among others. He is also, along with Tanya Barfield, Co-Director of the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program at the Juilliard School.
Jeanine Tesori
Composer
Jeanine Tesori won the Tony Award for Best Original Score with Lisa Kron for the musical Fun Home. She has also written Tony-nominated scores for Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center; Thoroughly Modern Millie (lyrics, Dick Scanlan); Caroline, or Change (lyrics, Tony Kushner); and Shrek The Musical (lyrics, David Lindsay-Abaire). The production of Caroline or Change at the National Theatre in London received the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Her 1997 Off-Broadway musical Violet (lyrics, Brian Crawley) opened on Broadway in 2014 and garnered four Tony nominations, including Best Musical Revival. Opera: A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck (libretto, Tony Kushner; Glimmerglass) and The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me (libretto, J. D. McClatchy, Kennedy Center). Music for plays: Mother Courage (dir. George C. Wolfe, with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline), John Guare’s A Free Man of Color (Lincoln Center Theater, dir. George C. Wolfe), and Romeo and Juliet (Delacorte Gala). Ms. Tesori is a member of the Dramatists Guild and was cited by the ASCAP as the first female composer to have two new musicals running concurrently on Broadway. She was the founding artistic director of Encores! Off-Center at New York City Center, and a lecturer in music at Yale University. Most of all, she is the proud parent of Siena Rafter.
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