Acting Academy 2023 performs “Shrek the Musical Jr.”
Students from our Acting Academy have been working hard since October to put together this performance and this week it’s finally time for them to showcase “Shrek the Musical Jr.”
Acting Academy is an after-school program with the Schenectady City School District for students in grades 6-8. The goal is to foster an environment where students are welcome to express themselves while learning about the world of theatre. A safe space for students to explore and expand their minds in a personal and professional manner while learning skills to use in and outside of the classroom.
Cast:
- Storyteller……Nailah Soto
- Mamma Ogre……Giada Lownsbury
- Papa Ogre……Memphis Brown
- Young Shrek……Jahni Anderson
- Shrek……Infinite Martin
- Captain of the Guards…Makiyah Lovelace-Williams
- Pinocchio……Memphis Brown
- Big Bad Wolf……Alina Robinson
- Pig 1……Coryanah Robinson-Lewis
- Pig 2……Neveah Caston
- Pig 3……Sanya Caston
- Wicked Witch……Londynn Olmeda
- Peter Pan……Londynn Edwards
- Ugly Duckling……Emma Van Baaren
- Mamma Bear……Samye Duncan
- Baby Bear……Yemaya Gaines
- Donkey……Jahni Anderson
- Lord Farquaad……Angelina Bonilla
- Gingy……Evelyn Carroll
- Young Fiona……Karlie Birket
- Teen Fiona……Giada Lownsbury
- Princess Fiona……Olivia Merfield
- Knight 1……Yemaya Gaines
- Knight 2……Karlie Birket
- Knight 3……Evelyn Carroll
- Dragon…..Jazarra Jackson
- Pied Piper……Emma Van Baaren
- Bishop……Giada Lownsbury
- Dwarf……Emma Van Baaren
- Rooster……Giada Lownsbury
- Duloc Performers…… Alaina Robinson, Memphis Brown, Emma Van Baaren, Yemaya Gaines, Coryanah Robinson-Lewis, Nevaeh Caston, Sanya Caston, Jazarra Jackson, Londynn Edwards, Samye Duncan
- Rats……Yemaya Gaines, Evelyn Carroll, Londynn Olmeda, Londynn Edwards, Jazarra Jackson, Makiyah Lovelace-Williams, Karlie Birkett, Samye Duncan, Coryanah Robinson-Lewis
- Deer……Alaina Robinson, Memphis Brown, Giada Lownsbury
Click the logo to see the 2023 Acting Academy program for “Shrek the Musical Jr.”
Photos from the dress rehearsal, photo credit: Doug Liebig of Optimum Exposure Photography
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