Swamp things<\/p>\n
Students at Rolling Hills Middle School are bringing fractured fairy tales to life in \u201cShrek The Musical JR\u201d Nov. 5-7 at Campbell\u2019s Heritage Theatre.<\/p>\n
Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and Broadway musical, the show follows everyone\u2019s favorite ogre and his pal Donkey on their quest to rescue princess Fiona and take his swamp back from fairy tale misfits who have been banished by Lord Farquaad.<\/p>\n
The production is presented in part by the Theater Educational Production and Scholarship Fund of Friends of the Heritage Theatre.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the second year that Friends of the Heritage Theatre has partnered with Campbell Union School District by bringing middle school students into the Heritage Theatre to perform on a professional stage,\u201d Yvette Huygen, president of the Friends of the Heritage Theatre, said in a release. \u201cThis year, we\u2019re building on what we learned. We are incorporating feedback from students and families, and we are looking for new ways to make the theater experience even more magical and memorable for everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Director Carol Romo said this year\u2019s show was chosen with that goal in mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the things I love most about\u00a0\u2018Shrek\u2019\u00a0is its message that we don\u2019t have to fit someone else\u2019s idea of perfect to be worthy of friendship, acceptance and love,\u201d Romo said. \u201cThat is an especially important message for young performers. I want every child in our cast to know that they don\u2019t have to change who they are to belong.\u201d<\/p>\n
Showtimes are Thursday-Friday, Nov. 5-6, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. at the Heritage Theatre,\u00a01 W. Campbell Ave.<\/p>\n