My first production meeting as Associate Producer went swimmingly. It was all about making cuts to the script, because if we left it as is, the show would be over two and a half hours long...and nobody really wants to sit through something that long, no matter how spectacular it is. We went through the script and decided what lines we could afford to cut. At the same time, we identified some group numbers that could be split up into solos in order to give more kids the chance to stand out on stage. Ms. Miller showed me how to deposit a check to the front office, so now I'll be able to do that on my own as the students' checks for materials/snack expenses keep coming in! On the agenda for now is to start putting the playbill together, wait for the musical director and choreographer to sign their contracts so that we can pay them their first stipend, and keep collecting the kids' forms and money! 

It's official!!!
I'm proud to introduce the cast of Shrek the Musical:

Shrek Cast List

Shrek… Brett Doubrava

Fiona… Emma Shaw

Donkey… Jack Ruscetta

Lord Farquaad… Josh Hanby

Dragon… Taylor Chofay

Pinocchio… Illaria D’Andrea

Gingy… Sienna Stephenson

Fairy God Mother/Queen Lillian… Olivia Humulock

Sugar Plum Fairy… Sidney Pimental

Dance Captain… Morgan D’Ambra

And in Order of Appearance…

The White Rabbit… “Casey”

Peter Pan… Nick Archambeault

The Ugly Duckling… Natalie Landy

Three Little Pigs… Anna Lubic, Meg Reddington, Riley Mitchell

The Wicket Witch… Tessa Keenan

Papa Bear… Aiden Saulnier

Mamma Bear… Hanna St. Jean

Baby Bear… Bella Conely

The Mad Hatter… Madi Combs

Big Bad Wolf… Erin McCaffrey

Humpty Dumpty… Grace St. Jean

Elf… Jamie Hultquist

Thellonius… Kelsey Urbach

Duloc’s Greeter/ Performer… Izzy Chamberlain

Frog Prince… Sean Potter

Young Fiona/Jimminy Cricket… Madi Coli

Teen Fiona… Lauren Aldrich

Puss In Boots… Gigi Parenteau

Pied Piper… Morgan D’Ambra

Three Blind Mice… Eve Machon, Paige DeSantis, Jessica Bragg

Tweetle Dee… Leah Hart

Tweetle Dum… Danielle Hart

Garden Gnome… Sydney Phillips

Tinkerbell… Gabby Adamo

Little Red… Michaeleen V.

Bishop… Alex Provost

Blue Bird… Anna Hurwitz

Hansel… Aivan Durfee

Gretel… Nicole Dougherty

Blue Fairy… Brooke Minty

The Dragonettes… Ella Mushen, Amelie Mushen, Anna Hurwitz, Izzy Abilheira, Morgan D’Ambra, Paige Desantis

The Dulocians… Kendall Gilbert, Taylor Chofay, Madi Coli, Ella Mushen, Eve Machon, Brook Minty, Charlotte D’Ambra, Nico Goldstein, Katie St. Laurent, Ali Shaw, Ella Mushen, Amelie Mushen, Victoria Gauvin, Gigi Parenteau, Rebekah Marabian, Celia Durkin, Trinity Reitzell, Katia K., Elisha Cardin, Izzy Abilheira, Lily Gartner

Captain of the Guard… Page Martone

Knights 1, 2, 3, 4… Alex Provost, Emily Goucher, Caroline Connole-Sutherland, Madison Reitzell

Guards/Knights/Choir… Lily Moskwa, Brook Minty, Alex Gould, Arianna Pierce, Gianna Baxter, Maya Carberry, Eliyonna Mitchell, Caroline O’Neil, Hanna Rotonda, Kallie Urbach, Morgan Richmond, Julia Santilli, Elizabeth Orabona, Lauren Aldrich, Anna Hurwitz

Last Thursday I made a spreadsheet of all the parent volunteers who said that they could help us out with keeping kids quiet and focused during rehearsals, selling tickets, running the concessions at shows, etc. Then on Friday I met with Ms. Miller at the Pier School and we ran through the rehearsal schedule for October, figuring out how many kids were called each day and how many parent volunteers were needed to handle it. We counted the total number of cast members (78!) and also sent an email to all the parents regarding their volunteer assignments for the month of October. I'm looking forward to my first production meeting tomorrow!