Shrek Jr. comes to McCain for two-day run
Who says fairytales can't come true? Thanks to the magic of theater, they can, especially
if it's Meridian Community College's Arts & Letters.
The College's McCain Theater will magically become a swamp, a castle, and a forest complete with the cast of fairytale characters when the Arts & Letters Series presents Shrek The Musical Jr. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4 and 5.
The curtain rises at 3 o'clock at each matinee.
Susie Johnson, Arts & Letters Series director, is directing this musical that tells the tale of everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, as he leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. Shrek JR. has been described as a fun show with a powerful message for all.
Comprising the cast are Avery Agent, Cambree Allen, Olivia Nutt, Elizabeth Simpson,
Gracie Smith, Madeline Bass, Noah Garner, Cannon Windham, Maddox Davis, Ephraim Smith,
Jackson Ward, Reylan Jensen, Jareth Tanner, Jake Weir, Mann Mitchell, Paxton Smith,
Reese Gressett, Satchel Windham, Kinsley Allen, Mandy Farmer, Nathaniel Simpson, Lillian
Nunnery, Samuel Simpson, Mary Frances White, Noah Garner, Charlotte Dues, Madison
Worth, Abbiegail Ellis, Hadley Blackledge, Cannon Windham, Hailey Truman, Paisley
Ratcliff, Martha Kate White, Abby Kate Battle, Stacy Davis, Daylon Horton, Cadence
Bradley, Olivia Benton, Cooper Tibbetts, Maddie Clayton, Ja’Miyah Kersh, Brooks Hill,
Addison Hughley, Cade Benton, Carpenter Hill, Liam Clayton, Jamir Townsend, Katelynn
Smith, Ella Franklin, Noah Garner, Jake Weir, Lanie Benton, Reagan Couch, Elizabeth
Crudup, Lydia Embrey, Harlie-Harkness Gregory, Caroline Hoskins, Charlotte Irby, Abby
McCary, Rhiannon Tanner, Jamir Townsend, and Cannon Windham.
"They're working very hard and having fun," Johnson said about the young actors who often handle roles both on and backstage. "It gives me joy to see them understand the value of hard work and how it really does pay off,” she said.
Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for children and may be purchased online by going to meridiancc.edu/artsandletters.
Tickets are also available in the Eagle's Nest Bookstore in Ivy-Scaggs Hall.