BY LUCA, ELLA, LEXI AND HANNAH
COOLUM State School’s Musical, “Shrek Jr”, was an outstanding performance! It was a heart-felt experience for all because of the lovely meaning behind it. The grade fives and sixes did an astounding job at playing all the wonderful and mysterious creatures. On behalf of the cast, this ‘Dragon’ would like to say a big, “Thanks!” to Mrs Nix for turning this script into a reality.
The BTS magazine team interviewed a few of the main characters in the production. We began with Isabelle, the dazzling Princess Fiona!
Issy found that learning her lines was the most challenging thing about playing Fiona but despite that, her favourite line was, “L-u-c-k-i-l-y those walls were padded!” All of the many, many characters were very interesting, but Issy found that the ones she liked best were The Three Little Pigs and the Knights.
Next, we have our incredible SHREK… Micah.
When asked about the most difficult part, Micah said that the dancing was the hardest part for him. Micah’s favourite line was, “That’ll do Donkey, that’ll do.” Micah enjoyed playing the role of Shrek very, very much. Micah was amazing at playing the lead role and he was very funny.
Also interviewed was Jeremy, the outstandingly humorous Donkey. A difficulty for Jeremy was speaking clearly in a different accent. He also had many incredible lines, but his favourite was saying, “Parfaits, everyone loves parfaits, and they have layers.” Jeremy really enjoyed playing the goofy role of Donkey, bringing so much extra fun to the show.
‘Shrek’ Director, Mrs Nix, was delighted to share some information with us. She found it very exciting directing the musical, but it had its ups and downs, especially because most students were in a production for the first time. “It was certainly very demanding! However, the students were eager, willing to learn, and above all, talented.”
She said that the rewards far outweighed the challenges.
Mrs Nix also said that there were many happy moments during the production process, and so many proud moments too. She thought that the script was so clever, and at times crazy, it was impossible not to have fun.
When asked why she chose ‘Shrek the Musical’, Mrs Nix said that Shrek is such a popular character that appeals to both boys and girls, so when she realised that there was a Shrek musical, it was an easy choice. Adding to that, with the clever, catchy songs and humour, it was a definite!