Behind
The Scenes
Our Show
We are thrilled to introduce our talented cast, directors, and crew! Their incredible skills and expertise are sure to leave you in awe. We are proud to a team of experienced directors and dedicated crew members. Our team has worked extremley hard to provide you with an amazing production.
Directors Note
Amanda Moore
Welcome to Shrek the Musical. The iconic characters of Far Far Away have captured the hearts of audiences old and young since 2001. Shrek’s over the top antics and unapologetic sense of self transports us to a magical land where princesses can be ogres, big bad wolves can be fabulous queens, and donkeys can fall in love with dragons. Shrek the Musical boldly catapults audiences into its colorful world where all are welcome, so long as they are ready for a bit of crude humor and a whole lot of heart.
At its core, Shrek reminds us that we can all find love and acceptance even in those moments when we feel outcast for our differences. In our uniqueness comes incredible beauty and strength of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Shrek the Musical holds a mirror up to our insecurities and reflects back at us a warm glow of radical acceptance and celebration.
I hope you will allow yourself to be transported into our magical world full of misunderstood fairytale creatures, talking donkeys and stinky ogres. If you peel back the layers of over-the-top characters, elaborate costumes, and fart jokes, you’ll find a show that’s full of heart and charm.
This production was no easy task and was only made possible by the incredible village of parents and volunteers who pitched in their time and talents to bring Shrek the Musical to life. I am forever grateful for each and every individual who continually shows such unwavering dedication to the Rising Stars program. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
And thank you, dear audience member, for supporting young artists in our community. I hope you enjoy the show and I’m so glad you’re here.
-Amanda Moore
Our Directors
Director: Amanda Moore
Assistant Director: Brian Moore
Technical Director: Danielle Ferguson
Costume Director: Liz Nelson
Vocal Director: Amy Strong
Choreographer: Shelly McDowell
Dance Captains: Ashleigh Stone, Uma Valdez, and Leila Slavick
Lighting Design: Elle Mundy
Sound Design: Ryan Madden
The Cast
The cast of Shrek the Musical is filled with energy. They have all worked incredibly hard to create a show filled with the the imagination and intensity the show deserves!
Shrek
Andrew Briseño (11)
Drew is a junior at Heritage. He has been a part of Mean Girls, Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. He has also been in Almost, Maine and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with Intentions Acting Studio. He is the current activities director and the Improv Colonel with the Rising Stars. He would like to thank his parents, friends, and Mrs. Moore for this opportunity.
Fiona
Ashleigh Stone (12)
Ashleigh is a senior at Heritage. She has been a part of Mean Girls, Into the Woods, and Legally Blonde. She has also been in Almost, Maine with Intentions Acting Studio and is the current Vice President of the Rising Stars. She would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her in her journey through theater!
Donkey
Joseph Alzubaidee (12)
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Lord Farquaad
Collin Lowell (12)
Collin is a senior at Heritage. Collin has been a part of Legally Blonde and Peter and the Starcatcher. He has also been a part of Almost, Maine with Intentions Acting Studio. Collin would love to thank the opps that kept him humble!
Pinnochio
Luke Strong (10)
Luke is a sophomore at Heritage. He has been a part of Into The Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. He has also been in Almost, Maine, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with Intentions Acting Studio. He would like to thank all of his classmates for such a great experience.
Gingy/Sugar Plum Fairy
Jordin La Russa (11)
Jordin is a junior at Heritage. She has been a part of Peter And The Starcatcher, Legally Blonde, Into The Woods, Mean Girls, and Much Ado About Nothing. She has also been in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Almost, Maine with Intentions Acting Studio. Also, she is the current ITS manager, Webmaster, and co-PR head for the Rising Stars Council. She would like to thank her parents and sister for always supporting her dreams!
Dragon/Three Blind Mice
Charlize Almazan (12)
Charlize is a senior at Heritage and is the current Secretary of the Rising Stars. She has been a part of Much Ado About Nothing, Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter & the Starcatcher. She would like to thank everyone involved in the program for making her years at Heritage ones to cherish. <3
Elf
Adam Boatright (12)
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Big Bad Wolf
Charlie Blaise (12)
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Witch
Kalani Golden (12)
Kalani Golden is a senior at heritage. She has been a part of the senior show, Pippin. She would like to thank her family for their overwhelming support. She would also like to thank the crew for their hard work and time they put into this show and give thanks to the director Mrs. Moore for her dedication and her need to get everyone to strive for greatness.
Fairy Godmother
Natalia Gamboa (12)
Natalia is a Senior at Heritage, She’s been in All Together Now, Freaky Friday, Much Ado About Nothing, Mean Girls, Peter and The Starcatcher, and Pippin. She would like to thank her mom for encouraging her everyday to keep going no matter how hard it got.
Three Little Pigs
Zeke Lewis (12)
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Three Little Pigs
Aaron Poti (12)
Aaron Poti is a senior at Heritage. He’s been apart of Freaky Friday and Mean Girls. He would like to Thank Kanye West.
Papa Bear
Logan Kane (12)
Logan is a senior at Heritage. He has been in Mean girls, Legally blonde, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Pippin. He would like to thank his fellow seniors.
Peter Pan
Aiden Hutchon (12)
Aiden is a senior at Heritage. This is his first show with Rising Stars! He would like to thank the OG’s that got him here.
Fairy/Dragon Wing/Three Blind Mice
Phoebe Manalili (12)
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Little Red
Journey Storey (12)
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Mad Hatter/Pied Piper
Andrew Strong (11)
Andrew is a junior at Heritage. He has previously been apart of Legally Blonde and Peter and the Starcatcher with Rising Stars. He also has been a part of Almost, Maine and Spelling Bee with Intentions Acting Studio. He would like to thank his faculty for their support.
Fairy/Dragon Wing/Three Blind Mice
Cassie Kennedy (11)
Cassie is a junior at Heritage. She has been part of Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. She has also been in A Chorus Line with Ghostlight Theater Ensemble and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with Intentions Acting Studio. She would like to thank her parents, voice teacher, and her older sister.
Mama Bear
Keeley Reed (11)
Keeley is a junior this year at Heritage. She has been a part of Mean Girls, Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. She would like to thank her family for always being so amazingly supportive and involved in her love for theatre.
Humpty Dumpty
Marni Greth (11)
Marni is a junior at Heritage. She was a part of Into the Woods, and Mean Girls. She would like to thank her mom and dad!
Gretel
Ava Molinari (11)
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White Rabbit
Carmel Knight (10)
Carmel is a sophomore at Heritage. She has been apart of Legally Blonde and Peter and the Starcatcher. She was also in Ghostlights teen production of A Chorus Line, and is a general member of Rising Star council. She would like to thank her parents dearly for always supporting her.
Hansel
Nicholas Molinari (10)
Nicholas is a sophomore at Heritage and this is his first show with Rising Stars!
Three Little Pigs
Seth Armstrong (10)
Seth is a sophomore at Heritage. He has been a part of Into the Woods and Legally Blonde. He would like to thank his brother, DAVID ARMSTRONG!!!
Baby Bear/Teen Fiona/Rat
Leila Slavick (9)
Leila is a freshman and this is her first show at Heritage. She has been a part of numerous other productions including The Addams Family with GTE and Bye Bye Birdie at Edna Hill. She has also enjoyed being a part of the Heritage Improv Team. She would like to thank her family and you for joining and hope you enjoy the show.
Ugly Duckling
Grace Soloman (9)
Grace is a freshman at Heritage. She has been a part of Peter and the Starcatcher. She used to work with East County Preforming Arts Center, starring in two productions. She would like to thank her Mom for always encouraging her no matter what.
Young Fiona
Linnea Sandberg
Linnea Sandberg is a 3rd grader at Krey Elementary. This is her first Rising Stars experience, but has been a part of Ghostlight for Addams Family and Footloose. Linnea would like to thank Mrs. Moore for giving her this opportunity, and her parents!
Young Shrek/Grumpy
Issac Strong
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Young Shrek/Grumpy
Jack Mundy
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Mama Ogre/Rat
Gabby Harrington (11)
Gabby is a junior at Heritage. She has been a part of Much Ado About Nothing, Mean Girls, Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. She would like to thank her voice teacher Mrs. Heather.
Papa Ogre/Guard/Knight
William Olson (11)
Will is a junior and this is his first show at Heritage! He also thanks his parents and Savannah for supporting him.
King Harold/Bishop/Knight
Josh Oliquino (12)
Josh is a senior at Heritage and has been in past shows including (but not limited to) Legally Blonde and Freaky Friday. He has been apart of the theater since freshman year. He would like to thank Madam President Elle for pushing me to pursue theater and for all the friends he made over the years.
Queen Lillian/Rat
Uma Valdez (11)
Uma is a junior at Heritage. They have been a part of Into the Woods, Legally Blonde and Peter and the Starcatcher. They were also in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with Intentions Acting Studio. They would like to thank their friends for all their support and friendships.
Captain of the Guard/Knight
Cian Hansen (10)
Cian is a sophomore at Heritage. He has been a part of Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. He would like to thank those in Rising Stars for making the program so great!
Thelonius/Knight
Seth Passamonte (10)
Seth is a sophomore at Heritage. He has been a part of Legally Blonde. He would like to thank his family and friends
Guard/Villager
Abner Lopez (12)
Abner is a senior at Heritage. He has been a part of Legally Blonde and Peter and the Starcatcher. He gives thanks to everything and everyone involved in this program!
Guard/Villager
Gabriel Guinea (11)
Gabriel is a junior at Heritage. He has been a part of Into the Woods and Peter and the Starcatcher. He would like to thank his family and Josh Oliquino for all their support
Guard/Villager
Sophia Gayton (11)
Sophia is a junior at Heritage. They have been a part of Into the Woods, Legally Blonde and Peter and The Starcatcher. They would like to thank their family and friends.
Duloc/Rat/Villager
Addison Gottfred (10)
Addie is a sophomore at Heritage. This is her first production with Rising Stars! She has been in various productions including A Chorus Line and Addams Family with Ghostlight Theater Ensemble as well as The Little Mermaid with ECPAC. She would like to thank her friends and family for making all of this possible!
Duloc/Rat/Villager
Vanessa Cardoza (10)
Vanessa is a sophomore at Heritage. She has been a part of Legally Blonde and Peter and the Starcatcher! She would like to thank her friends and family.
Duloc/Rat/Villager
Nathan Penner (10)
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Guard/Villager
Holly Goyich (9)
Holly is Freshman at Heritage and this is her first show with Rising Stars! She would like to thank her friends and family.
Guard/Villager
Charlotte Davis (9)
Charlotte is a freshmen at Heritage. She has been a part of Peter and the Starcatcher and is very excited to continue doing theater at heritage. She would like to thank her wonderful parents and amazing sister.
Duloc/Rat/Villager
Suriyah Victor (9)
Suri is a freshman at Heritage. She was a part of Peter and the Starcatcher. She has also been in productions such as The Little Mermaid Jr. and High School Musical at Adam’s Middle School. She would like to thank her friends for being her support system.
Duloc/Rat/Villager
Boston McCauley (9)
Boston is a freshman and this is his first show at Heritage. He would like to thank Emma and his family and friends.
Duloc/Rat/Villager
Trinity Tulipano-Stopps (9)
Trinity is a freshman at Heritage. She has been a part of Peter and the Starcatcher. She’d like to thank her family and friends.
Duloc/Rat/Villager
Christopher Huang (9)
Christopher is a freshman and this is his first show at Heritage!
Duloc/Rat/Villager
Macie Tweedy (9)
Macie is a freshman and this is her first show at Heritage! She would like to thank her amazing support system; her cousins, siblings, best friends, and parents!
Our Crew
Spring Show: Shrek The Musical
Our production is made even more special by the talented members who bring the show to life behind the scenes. From set design to lighting and sound, our student crew members have worked tirelessly to create a truly magical experience for our audience. We are proud to showcase the incredible skills and dedication of our young artists and technicians.
Stage Manager
Cordelia Stoddard (10)
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Assistant Stage Manager
Alice Mundy (9)
Alice is a freshman at Heritage. She has been in theater for 4 years and was apart of Peter and the Starcatcher here at HHS. She would like to thank her Mom and Dad, her sister Elle, and Lotti, Alec, and Owen.
Assistant Technical Director
Alice Ashcroft (12)
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Assistant Technical Director
Angelina Warren (12)
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Lights Head
Elle Mundy (12)
Elle is a senior at Heritage and is the President of the HHS Rising Stars. She has been in All Together Now! Freaky Friday, Much Ado About Nothing, Mean Girls, Into The Woods, Legally Blonde, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Pippin. She would like to thank her family, her friends, and Jellybelly!
Sound Head
Ryan Madden (12)
Ryan is a senior at Heritage and has been on sound crew for Lost Girl, All Together Now, Freaky Friday, Much Ado About Nothing, Mean Girls, Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Pippin. He is the Rising Stars tech manager. He would like to thank his family and friends.
Projections Head
Walter Matthews (12)
Walter is a senior at Heritage. He has been a part of Into the Woods and Legally Blonde. He is the current historian of the Rising Stars. He would like to thank her parents.
Props Head
Amelia Ceja
Amelia is a senior at Heritage. She has been a part of Into the Woods, Legally Blonde and Peter and the Starcatcher. She would like to thank her family and friends.
Set Head
Evan Vance (12)
Evan is a senior at Heritage. He has been apart of Peter and the star catcher, pippin, and many other productions through Rising Stars. He would like to thank his amazing set crew!
Costumes Head
Isabelle Smith (11)
Isabelle is a junior at Heritage. This is her 5th show and she has also been apart of Peter and the Starcatcher, Legally Blonde, Into the Woods, and Mean Girls. She would like to thank her family.
Hair & Makeup Head
Julia Millward (11)
Julia is a junior at Heritage and has been apart of Much Ado, Mean Girls, Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. She is currently a Rising Stars council member. Julia would like to thank her older sister.
House Head
Abby Genereaux (11)
Abby is a junior at Heritage. She has been a part of Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. She would like to thank the Rising Stars program.
Paint Head
Hritika Trivedi (12)
Hritika is a senior at Heritage. She has been a part of Mean Girls, Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. She would like to thank her friends for making theater an amazing experience!
Lights Crew:
Colby Penner: ...
Madison Murdock: Madi is a sophomore at Heritage.She has been a part Legally Blonde, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Pippin. She would like to thank her Uncle for being her biggest cheerleader!
Diego Gil Fernandez: ...
Olivia Vaznaugh: ...
Kalani Lao: ...
Sound Crew:
Veronika Martyniuk: Veronika is a junior at Heritage. She has been a part of Much Ado About Nothing, Mean Girls, Into The Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. She would like to thank her parents.
Noah Timothy: ...
Macyn Hankins: Macyn is a freshman at Heritage. She has been apart of Peter and the Starcatcher. She would like to thank her parents.
Props Crew:
Anaya Pierre: This is Anaya’s second year at Heritage. She has been a part of Peter and the Starcatcher, and Pippin. She is very excited to be doing Shrek with everyone again. She would like to thank her crew.
Owen Beale: Owen is a freshman at Heritage. He has been apart of Peter and the Starcatcher. He would like to thank his girlfriend, his friends, and props crew.
Brisa (Kiri) Rodriguez: Brisa is a freshman at Heritage. She has been in Peter and the Star Catcher and was in drama for her 8th grade year at Bristow Middle School. She’d like to thank her friends who encouraged her to join theater and the people on props crew who make her enjoy it.
Megan Lawrence: Megan is a sophomore at Heritage. This is her first show!
Deena Hannan: ...
Ella Rea Esteban: Ella is a freshman and this is her first show at heritage. She has been a part in Bristow’s drama program being a tech head and she would like to thank her mom.
Set Crew:
Justin Atalit: Justin is a sophomore at Heritage. He has been a part of Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. He would like to thank his friends and family!
Caleb Arnold: Caleb is a freshmen at Heritage. He has been a part of Peter and the star catcher and loves to hang around the others.
Spencer K: ...
Darren Dizon: Darren is a sophomore at Heritage, he has been a part of Legally Blonde and Peter and the Starcatcher as well as a part of the theatre 2 class. He would like to thank his family and Isabella Ofalla.
Allison Steper: ...
Josh Irwin: Josh is a sophomore at Heritage. He has been apart of Legally Blonde. He would like to thank his family and friends for all the support.
Zane Fox: Zane is a sophomore at Heritage. He has been a part of Into the Woods, Legally Blond, and Peter and the Starcatcher. He would like to thank his parents and friends.
Andrew Circo: ...
Gabriel Hidalgo: : This is his first show working for Heritage!
Sidney Wright: ...
Costumes Crew:
Colby Arnold: Colby is a junior at Heritage! She has been a part of Mean Girls, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. She has also been in Almost, Maine & The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with Intentions Acting Studio. She is currently a general member of the Rising Stars council. She would like to thank Gabby Harrington for being so wonderful.
Janet Nasrat: ...
Karyna Xu: Karyna is a freshman and this is her first show at Heritage! She would like to thank her friends, family, and fellow crew members.
Olivia Otten: Liv is a freshman at Heritage. She has been a part of Peter and the Starcatcher here at Heritage. She would like to thank everyone for coming to the show.
Luna Tejeda: ...
Grace Baebler: ...
Hair & Makeup Crew:
Kaylin Shoenthaler: Kaylin is a junior at Heritage. She has been a part of Much Ado About Nothing, Mean Girls, Into The Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. She would like to thank her friends and parents.
Alyssa Manrique: Alyssa is a senior at Heritage. She has been a part of Mean Girls, Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. She would like to thank her parents and Doordash.
Chrystal Geronimo: ...
Keira Shurin: Keira is a senior who has been on crew since legally blonde.
Paige Maher: Paige is a junior at Heritage. She has been a part of crew for Much Ado and Peter and the Starcatcher. She would like to thank her friends and family.
Tatyana Odhiambo: ...
Natalie Baudoin: Natalie is a sophomore at Heritage. This is her first show at Heritage! She would like to thank her friends.
Malina Ortega: She has been a part of Into the Woods, Legally Blonde, Peter and the Starcatcher, and now Shrek the Musical. She would like to thank her parents and her friends in hair and makeup.
House Crew:
Lilli Pena: Lilli is a junior at Heritage and has been part of house crew for the shows Legally Blonde and Into The Woods. She would like to thank her friends and family for helping her thrive in House.
Savannah Victor: Savannah is a junior at Heritage. This is her first rising stars production. She’d like to thank her parents and sisters!
Ethan Thompson: Ethan is a senior at Heritage. He has been a part of Into the Woods and Legally Blonde. He wants to have fun.
Victor Khan: Victor is a freshman. This is his first show at Heritage. He would like to thank Natalie Polk.
Hayes Roman: ...
Natalie Polk: Natalie is a freshman at Heritage. This is her first show at Rising Stars. She would like to thank her family and friends.
Projections Crew:
Serene Mishra: ...
Ailinh Le: Ailinh is a freshman at Heritage. She has been a part of Peter and the Starcatcher. She would like to thank her friends!
Paint Crew:
Isabella Maiwand: Isabella is a freshman at Heritage. She has been a part of Peter and the Starcatcher at Heritage after doing plays such as The Wizard of Oz and Aladdin at Bristow Middle School. She would like to thank her sister.
Estela Solis: : Estela is a sophomore at Heritage. This is her first show with Rising Stars. She would like to thank her grandma for introducing her to the art.
Adrian Chelal: Adrian is a junior at Heritage and this is his first show. He would like to thank his supportive friends in Rising Stars.
Kieralyn Bartolome: Kiera is a freshman at Heritage. This is her first show! She’d like to thank her parents for their support.
Jules Brandle: ...
Natia Quigley: Natia is a senior at Heritage. This is her first show. She would like to thank her friends and family for being supportive.