The St. Louis MUNY 2013

SHREK

01.22.13 Rough Scenic Breakdown (LONDON Script)

Producer: Mike Issacson

Production Direction: John Tartagila

Choreography: Greg Anthony


Musical Director: 


Set Design: Steve and Sam Gilliam


Costume Design: Andrea Lauer


Lighting Design: Nathan Scheurer

Video Content Design: Seth Jackson


Sound Design: Jason Krueger


Production Stage Manager: Michael Clarkson


Production Manager: Tracy Utzmeyer

 

ÒOvertureÓ

 

ACT ONE, Scene One:  FAIRY TALE STORY BOOKS

ÒBig Bright Beautiful WorldÓ

 

Concept É Fairytale Library where books come alive?

SR ShrekÕs Book

            Family Scene with Mama, Papa and Little Shrek

            Shrek on Journey

            Fiona opens book in his face

SL FionaÕs Book

            Little Fiona enters

Transition to TOWER

Fiona climbs her tower

Shrek slams book cover to

Transition back to ShrekÕs Book

Villagers build kindling are Little ShrekÉ Torches/ Mob scene

Shrek steps in; Villagers panic and run back through Shrek Book

Flower blossoms on Cue   (Passerrelle?)       

Transition into the SWAMP

 

Scene Two:    THE SWAMP

Is it necessary to have ShrekÕs House or can this be a neutral swamp/forest?

 

Guards with FTC

 ÒStory of My LifeÓ

 

Humpty Dumpty on Moveable wall

Shrek ÒWhat are you doing in my Swamp?Ó

 

ÒThe Goodbye SongÓ

 

Scene Three:   SWAMP / FOREST JOURNEY

Signposts Swamp and Duloc

Donkey FALLING OUT OF THE SKY

Farquaad Guards

 

Scene Four:  FARQUAADÕS TORTURE CHAMBER

FarquaadÕs Grand CL entrance through doors

Gingy on a cookie Sheet

Oversized Torture Devices É giant spatula, eggbeater, carton of milk, etc. 

 

Scene Five:  GATES TO DULOC

In front of FarquaadÕs Castle

Greeter with Oversized Farquaad Paper Mache Head

 

ÒWelcome to Duloc

ÒWhatÕs Up, Duloc?Ó

 

Another grand entrance for Farquaad

Evita Moment on balcony

Unit needs an elevator

Production number

Farquaad ÒgrowingÓ???

 

Transition to JOURNEY  (scene change)

Quick change over

 

Scene Six:  TOWER

 

ÒI Know ItÕs TodayÓ

 

Quick change from 7 yr. old to teen to adult Fiona

Parapet

 

Scene Seven:  SUNFLOWER FIELD / Another JOURNEY

 

ÒTravel SongÓ

 

Landscape rolls by

Butterflies, birds puppets

Sun, Moon, Cow Jump, Dish and Spoon, Lion King Spinning Antelope

 

Transition to RICKETY BRIDGE

Over a Boiling Lake of Lava

Sign Bridge to the DragonÕs Keep

 

Scene Eight:  DragonÕs Keep

4 KnightÕs Chained to the Wall or in moving stockades?

Dragon Puppet

Fight

 

ÒForeverÓ

 

Scene Nine:  TOWER

Window, Climbing Surface, Bed

 

ÒThis is How a Dream Comes TrueÓ

 

Rescue Transitions back to KEEP

 

Transitions to OUTSIDE KEEP

Fiona disappears into the cave.

 

Scene Ten:  CLIFFÕS EDGE

 

ÒWho IÕd BeÓ

 

Final moment É Donkey, Shrek and Fiona sing

Stars

Reveal FionaÕs Huge Ogress Silhouette

 

INTERMISSION

 

Act Two, Scene One:  The BLUFF / JOURNEY

ÒMorning PersonÓ

 

Exploding bird

Deer  with removable antlers thrown into the pit

Rat scurries across the stage

Line of Rats

CURTAIN

Full Stage RAT Dance Line

 

 ÒI Think I Got You BeatÓ

 

Scene Two: TORTURE CHAMBERS

Farquaad on Bench Press

Dressing Screens

 

ÒThe Ballad of FarquaadÓ

 

Scene Three:  OLD BARN / JOURNEY

 

Scene Four:  Continuous

CAMPFIRE

 

ÒMake a MoveÓ

3 mice

 

Scene Five:  INSIDE/ OUTSIDE OLD BARN

See inside and outside barn (Revolve or simultaneous setting?)

Donkey Discovers FionaÕs secret

Shrek overhears and mistakes conversation

 

ÓWhen Words FailÓ

 

Scene Six:     THE RED WOODS / JOURNEY

Barn Continues É Morning  Fiona Human again

 

ÒMorning PersonÓ (Reprise)

 

Soldiers enter with Banners

Farquaad on a Horse

Fiona and Farquaad mount the horse and ride off together

 

Scene Seven:  THE RED WOODS

Fairytale creatures enter like Anatevka

 

ÓFreak FlagÓ

 

Scene Eight:  SWAMP

Donkey is building a wall

Could be in the Forest in order to change scenery for CATHEDRAL

 

Scene Nine:  CATHEDRAL

Wedding, Choir, Bishop Rose Window

 

ÒBig Bright Beautiful WorldÓ (Reprise)

 

Dragon crashes through the window

Fire Effect Disappearing Farquaard

Sundown   Lanterns

FionaÕs Scripted to FLY

ÒThis Is Our StoryÓ

 

Transition back to SWAMP for Wedding and Curtain Call

ÒIÕm a BelieverÓ