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