



SHREK Brett Hochstetler
DONKEY ....................................................................................Trae Green
LORD FARQUAAD ................................................................. Corey Jenkins
PRINCESS FIONA..................................................................... Natalie Pate
PINOCCHIO ........................................................................... Sam Welborn
MAMMA OGRE/OGRESS Mariah Rifenberg
DRAGON .......................................................................... Toni King-Byous
PETER PAN/DULOC PERFORMER/KNIGHT 1/PIED PIPER ... Bryce Benjamin
WHITE RABBIT/DULOC PERFORMER/KNIGHT 2 ................ Bode Rosendahl
UGLY DUCKLING/DULOC PERFORMER/KNIGHT 3................. Gavin Hughes
MAD HATTER/DULOC/PERFORMER/KNIGHT 4 Noah Vanderburgh
WITCH/DULOC PERFORMER..................................................... Kelli Jaecks
WOLF/DULOC PERFORMER Bryan Toller
PIG 1/DULOC PERFORMER ..................................................... Soren Urban
PIG 2/DULOC PERFORMER ...................................................... Jaxon Grow
PIG 3/DULOC PERFORMER Ethan Trevino
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY/GINGY/DULOC PERFORMER .......... Molly Duddlesten
SHREK THE MUSICAL
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.com
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Book and Lyrics by David
Lindsay-AbaireMusic by Jeanine Tesori
MAMMA BEAR/DULOC PERFORMER/BLIND MOUSE 3 Stacia Purdie
PAPA BEAR/DULOC PERFORMER ..................................... Ward Lofgren
BABY BEAR ........................................................................... Finn Carty
ELF/DULOC PERFORMER ............................................. Emma Wagoner
HUMPTY DUMPTY/DULOC PERFORMER ...................... Jennifer Meyers
FAIRY GODMOTHER/DULOC PERFORMER/
BLIND MOUSE 2 ........................................................ Mandi Thompson
QUEEN LILLIAN/DULOC PERFORMER/
BLIND MOUSE 1 .......................................................... Kirsten Manning
YOUNG FIONA/ENSEMBLE .............................................. Liliana Quiroz
LITTLE SHREK/DWARF Declan Carty
TEEN FIONA/ENSEMBLE ...................................................... Molly Hare
PAPA OGRE/GREETER/GUARD/BISHOP Logan Mays
KING HAROLD/THELONIUS ........................................... Chris Davidson
HAPPY PEOPLE/CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD ........................ Micah Parrish
HAPPY PEOPLE/ENSEMBLE Samantha Lyons, Vivian May, Nikki Paxton
Various locations in a land far, far away
The show runs approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes, including a 20-minute intermission.
DIRECTOR
Robert Salberg
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Jill Sorensen
CHOREOGRAPHER ................................................................. Geri Greeno
VOCAL DIRECTOR .................................................................... Kent Wilson
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR .......................................................... Chris Benham
SHOW CONTROL OPERATOR ............................................... Sara Greenleaf
COSTUMER ........................................................................ MaryAnn Potter
COSTUME ASSISTANTS Jamie Breckenridge, Virginia Bourdeau, Shaula Coulson, Alison Fisher, Kelli Jaecks, Matt Jones, Toni King, Cheri Lentz, Kirsten Manning, Jenn Meyers, Debbie Neel, Martha Ngo, Nikki Paxton, Emma Wagoner
MAKE UP DESIGNER ................................................................ Scott Ramp
MAKEUP ARTISTS ...................................
Jennifer Ackerson, Lily Ackerson, Scott Ramp and Vicki Woods
HAIR/WIGS...........................................................................Lindsay Schuh
HAIR/WIGS ASSISTANT ............................................................. Char Schuh
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT .................................................. Quinn Connolly
STAGE MANAGER/PROPS .......................................................... Betsy Wild
PROPS/SCENIC PAINT DESIGNER .......................................... Alicia Scherer
PROPS/CREW .................................................. Patti Brown, Lana Buckholz
SET CONSTRUCTION
Travis Brown, Quinn Connolly, Saul Coria, Tim Jaeger, Scott Ramp, Antonio Schoaps, Rob Sim, The Cast, Crew and their family members
STAGE CREW Hana Garcia, Dylan O'Dea, Noah Miller, Finch Wyner
STRIKE CREW
Travis Brown, Quinn Connolly, Saul Coria, Tim Jaeger, Mary Ann Potter, Scott Ramp, Antonio Schoaps, Rob Sim, Alicia Scherer
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Music by Jeanine Tesori
MICS Mia Davis
MIC CONSULTANT Dani Potter
LIGHTING DESIGNER .................................................... Quinn Connolly
SPOTLIGHT ................................................... Levi Fuller, Shelly Lofgren
INTIMACY CONSULTANT ..................................................... Kelli Jaecks
PHOTOGRAPHY ................................................................. Vicki Woods
POSTER DESIGN .............................................................. Isaac Mitchell
PROGRAM DESIGN Carlee Wright
HOUSE MANAGER Sean Needles
BOARD LIAISON .................................................................... Erik Davis
Jon Stuber and Jeff Witt Children’s Educational Theatre
Howard Street Charter School Keizer Home Depot
North Salem High School - Alyssa Bond
Northwest Senior and Disability Services
West Salem High School - Tracy Sabine
Umpqua Actors Community Theater
I think we all love a good underdog story! When I think back to how we got to the long anticipated run of Shrek the Musical at Pentacle Theatre I see several parallels.
The stories you are about to see unfold before you are full of underdogs, characters whose circumstances have the odds working against them. Whether it be how they look, how people perceive them or their lack of a supportive community.
When the 2020 Pentacle season was canceled, so was our intended run of Shrek. As a director, I sat in limbo for months wondering if this show would ever come to fruition. I brainstormed with other directors about how we could creatively stage the show scheduled for Dec 2020, because we'd only be affected by COVID for a few weeks (oh, how naive we were in the spring of 2020). Eventually, plans for the show and the season were scrapped. The coming months left me wondering, would Pentacle survive and if so, how could this tiny theater stage large cast musicals any time soon, the odds seemed stack against us.
Fast forward to proposals for the 2023 season. As a director, I am not afraid of big challenges and I was eager to bring back the "big musical." I've always had faith we could make our comeback. I was fortunate enough to be entrusted by the Pentacle board to be granted the opportunity to prove it can be done! A few questions remained. Could I recruit a team who believed? Would actors show up? Could I find someone who could do the make up and costumes justice?
The answer was yes on all fronts! I feel extremely fortunate to have a top tier production team made up of Jill Sorensen, Kent Wilson, Geri Greeno, Mary Ann Potter, Scott Ramp, Chris Benham and Quinn Connolly—this is truly a team effort. We met, we planned, we created and we waited—would anyone to show up to audition?
I ran through every nightmare COVID-inspired scenario in my head, game planning and problem solving for the worst. Like any good underdog story audition day could easily be the climax of this tale. Not only did people show up, the most amazing turn out of any audition I've ever seen unfolded before my eyes. 85 people for 30 roles - absolutely unheard of - overwhelmed would be an understatement. This scenario was not one that I had run through in planning, but it was the best case scenario for sure.
Throughout rehearsals, we've dealt with schedule conflicts, work trips and illness. We had delivery delays and weather cancellations, the light board locked us out on tech Sunday and at one point the entire projection screen fell. It felt like a comedy of errors at times. Like any good underdog story we had early success and then we took hit after hit that set us back and maybe caused a bit of panic, but we never let it deter us.
Never underestimate the heart of a champion or insert any other sports movie cliche. We perserved through adversity, and now you are here sitting with us to once again experience the magic that is theater, a brief escape to forget about all of those things in life that have us questioning, worried or frustrated. Never more than now have we needed these moments. Getting here in this new post-COVID reality presents many new challenges, but I can tell you one thing, its 100% worth it.
If you are new to Pentacle Theatre—welcome, we are so happy you decided to join us! If you are returning to Pentacle Theatre, it's wonderful to see you again!
I hope you enjoy - Shrek the Musical,
Robert Salberg DirectorRobert has a long history with Pentacle Theatre. As an actor, his most recent credits include Dashing Through the Snow, Urinetown the Musical and Sordid Lives. As a director, most recent credits include Mamma Mia (2019), Little Shop of Horrors (2018), Spamalot (2017), 9 to 5: The Musical (2016), Young Frankenstein (2015), Les Miserables (2014), Legally Blonde (2013), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2012), RENT (2011), Fiddler on the Roof (2010), Seussical (2019). Robert is the drama teacher at Howard Street Charter School and the Executive Director of Children's Educational Theatre (CET). He coaches Cross Country and Track at South Salem High School and is a Crossfit Trainer at Crossfit Salem. You can find him running daily in Bush and Riverfront Parks. In 2015, he was named in the Top 20 Under 40 in Salem and won Dancing with the Salem Stars.
Jill directed the 2019 Pentacle production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical and the 2018 production of Calendar Girls She also assistantdirected Mamma Mia! at Pentacle in 2019. Her Pentacle Theatre production team credits include Little Shop of Horrors, The Savannah Sipping Society, Spamalot, Jesus Christ Superstar, Seussical, 9 to 5: The Musical, Urinetown, The Addams Family, Young Frankenstein, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown and Into the Woods. She previously served as board liaison to the Pentacle Play Reading Committee. Jill is a COO at Catholic Community Services. She is thankful to her daughters, Emmalena and Hope, for encouraging her back into theater.
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Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Geri has been involved in theater for nearly 40 years, with more than half of that here in Oregon. Geri has been active both on and off stage having directed Other Desert Cities, The Nerd and The Curious Savage and choreographed and directed The Boyfriend and My Fair Lady and Jesus Christ Superstar at Pentacle Theatre. Also for Pentacle, she choreographed several shows including Guys and Dolls, Mary Poppins, Urinetown, 9 to 5: The Musical, Seussical, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Nunsense, Spamalot, A Christmas
Carol, Cabaret and Little Shop of Horrors. Favorite onstage roles include Rosie in Mamma Mia, Elvira in Blithe Spirit, Billie
Dawn in Born Yesterday, Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, Nancy in Oliver, Sheila in Hair, Maria in Sound of Music, Inga in Young Frankenstein and Eulalie Mackecknie
Shinn in Music Man. When not spending her time at the theater, Geri works for the state of Oregon and enjoys traveling with her fiancé Chris who she looks forward to marrying this summer.
Kent has participated in a number of shows with Pentacle Theatre. He served as Music Director for Beauty and The Beast and Cinderella and played keyboards in the pit orchestra for Legally Blonde, The Secret Garden, Chicago and Seussical the Musical. He also spent time on stage, playing Sebastian in The Little Mermaid. His work at other theaters includes two seasons as a musician at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Enlightened Theatrics, Albany Civic Theatre, The Majestic Theatre (Corvallis) and numerous high school productions.
By day, he is the choir teacher at Whitford Middle School in Beaverton, in his seventh year of teaching. He enjoys cooking, teaching middle schoolers and sharing and quoting Tik Tok videos.
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Sara has been in one show in her entire life—25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in the role of Marcy Park under the direction of Mr. Salberg. She also subbed at the last minute as a pianist for a performance of The Secret Garden and has never recovered.
Sara taught Songwriters Workshop for Children’s Educational Theatre for a few summers. She was the pianist for Marry Me A Little at Verona Studio and an accompanist for various local musical theater recitals and competitions over the years. She has since retired from all that and now just pokes an iPad and music magically occurs.
Sara has two musical daughters (a singer and a pianist) and a cellist for a husband. She enjoys silence.
Bryce is currently a Senior at West Salem High School. He was most recently in the production of The Drowsy Chaperone in the role of Adolpho. He also played Sam in Mamma Mia! and Dromio of Ephesus in Comedy of Errors. He is late to the theater and performing world and is soaking up everything he can. He is grateful to Tracy Sabine, the Director at West for always believing in him and giving him his first opportunity on the stage. Bryce is excited to be attending AMDA, American Musical and Dramatic Academy, in the fall. He is over the moon to be performing in Shrek and working with Robert and this incredible cast! Lastly, he wouldn't be able to do any of this without his family, Mom/ Dad/Lola, and wants to give a special shout-out to his Meme and Papa for never missing anything.
Brett is excited to be back on the Pentacle stage after a four-year hiatus. Previous Pentacle credits include Horton in Seussical, Officer Lockstock in Urinetown, Fester in The Addams
Family, Linus in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Monster in Young Frankenstein, Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid and Robin in Spamalot. Brett lives in West Salem, where he enjoys watching sports and collecting sports cards, reading, and playing video games. He also works in the parts department and sells STIHL products at Rickreall Farm Supply, and he attends Salem First Baptist Church. Brett can’t emphasize enough how talented, hardworking and supportive this cast and creative team are and is humbly grateful to be a part of this wonderful production.
Pentacle Theatre in Salem is located within the ancestral homelands of the Kalapuya, Yamhill, and Luckiamute people who had lived here since time immemorial.
In the 1850s, these tribes were displaced by colonization and were eventually resettled on reservations. We celebrate and honor the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz members, their resilience and their present and future right to this land.
Finn Carty is a seventh grader at Howard Street Charter School. He enjoys cross country, viola, stage combat and internet memes. This is his first Pentacle role. Finn’s previous acting roles include Bolt Bender in Still Life with Iris (Children’s Educational Theatre) and Newscaster in 101
Dalmatians (S.K.I.T.). With two brothers at home, Finn brings personal experience to the role of Baby Bear and knows all too well how it feels when someone eats his food, breaks his stuff and encroaches on his space.
Little Shrek/Dwarf
Declan Carty is thrilled to be joining the cast of Shrek for his Pentacle Theatre debut. A 5th grader at Candalaria Elementary, Declan enjoys basketball, video games, and jamming on his electric ukulele. His previous theatrical experience includes playing Jack in Fairy Tales, Tairy Fales (Children’s Educational Theatre), the Dog Catcher in 101 Dalmatians (S.K.I.T.), and that one time he effectively pinned the blame on his brother for putting an empty ice cream carton back in the freezer.
King Harold/Thelonius
Chris’s past Pentacle experience includes as part of The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia! and Murder on the Orient Express
Other theater-related experience includes numerous plays and musicals with UACT in Roseburg. Hobbies include travel, golf and watching Timbers games.
Molly Duddlesten
Sugar Plum Fairy/Gingy/Duloc Performer
This is Molly’s first show with Pentacle Theatre. Previous theater-related experience includes in Analog & Vinyl and The Addams Family at Broadway Rose Theatre Company and in First Date at Enlightened Theatrics.
Shrek the Musical is Trae’s first production at Pentacle Theatre. Other theater-related work experience includes Christmas Carol Radio Show, Help Desk, All Together Now, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and Trap (AD). Trae is a student at South Salem High School.
Jaxon is an actor from Salem, Oregon, who has a passion for all things theater. Recently, he has been seen as the Baker in Into the Woods and the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. He is very excited about his Pentacle debut. He doesn't have the guts to say this to her face, but he thinks that the girl who plays Teen Fiona is pretty cute.
Gavin returns to the Pentacle after being a part of Mamma Mia! Other theaterrelated experience includes acting in 12 shows (five musicals and seven plays) including Romeo and Juliet, Once Upon A Mattress, Pink Panther Strikes Again, Mamma Mia! and Elf Jr. The Musical He also helped with set construction on three productions, was a stagehand for A Christmas Carol, an assistant director for A Christmas Carol Radio Show in 2020 and was a TA at CET for three seasons. Gavin is a Broista at Owens St. Dutch Bros.
Molly has previously performed in five Pentacle shows including Willy Wonka, To Kill a Mockingbird, Dr. Dolittle, Mary Poppins and Beauty and the Beast, and is very excited for Shrek to be her sixth. She most recently has been seen as the Sour Kangaroo in Enlightened Theatrics' Seussical the Musical and the Baker's Wife in Willamette Youth Theatre's Into the Woods. She would like to thank her mom and little sister Patricia for being her biggest supporters and karaoke partners.
To be back on the Pentacle stage is pure joy! Having performed on Salem-area stages for more than 30 years, some of Kelli’s most recent credits include Mamma Mia! (Tanya), 9 to 5: The Musical (Violet Newstead), Calendar Girls (Chris) and Chicago (Roxy Hart) with Pentacle Theatre; Love, Loss & What I Wore with The Verona Studio; Much Ado about Nothing (Leonata) with Struts & Frets; and Acts of Creation (Reed) with Theatre 33. Kelli speaks professionally on stages around the world, focusing on women’s health and wellness strategies. She currently serves on the Pentacle Theatre Board of Directors and encourages you all to let your freak flag wave!
Shrek the Musical is Corey’s first show at Pentacle, but while he may not have a lot of stage-play experience, he has entertained audiences for more than 15 years. Corey has released four children's rock albums as "Jenks." He has performed all over the northwest, at libraries, schools, festivals and churches. His show also includes fire juggling...but not in libraries. During the holidays, you may spy Corey greeting people in the Salem area as Buddy the Elf. Corey has been married to the "sweetest, most patient woman ever" for 19 years. They have five children, ranging from 3 to 17. Corey is ecstatic to announce that after many, many years of changing diapers, the baby has been potty trained, essentially giving the family a raise.
In the daytime hours, Corey works as a video producer at SAIF. He is currently hosting a YouTube series called Oregon Odd Jobs, where he travels the state to learn the ins and outs of different jobs, from building log homes to trimming llama toenails, glass blowing to feeding sharks. Unfortunately, Corey has learned he's not very good at any of these jobs, so he'll continue working at his video job for the foreseeable future!
Toni King-Byous is excited to make her Pentacle Theatre debut in Shrek the Musical. As a diversity, equity, and inclusion professional, she personally and professionally connects with Shrek the Musical because it illustrates the business and community case for DEI. It invites us to be curious, step out of our comfort zones, learn about, and support each other. “What makes us special makes us strong!” When Toni is not on stage you can find her serving in the music and performing arts departments of her local church, Seed of Faith Ministries International. Toni would like to thank her husband, Jamal Byous, the cast and crew, family, friends and #TheSeed for their unwavering support.
Ward’s past experience with Pentacle includes as part of Inherit the Wind, Fiddler on the Roof, H.M.S. Pinafore, Les Misérables and Young Frankenstein He sends a big shout-out to his wife who has supported his musical endeavors for over 40 years, as well as his love. He sends another shout-out to his wonderful daughter, son-in-law, and full extended family who are coming to cheer him on; thank you. He is a mental health group counselor working for Kaiser Permanente, who just might be retiring at the end of this year. He counts it a privilege and honor to do this work and enjoys it very much. In retirement, he is hoping to become an excellent oil painter, join an old-person bowling league, love on and play with his entire family and perhaps do another show or two.
Happy People/Ensemble
Samantha began doing theater in second grade but performed in her first-ever musical as Pepper in Annie in December of 2021. Since then, she’s performed in shows at West Salem High School, with Children’s Educational Theatre, Enlightened Theatrics and, now, Pentacle. In her free time, she likes to write and hang out with her friends and family.
Queen Lillian/Duloc Performer/Blind
Mouse 1
Kristen returns to the Pentacle after previously playing the roles of Mrs. Potts in Beauty and The Beast, as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, as Donna in Mamma Mia!, and as Honey Rae and Donna Jo in Dashing Through the Snow. Other theaterrelated work experience includes as Mrs. Paroo in Music Man at Keizer Homegrown Theater.
Kirsten is a reading teacher in Salem Keizer schools. She is a wife to Jon, who keeps her laughing when life is nuts. She’s a proud mom of three amazing and talented kids who make her laugh but rarely load the dishwasher, and spoiled dog, who never loads the dishwasher. She loves watching tv, baking and spending
time with her friends and family. She credits theater with helping her through every mid-life crisis. She thinks this cast is beyond incredible.
Happy People/Ensemble
Although this is her first show at Pentacle, Vivian has attended Children’s Educational Theatre for three summers. She was also recently in The Drowsy Chaperone at West Salem High School.
Papa Ogre/Greeter/Guard/Bishop
This is Logan's first show at Pentacle Theater, and his first show in almost seven years. His last musical experience was playing Ernst in Spring Awakening at Linfield University in 2013. In his downtime, he
practices slaying monsters in Dungeons & Dragons and slaying serves in volleyball! He wants to thank his family for their support as he re-enters the theater experience, and his wife, Lacey, for convincing him to audition for Shrek. This will hopefully be the first of many future shows he performs in!
Jennifer Ann has performed in a number of Pentacle Theatre shows including Mary Poppins, 9 to 5: The Musical, Seussical, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Nerd, Fools and Mamma Mia! Other theater-related work experience includes Keizer Homegrown's production of Music Man. When not performing, she is a third grade teacher for Salem Keizer Schools.
Micah Parrish
Happy People/Captain of the Guard Micah was part of the Pentacle Theatre production of Roger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Other theater-related work experience includes tech work, including spotlight and set building for a production of Les Misérables at Enlightened Theatrics. He works at Ace Hardware when he is not acting and enjoys reading, playing video games, playing basketball and watching movies and tv shows. He’d like to thank his mom for getting him into acting and always believing in him and constantly supporting everything he does!
Natalie is thrilled to be part of her third show at Pentacle Theatre, having portrayed Sally Bowles in Pentacle's 2018 production of Cabaret and the bride ancestor in the 2015 production of The Addams Family. Parts outside Pentacle include Victoria the White Cat in Cats, Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress, and the title character of Peter Pan. Natalie remembers singing all three parts of I Know it's Today when she was about nine years old. She was standing in her grandparents' kitchen and still remembers the loving reaction of her grandfather, who used to play the piano alongside her until he passed last year. In many ways, this performance is for him. Natalie works as a journalist and is a published children's book author. She lives in Salem with her husband, Josh, and their beloved dog, Bandit. Natalie would like to thank her pack, her family and her friends for all their love and support over the years, as well as the Shrek cast and crew for bringing this underdog fairytale to life.
Originally from Arkansas, Nikki Paxton is a southern woman, loving the Pacific Northwest life. She graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with a BA in English and received a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. As Development Director of Imagine Black, Nikki gets to do two things she loves, secure resources and amplify the voices of those who are unheard.
Nikki is the mom of four bright, capricious boys and runs somewhat of a bohemian frat house, full of music and art. She enjoys playing the guitar, crafting, dancing and gardening. Nikki is a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated. She is super excited to be a part of this performance at Pentacle Theatre and hopes it is the first of many.
Mouse 3
This is Stacia’s first show with Pentacle. Past theater experience includes as actor/singer in La Bohème, Rigoletto and Carmen at BYUI (2014-15); Dog Park the Musical at Keizer Homegrown (2017); Love, Loss and What I Wore (2020) at
Now! (2021) at Enlightened Theatrics. She was the Music Director at Keizer Homegrown Theatre for Miscast (2021) and Music Man (2022). Stacia has worked in many capacities as a music and theater teacher in Arizona and Oregon. She is thankful for her husband Jake and her son Gavin who supported her in following her dreams.
Liliana is a student at Howard Street Charter School. Liliana has recently discovered her love for musical theater and since then has been in several productions. Her most memorable being when she played the title role in both Annie and Matilda. In addition to fully embracing her love for the stage, she also learned the value of a theater family and friends in other productions such as Sound of Music and most recently Seussical the Musical. Liliana enjoys all things musical and can often be found singing. She enjoys and values her time with her voice teacher where she has really learned to use her voice as an instrument. Liliana also loves learning about and experimenting with different forms of art. Most recently she has spent her time exploring watercolors.
This is Mariah's first production at Pentacle Theatre. Mariah has recently relocated to Salem, all the way from southwestern Michigan. Some previous theater experience includes Adult Alison in Fun
Home, Inez in Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit, Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act, Penny in Hairspray, Rose Stopnik Gellman in Caroline, or Change, Velma in Chicago and Ariel in The Little Mermaid. Outside of theater, Mar works at Better Than Mama's restaurant and catering in Salem. She would like to thank her crew at BTM and family/friends who are her and traveled to support her. Mariah dedicates all of her performances to her twin and angel, Megan Elaine Rifenberg.
Bode’s past Pentacle experience includes Mary Poppins, Seussical the Musical and Beauty and the Beast. He also starred in the Elsinore Theatrical Production of A Christmas Story: The Musical.
Mandi is thrilled to return to Pentacle Theatre after being a member of the ensemble in the 2018 production of 1984. Other theaters Mandi has worked with are Sellwood Playhouse (Scrooge), Keizer Homegrown Theatre (Miscast, Happy Birthday KHT), and was most recently seen in 2021 with Salem Theatre Network (All Together Now). Some of her favorite roles include Mama Asaka (Once on this Island), Millie Dillmount (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Mrs. Dilbur (Scrooge), Customer/Ensemble (Little Shop of Horrors), Maria (Twelfth Night), Wall (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), and Billy Flynn (Miscast). Off stage, Mandi continues to be actively involved as a student at The Salem Playhouse. Her love of musical theater finds her taking instruction in both musical and vocal instruction. Mandi thanks her family, friends, her acting coach Zach Dufault, and her vocal coach Solveig Nybert for the endless support and encouragement of chasing after her dreams.
Bryan’s past Pentacle experience includes as Rod Harper in Calendar Girls, as Mr. McQueen in Urinetown, in the Ensemble of Young Frankenstein and as Kyle O’Boyle in Legally Blonde. Other theater-related experience includes two musicals directed by Ken Hermens at Central High School. He has lived in the Salem area his whole life. It is his honor and pleasure to serve as a member at large on the Pentacle Theatre Governing Board. In his day job, he’s the Director of Mathematics for Smarter Balanced. In his free time, he loves riding motorcycles and scooters with the Salem Scooter Club. He would like to thank his lovely wife Heather Dunkin Toller for supporting him and encouraging him to get involved with the Pentacle Theatre.
This is Ethan’s first show at Pentacle Theatre. Past theater experience includes in Annie, Rainbow Fish the Musical and, most recently, Seussical the Musical with Enlightened Theatrics. He also was part of Matilda Jr. with Children’s Educational Theater. Ethan’s dad and mom have supported his theater journey from the
beginning. As long as he keeps focusing on school, they never stop him from reaching his dreams! He also loves to play his saxophone and cello in his free time.
Soren returns to the Pentacle stage after previously performing in Les Misérables, Dr. Dolittle, Mary Poppins, All My Sons, The Little Mermaid, A Christmas Carol and Seussical the Musical
Other theater-related work experience includes as TA at CET, A Christmas Story: The Musical at the Elsinore Theatre and The Nutcracker at ABA. Soren is a senior at South Salem High School, where he runs Cross Country and Track, and is involved in DECA, as well as speech and debate. Soren would like to thank his parents and friends for supporting him.
Mad Hatter/Duloc/Performer/Knight 4
Noah is a mechanical engineer by day and a fairytale creature by night. He recently moved to West Salem with his fiancée, Molly, and their adorably insane cat, Henry. Noah grew up in Salem and has always wanted to be in a Pentacle production, and is thrilled Shrek is his first (but definitely not his last). Other theater-
related work experience includes as Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can at Majestic Theatre. His hobbies include cooking, 3D printing, tending to his army of succulents, and being the president of the Henry Fan Club.
Elf/Duloc
This is Emma Wagoner’s first community theater production they’ve been lucky enough to perform in as an actor. They found their love for theater in high school through their best friend and even met their fiancé through their high school theater program. Theater has found itself in almost every aspect of their life since the amazing first experience of acting in musicals in 2018. Shrek the Musical has been their dream show for as long as they’ve known it existed so this is them getting to check off a very big box on their bucket list.
This is Sam's fifth show with Pentacle. You may have seen him as Feste in Twelfth Night, Kendall Parker in Yellow, or in the ensemble of Beauty and the Beast and Suessical the Musical. Sam has also done mentorship work with Enlightened Theatrics and spends his summers as a Teaching Assistant at Children's Educational Theatre. He is a senior at South Salem High School where he is a member of two advanced choirs and a National Honor Thespian. In his free time, he likes long drives in rural Oregon listening to show tunes as well as schooling his friends at Nintendo Switch bowling. As he heads off to college, he is very blessed to have grown up with such a loving community at Pentacle for all these years and wishes everyone the best.
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Rob Ashford won the 2012 Olivier Award for his production of Anna Christie starring Jude Law and Ruth Wilson at London's Donmar Warehouse. The production opened to rave reviews with The Independent's anointing it as "picture perfect" and David Benedict stating that "the production's hallmark is its boldness." Rob most recently directed the Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Scarlett Johansson, and Macbeth with Sir Kenneth Branagh at New York's Park Avenue Armory and The Manchester International Festival. The Telegraph claimed "This is a Macbeth that won't just go down as a highlight of the Manchester International Festival but as one of the Scottish Play's great revivals," and Ben Brantley of the New York Times proclaimed "Mr. Ashford uses his experience as a celebrated director of musicals to stunning, time-bending effect." Rob received his 8th Tony Nomination for his work on the Broadway revival of Evita starring Ricky Martin, and received the Tony Award for his work on the Broadway production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Other Broadway credits include How to Succeed in Business (Tony Award Nominations for his direction and choreography), Promises, Promises (Tony Award Nomination), Shrek, John Water's Cry Baby (Tony Award nomination, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Fred Astaire Awards), Curtains (Tony Award nomination), and Wedding Singer (Tony Award nomination). In London, Rob also directed the highly acclaimed Olivier Award-winning revivals of A Streetcar Named Desire starring Rachel Weisz and Parade at The Donmar Warehouse. Rob did the choreography and staging for
last year's Academy Awards with Seth MacFarlane and won the 2009 Emmy Award for Best Choreography for his work on Baz Luhrmann's production number (featuring Hugh Jackman and Beyoncé) at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. He has also choreographed the opening number for The Tony Awards starring Neil Patrick Harris for the past 4 years. He choreographed the feature film Beyond The Sea directed by and starring Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey and Walt Disney Production's upcoming film Cinderella directed by Kenneth Branagh. Most recently, Rob directed and choreographed NBC's The Sound of Music Live!, for which he received a DGA Award Nomination, and this January directed The Barber of Seville at Chicago Lyric Opera. Rob is an Associate Director at The Old Vic Theatre. He also serves on the Executive Board of The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and is a Trustee of The Joyce Theatre in New York City.
David Lindsay-Abaire is a Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright, screenwriter, lyricist and librettist. His most recent play, Ripcord, opens this fall at Manhattan Theatre Club. His previous play Good People premiered on Broadway, was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, The Horton Foote Prize, The Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, and two Tony nominations. His play Rabbit Hole received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, five Tony nominations, and the Spirit of America Award. David also wrote the book and lyrics for Shrek the Musical, which was nominated for eight Tonys, four Oliviers, a Grammy, and earned David
the Ed Kleban Award as America's most promising musical theatre lyricist. David's other plays include Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World and A Devil Inside, among others. In addition to his work in theatre, David's screen credits include his film adaptation of Rabbit Hole, Dreamworks' Rise of the Guardians, and the upcoming Family Fang, starring Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken and Jason Bateman.
Jason Moore (Director). Broadway: Avenue
Q, Steel Magnolias. Carnegie Hall: Jerry Springer: The Opera. Off-Broadway: Speech and Debate (Roundabout), Avenue
Q (the Vineyard), Guardians (the Culture Project), The Crumple Zone. Associate directing: Les Misérables (Broadway, national tour), Ragtime (Vancouver). Writer: The Floatplane Notebooks (Charlotte Repertory Theatre). TV directing: episodes of Dawson s Creek, Everwood, One Tree Hill and Brothers and Sisters. Jason has a BS in performance studies from Northwestern University.
Jeanine Tesori won the Tony Award for Best Original Score with Lisa Kron for the musical Fun Home. She has also written
Tony-nominated scores for Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center; Thoroughly Modern Millie (lyrics, Dick Scanlan); Caroline, or Change (lyrics, Tony Kushner); and Shrek The Musical (lyrics, David LindsayAbaire). The production of Caroline, or Change at the National Theatre in London received the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Her 1997 Off-Broadway musical Violet (lyrics, Brian Crawley) opened on Broadway in 2014 and garnered four Tony nominations, including Best Musical Revival. Opera: A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck (libretto, Tony Kushner; Glimmerglass) and The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me (libretto, J. D. McClatchy, Kennedy Center). Music for plays: Mother Courage (dir. George C. Wolfe, with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline), John Guare's A Free Man of Color (Lincoln Center Theater, dir. George C. Wolfe), and Romeo and Juliet (Delacorte Gala). Film scores: Nights in Rodanthe, Every Day, and You're Not You. Ms. Tesori is a member of the Dramatists Guild and was cited by the ASCAP as the first female composer to have two new musicals running concurrently on Broadway. She was the founding artistic director of Encores! Off-Center at New York City Center, and a lecturer in music at Yale University. Most of all, she is the proud parent of Siena Rafter.
Every five years the Pentacle Theatre Governing Board honors as Lifetime Members five people who have been active in Pentacle Theatre for at least 20 years. We also remember fondly those Lifetime Members who are no longer with us.
Pamela Abernethy
Dick Bond
Robin Bower
Maggie Dayton
Jo Dodge
Chris Fletcher
Lois Hanson
Ken Hermens
Robert Herzog
Deborah Johansen
Cec Koontz
Dave Leonard
Katie Lindbeck
Pauli Long
Nancy Moen
Debbie Neel
Jeff Sanders
Ed Schoaps
Wayne Ballantyne
Dean Bartell
Jack Bellamy
Dr. E.B. Bossatti
Edith Bossatti
Benny Bower
Virginia Choate
Ken Collins
David Cristobal
Bill Cross
Phyllis Cross
Dave Davis
Ron Fox
Rose Ann Hansell
Mrs. Ray Loter
Marian Milligan
Alice Norton
Peg Pink
Bob Putnam
Margaret Ringnalda
Murco Ringnalda
Larry Roach
Susan Schoaps
Larry Stevens
Kathryn Straton
Faye Trupka
Cherie Ulmer
Jeffrey D. Witt
De Zajic
Tony Zandol
Dick Schmidt
Pat Schmidt
Helen Shepard
Meryl (Bill) Smith
Barbara Sullivan
Tom Ulmer
Claytene Vick
Madison Vick
Stephen Warnock
Rollie Zajic
Honoring the generous individuals who make a provision in their estate plans for Pentacle Theatre:
Pamela Abernethy
Karen & Edward Arabas
Robin Bower
Laurene & Roger Brousseau
Eden Rose Brown
Cherie & Craig Cline
Susan Elliott
Carol Farber
Chris Fletcher
Linda Gilbert
Lois Harris
Ron & Kelli Jaecks
Ed Kramer
Louise Larsen
MaryKate Lindbeck
Dennis & Linda McIntire
Jackie Miller
Jeanne Miller
Janet Neuburg
Larry Roach
Cesie & Tom Delve Scheuermann
Laurelyn Schellin
Barbara & Bruce Thompson
If you have included Pentacle Theatre in your estate plans, we’d like to know and honor you here. Please contact Executive Director Lisa Joyce at 503-485-4300 or lisa@pentacletheatre.org
You’re a weirdo. And if you’re not a weirdo, chances are the people to your right and to your left are.
How could I possibly know that? Well, for one, you’ve willingly decided to spend your evening here in our little theater enjoying two hours of fairy tale creatures dancing and singing their hearts out all in the name of love. (Welcome to musical theater!)
Okay, but really… I know it because we are ALL weirdos. We are all extraordinarily, imperfectly, beautifully unique and that’s exactly what makes us strong.
All the mistakes you’ve made. All the storms you’ve weathered. The bad habits you can’t shake. The fact that you’re always late. The way you talk too loud when you get excited.
Your passions. Your doubts. Your beliefs. Your fears. Every embarrassing memory. Every painful moment. Every impossible dream.
These are the things that make us special. And only by celebrating and embracing our differences – our weird – can we ever hope to make this world a better place.
I am grateful to the cast and crew of Shrek the Musical for bringing that celebration to our stage here tonight, and I am grateful to you for joining the party.
Enjoy the show!
Emma Thurston Governing Board PresidentPentacle Theatre provides community members a collaborative opportunity to create and experience theater in an atmosphere of respect, support and enjoyment.
Tickets for upcoming productions will be available online at pentacletheatre.org. In 2023, Pentacle Theatre is introducing a new pricing structure designed to improve access to our productions. You can read all about it here. In partnership with Salem For All, Pentacle Theatre offers half-price tickets to individuals who have an Oregon Trail card.
Pentacle Theatre productions will begin on time. At intermission you will be ushered to an available seat. If you leave your seat during the performance, you will not be reseated. Sorry, no refunds for latecomers.
Pentacle Theatre values the safety and health of our patrons and volunteers. Masks are encouraged and recommended at all times in the theater building.
The performers you are about to see have had a recent negative COVID test.
Some concessions are available in the lobby. There is no alcohol for sale at this time. We have provided complimentary bottled water outside the lobby.
Smoking is allowed only in the designated area outside the lobby.
Cameras (with or without flash) and recording devices are strictly prohibited. Please turn off beepers and cell phones during the performance.
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Advertise in Pentacle Theatre programs! All proceeds benefit Pentacle Theatre. Call the business office for more information: 503-4854300, or email lisa@pentacletheatre.org.
Pentacle Theatre tickets and business office: 503-485-4300.
Online: pentacletheatre.org
MANY,
To our ushers. Pentacle Theatre could not be successful without the continued and dedicated help of our community.
Pentacle Theatre is an established not-for-profit theater company, providing a five-play season. A nine-member governing board assisted by committee chairpersons and countless other volunteers run the theater. Membership is open to all.
President
Vice President
Secretary
Thurston
Lindbeck
.Kelli Jaecks
Treasurer Ty Hendrix
Members-at-Large
Erik Davis, Kaelynn Kappes, Ken Hermens, Dani Potter, Bryan Toller
Executive Director Lisa Joyce
Technical Director
Box Office Manager
Facilities Maintenance Coordinator
Bookkeeper
Chris Benham
Sean Needles
Quinn Connolly
Christie Smith
Pentacle Theatre would not be possible without the support of the following grantors:
April 21 to May 13
Written by David Linsday-Abaire. Directed by Jo Dodge.
Sponsored by the Paul C. and Robin E. Bower Family Trust.
June 9 to July 1
Written by Arthur Miller. Directed by Seth Allen.
Sponsored by M&D Cabinets and Millwork, Inc.
August 11 to September 2
Written by Simon Stephens. Based on the novel by Mark Haddon. Directed by Debbie Neel.
Sponsored by Duchess and The Munchkn.
September 29 to October 21
Book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and the music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak. Directed by Loriann Schmidt. Sponsored by David Hackleman and Stephanie Schoap, in Memory of Deb Hackleman and Mike Schoap.
November 17 to December 9
Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields. Directed by Susan Schoaps. Sponsored by Friends and Family of Lyndsey Fields Houser.
Ticket sales alone do not cover the cost of our productions. Your membership and donation help make this theater possible. Thank you! This list represents gifts between 1/1/2021 and 02/26/2023.
Chris Fletcher & Pamela Abernethy
Jean M. Linck & Forrest A. Colling
Erik & Laura Davis
Jo Dodge
Leslie & Bill Glassmire
Linda & Dick Haglund
Kelli & Ron Jaecks
Jennifer Martinak
Patrick Moser
Betsy & Richard Scott
Barbara & Bruce W.
Thompson
Barbara & Bruce W.
Thompson, the Family of Alice Mary Norton
Allegheny Technologies, in Honor of Emma Thurston
Sharlen R. Bennett
Sherry & Alan Bennett
Virginia & Alex Bourdeau
Nancy & Doug Bovee
Laurene & Roger Brousseau
Beverly & Michael Carrick
Mike Cechovic
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Collada
Jean Linck & Forrest Colling
Sherry Collins, in memory of Peter Ronai
Joyce & Mark Eklund
Jody & Mark Gordon
Lois Hanson
Gail A. Harbert
Tom M. Hewitt
Joe & Linda Hillesum
Sally & Ray Hollemon
Lisa & Marty Johnson
Bruce E. Kepford
Katie & Laslo Kolta
Shirley Koontz
Judith & Greg Linder
Lynelle Littke
Ann Lyman
Rus McCracken
Lorene McMurrin, in Memory of Mrs. Althea
Stevens Ferris
Judith Morris
Vanessa Nordyke
Beverly A. North
Liz & Don Oswalt
Kay & Scott Reichlin
Robin & Benny Bower
Joan Robinson
Don and Liz Rogers
Lizabeth Ann Rogers
Kathy D. Saviers
Emma C. Thurston
Anonymous
David R. Ballantyne
Sibylle & Richard Beck
Penny Blackwell
Virginia Bourdeau
Eden Rose R. Brown
Sherry Collins
Linda D. Cress
Jeanne & Bill Dalton
Dick Day
Cesie Delve Scheuermann
Cesie & Tom Delve
Scheuermann
Dean & Beth Vargas
Duncan
Oddny & Brad Everson
Darlene Fletcher
Beverly L. and Michael A.
Freitas
Jo Rita Gann
Holly Giesbrecht
Paula Hartwig
Robynn & John L. Hayek
Bob & Marypat Hill
Cornelia B. Hoppe, in Memory of Ken & Marg Limbocker
Jay Howe & Janet Gros Jacques
Sherril & Lynn Hurt
Mary Ann B. Kosiewicz
Paul Allen Kyllo
Ellen Langsather
Connie Elaine LaRoche
Ruth McGuire
Rachel McMillen Pratt
Roberta W. Moore
Debbie Neel
Oregon Community Foundation
Scott Ramp
Kristin Ramstad
Carol Kay Riedl
Robin Bower
Susanna Rose
Schwab Charitable
Lisa Godwin & Rick Segal
Christie L. Smith
Susan & Toru E. Tanabe
Heather & Bryan Toller
Juanita & Lloyd Weigel
Gerald & Henrietta Wimer, in Memory of Ken Limbocker
Steven K. Wollenburg
Penny & Bill Wylie
Autumn Lynn Yongchu
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ($250+)
American Endowment Foundation
Arabas Family
Gayle McMurria & George Bachik
Katy & Charles Bayless
Steven Bender
Leora Berger
Clyde Otis Berry
Carol Coley & Ron Boucher
Megan Brazo-Erickson, in Memory of Charlene Riley
Eden Rose Brown
Marlene Buker
Tracie B. Burger
Greg & Donna J. Burgess
Grover & Cheryl Carter
Susan F. Christensen
Tylee Cloyd
Dennis & Barbara Curtin Miles
Merry Davidson
Annette Day
Lois & Dale Derouin
Edna Denton & Carel Dewinkel
Pam & Roger Elliott
Pam & Roger Elliott, in Memory of Dallas Northcott
Karen & Bill Farmer
Fidelity Charitable
Albert & Ginny Furtwangler
Brandon Gitchel
Thomas & Margaret Grove
Frank & Pat Gruber
David Hackleman
Walter D. Haight
Franca Hernandez
Gloria & Alan Holland
Nancy Hull
Patricia Johnson
Norma Jean Standlea & Hank Keeton
Fran J. Lattin
Linda Ann Lockwood
Pauli Long
Sherry & Terry L. Lowells
Dr. Betsy McDowell & John Gussenhoven
Scott F. McGowan
Dennis McIntire
Nancy Moen, in Memory of Kevin Moen
Ruth & Roger Monette
Laurel & Hinrich Muller
Gerald & Joanne Nathan
Network for Good
Jim & Sondra Nice
Hella Nordberg
Louise & Keith Putman
Kara Quello & Karl Anderson
Omar D. Quintero
Susan & Richard Ray
Marjorie Reuling
Winifred Sangirardi
Fred Eugene Shaub
Diane McLin & David Smedema
Joanna & Ronald Stout
Jim & Rhonda Lyn Thompson
John Whitney
Laureal Williams
Anonymous
Janie Abernethy & Philip Cohen, in Honor of Pamela Abernethy
Sandra & William Albright
Edna & Richard Anderson
Gordon & Pat Bacon
Vicki Bailey
Kenn & Nancy Battaile
Keith & Madge Bauer
Jack & Sharyl Beattie
Edward Beaudry
Jenni E. Bertels, in Memory of David Cristobal
Jenni E. Bertels
Bill & Anita Blaumer
Cliff & Lynda Boyer
Jenan & Gary Brandt
Mar'Sue & Perry Brown
Gary & Diane Buckley
Grover R. Carter
Barbara Castle
Nanci Chambers
Elizabeth Chicado, in Memory of Vivienne Sornson
William Chisholm
Diane & Aaron Clingerman
Kay & Philip Cogswell
Gretchen Coppedge, in Memory of Dr. Jack Bellamy
Maggie Dayton
Cliff Deighan
Michael & Susan DeLaune