Shrek: The Musical

Authors

• David Lindsay-Abaire
• Jeanine Tesori

Files

Description

The playbill for Taylor University's performance of Shrek: The Musical with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori.

Performed November 20-22, 2025 in the Mitchell Theatre at Taylor University.

Shrek is, on the surface, a whimsical fairy tale full of comedy, color, and charm. But beneath the humor lies a story about seeing and being seen—about belonging, forgiveness, and the quiet courage it takes to live authentically in a world that too easily labels and excludes. “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” — Psalm 139:13–14 These words stand as a quiet act of resistance against the forces—ancient and modern—that try to define our worth by appearance, conformity, or perfection. In Shrek’s swamp and Duloc’s tidy kingdom, we see two competing visions of community: one that excludes difference and one that celebrates it. As our Fairy-Tale Creatures sing, “What makes us special makes us strong.” Shrek: The Musical becomes, in its own irreverent and joyful way, a story about divine imagination: a reminder that difference is not deficiency, and that every creature—fairy-tale or otherwise—bears the imprint of the Creator.

Artistic Director

Tracy Manning / Music Director: Mary Kathryn Brewer

Technical Director

Molly Lemont

Publication Date

11-14-2025

City

Upland, IN

Keywords

Shrek, Musical

Disciplines

Acting | Arts and Humanities | Dance | Education | Higher Education | Playwriting | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History

Notes

Original Production directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford. 

Originally produced on Broadway by Dreamworks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions. 

Recommended Citation

Lindsay-Abaire, David and Tesori, Jeanine, "Shrek: The Musical" (2025). Taylor Theatre Playbills. 392.
https://pillars.taylor.edu/playbills/392