CORLETTE sisters Paris and Molly Sorensen will help to bring one of their favourite stories to the stage this year.
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The girls, aged 12 and 11 respectively, have have snapped up two of roles in a musical based on the 2001 movie Shrek.
Paris and Molly are two of 56 people that have been cast to bring Shrek The Musical Jr to life at Newcastle Civic Theatre in the September school holidays.
“I couldn’t believe when I read the offer letter,” Paris said.
“This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity”.
Shrek The Musical Jr is based on DreamWorks’ Oscar-winning animated film and the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical.
From more than 300 hopefuls, Paris and Molly sang, danced and acted their way into the hearts of the shows producers and directors.
Rehearsals for Shrek The Musical Jr started on July 11.
Hunter Drama, the company that produced the 2014 box office hit production of Disney’s Little Mermaid Jr, secured the rights to produce Shrek The Musical Jr.
Under the direction of Daniel Stoddart, Hunter Drama will bring the Shrek musical to Newcastle Civic Theatre’s stage for six shows across three days (September 29 to October 1).
Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, the musical features all the well-loved characters from the film released in 2001 – Shrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona, Lord Farquaad and Dragon.
“It will be great to work with so many other talented young people from all over,” Molly said.
Hunter Drama was established in 2007 and has fast become the region’s favourite company for producing fresh dramatic arts opportunities for young people and professional large-scale musical events.
