‘SHREK’ brings the swamp to PBTS

Courtesy: Maxie Lamont Coleman III

When you enter Players By the Sea (a Little Theatre that makes a BIG Impact), you’ll be transported to the magical land of Far Far Away and greeted by Kenosha who is one of the admin assistants.  The tropical, swamp-like atmosphere puts you in the mood for “SHREK” the musical, which you don’t want to miss.  This show is entertaining from the opening number, to Donkey’s rendition of “I’m a Believer” at the end.

There are so many talented volunteer actors in this production of SHREK, whom you might have enjoyed at other theaters around JAX, and they have a treat for you at PBTS.  The audience is composed of patrons from the mature to the very young at heart and everyone seems to be entertained thoroughly.

If you missed opening night, you missed the delectable hors d'oeuvre presented by Chef Chriss of 927Events.com; the champagne toast, and the introduction to some of the creative team members – given by production manager Jereme Raickett.

Speaking of a creative team, some people (besides Jereme) whom you might have read in a program from the Alhambra Theater & Dining would be: Director/Actor - Jason Nettle, Actors Alec Hadden, Bob Pritchard, Walter Johnson, Deena Davis; Actresses - Katie Nettle, Kalea Leverette, & Lauren Albert; and former students from: Douglas Anderson School and Ponte Vedra High School.  These people’s talents have taken them to many other venues besides the establishment mentioned above.

Accolades go out to all the characters from the swamp and the castle.  The voices are very harmonious, especially the merging voices of the 3 Fiona characters (Katie Nettle, Reese O’Brien and Claira Williams).  The tremendous voice of The Dragon is brought to you by Jazz Zamor who sings in front of the Dragon puppet (kudos to the puppeteers).  The dancing is impeccably on-time especially from the Top Hat and Tails Ensemble, and the antics of The Three Blind Mice.

If you missed opening night, there are a few more available tickets for the other performances of “SHREK”.  Don’t miss Donkey, Shrek and all the other performers on stage now!

DATES:      TIMES:
Sat., July 20    8 p.m.
Thurs. July 25    8 p.m.
Fri., July 26    8 p.m.
Sat., July 27    8 p.m.
Sun., July 28    2 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 1   8 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 2    8 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 3    8 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 4    2 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 8   8 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 9    8 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 10    8 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 11    2 p.m.