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Josie Gagnier, far right, waits to pull the curtain so the cast of “Shrek the Musical Jr.” can take the stage at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston on Thursday. The school drama club, Drama Gators, has worked on the production two days a week since November. The cast and crew of 45 students performed for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from Lewiston, co-director Jennifer Groover said. Students will perform the musical for family and community members at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets at the door are $5 for adults and $3 for children. Lauren King is the other co-director and Ashley Gallagher is music director. From left are Tiffany Smith, Chloe Tremblay, Tia Mendros, Honora White, Sage Tuttle and Gagnier. Set crew members River Fallos, left, and Jase Cunningham follow the script while waiting to move props for the next set during the Drama Gators production of “Shrek the Musical Jr.” at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston on Thursday. The Drama Gators have worked on the production two days a week since November. The cast and crew of 45 students performed for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from throughout Lewiston, co-director Jennifer Groover said. Students will perform the musical at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets at the door are $5 for adults and $3 for children. Lauren King is the other co-director and Ashley Gallagher is music director. Fourth-grader Christina Tancrede, 10, waits to take the stage for “Shrek the Musical Jr.” at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston on Thursday. Tancrede plays a rat. Sixth-grader Bailey Michaud, 11, is Shrek during the Drama Gators’ performance, “Shrek the Musical Jr.,” at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston on Thursday.“Shrek the Musical Jr.” is the second full production of the Drama Gators at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston. “Suessical the Musical Jr.” was the four-year-old drama club’s first full production. It was performed in 2016. Sixth-grader Tiffany Smith, 12, plays Puss in Boots in “Shrek the Musical Jr.” at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston. Co-director Lauren King talks with her cast and crew prior to the Drama Gators’ production of “Shrek the Musical Jr.” at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston on Thursday. Fourth-grader Julia Groover, 9, plays the donkey in “Shrek the Musical Jr.” at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston on Thursday.
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