[NEohioPAL] IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Millennial Theatre Company's Shrek the Musical to Debut in Columbiana, Over One Year After Postponement

[The Millennial Theatre Company]

CORRECTION:

It has come to our attention that our previous press release has an error
on the listed dates, incorrectly stating that the show played August 13 and
14 and March 15; it should read, "The show performs August 13 and 14 at 7pm
and 15 at 2pm".

Apologies for the error,

The Millennial Theatre Company Team
*www.millennialtheatre.org <http://www.millennialtheatre.org>*
"Creating Quality Theatrical Experiences With, For, and Of a Generation"



On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 1:45 PM The Millennial Theatre Company <
millennialtheatrecompany at gmail.com> wrote:

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> August 9, 2021
>
> *After a long delay, The Millennial Theatre Company will perform Shrek the
> Musical at the Crestview PAC in Columbiana!*
>
> Columbiana, Ohio- After a year and a half delay due to COVID-19, The
> Millennial Theatre Company (MTC) will finally perform Shrek the Musical at
> the Crestview Performing Arts Center in Columbiana. The show performs
> August 13 and 14 at 7pm and March 15 at 2pm. The production features a
> whole host of incredible local talent including Erich Offenburg as Shrek,
> Natalina Kazimir as Fiona, Ryan Lamb as Donkey, and Ty Hanes as Lord
> Farquaad. The production is directed by Joe Asente with music direction by
> Savannah Florkowski and choreography by Aubrie Morrison.
>           Shrek the Musical tells the tale of an unlikely hero who finds
> himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wise-cracking donkey and a
> feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy,
> a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairytale misfits, and
> you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there’s
> one on hand… and his name is Shrek.
>            Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors.
> Tickets are available online at millennialtheatre.org. A portion of the
> proceeds will go to the Crestview High School Drama Club to help with their
> upcoming production.
>              Asente, director of the production and Artistic Director of
> MTC, explains the challenges of producing the production over a year later,
> after having the production cancelled one day before opening in March of
> 2020 due to COVID-19, “We were absolutely devastated when we realized that
> we would not be able to perform the show in 2020. Our cast had worked so
> hard and we were so close; this was an open wound for all of us throughout
> the last year and a half. We wanted to wait until we felt we could do the
> production safely, and now that our full cast has been vaccinated, we are
> finally ready and so excited to bring this show back to life.”
>             Asente went on to add, “So much has changed since we were last
> together as a cast and crew; some of our cast lost their spouses or parents
> to COVID, others have since moved to new states, some have gotten married,
> but the one thing that has not changed is how ready we are to be among the
> first to bring live theatre back safely after COVID. Most of our cast is
> returning to their roles, and although we were sad to lose a few of our
> cast members who were unable to return, we are so excited to have some new
> faces added to the show as well. Rehearsing a show where half the cast is
> brand new and the other half is trying to re-learn material from close to
> two years ago was quite a challenge, but the cast rose to the occasion and
> I believe we now have a show that is just as good, if not better, than what
> we planned to present in March of 2020!”
>             The cast features local actors from Trumbull, Mahoning, and
> Columbiana counties, including Erich Offenburg, Natalina Kazimir, Ty Hanes,
> Ryan Lamb, Emily Dezort,  Ben Doss, Lauren Jones, Sarah Kinser, Khloe
> Stanton, Halina Bakeris, Mark Williams, Caitlyn Murphy, Lauren Engle,
> Daniel Chiaberta, Ryan Stewart, Rebecca Williams, Trevor Patchen, Michelle
> Jalbert, George Maillis, Aleea Morrison, Vinh Nguyen, Heleena Thomas,
> Natalie Toro, Angela Toro, and Aubrie Morrison.
>        Join MTC at the Crestview PAC in Columbiana for their production of
> Shrek the Musical. For more information concerning the event please connect
> with MTC on their website millennialtheatre.org, Facebook, Twitter or
> Instagram (@mtc_theatre), or via email at
> millennialtheatrecompany at gmail.com.
>
> Promotional photos linked HERE
> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KlmcJaVPQExPOCygoY7wVqzB4MIbIpby?usp=sharing>
> Promotional video footage linked HERE
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rmU_rvZU2E>
>
> About the Millennial Theatre Company:
> The Millennial Theatre Company (MTC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit theatre
> company committed to producing theatrical experiences that reflect the
> interests and experiences of the Millennial Generation. They aim to produce
> generation relevant content through musicals, millennial-created and
> written works, workshops, and other various theatrical experiences. For
> more information, visit MTC’s website millennialtheatre.org, as well as
> their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@mtc_theatre).
>
>
>
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