Lower Dauphin Middle School (LDMS) presented "Shrek The Musical Jr." in February in the school's multipurpose room to packed houses.

The show tells the familiar story of an ogre, his donkey sidekick and a princess. It was an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza, according to Matt Dickinson, music teacher and co-director.

The named cast included Georgia Hineman, Storyteller 1; McKenna Vandernick, Storyteller 2; Lily Kratz, Storyteller 3; Abigail Foerster, Mama Ogre; Noah Hoppes, Papa Ogre/Pied Piper; Quinn Gilroy, Little Ogre; Bella Gilroy, Little Ogre's Sister; James Milic, Shrek; Brynn Woodall, Captain of the Guards; Parker Schroeder, Pinocchio; Eli Hoppes, Big Bad Wolf; Lydia Mattson, Pig 1; Rylan Gray, Pig 2; Madison Schoessler, Pig 3; Kaliana Baum, Wicked Witch; Sofia Adams, Peter Pan; Chelsea Zerbe, Ugly Duckling; Penny Atland, Mama Bear; Caleb Haas, Papa Bear/Bishop; Scotlyn Kerstetter-Smith, Baby Bear/Puss in Boots; Skylar Trowbridge, Mad Hatter; Walter Frazee, Dwarf; Levi Dickinson, Donkey; Owen Hess, Lord Farquaad; Seylah Hoke, Gingy; Jazlyn Weidman, Young Fiona; Celia Lister, Lil' Red/Teen Fiona; Addeline Jackson, Princess Fiona; Sophia Caugherty, Ogress Fiona; Jackie Powell, Knight 1; Casey O'Brien, Knight 2; Honor Koser, Knight 3; Kaylee Swigert, Knight 4; Melodee Arredondo, Dragon; and Tyson Sheetz, Entertainment Announcer/Rooster.

The Guards were Jay Keener, Tyson Sheetz, Joey Bickelman, Caleb Haas, Bently Diffenderfer and Xavier Richmond. The Rat Tap Ensemble featured co-captains Abigail Foerster and Celia Lister, along with Aditi Singh, Casey O'Brien, Daniela Whiteside, Hope Kopishke, Isabel Medlin, Jackie Powell, Jazlyn Weidman, Kadie Heck, Kaliana Baum, Kathryn Weeter, Lily Kratz, Nahomie Dunkleberger, Scotlyn Kerstetter-Smith, Kaylee Swigert and Sofia Adams.

Ensemble members included Daniela Whiteside, Hope Kopishke, Addy McFadden, Nina Francis, Toby Gleeson, Kadie Heck, Ayla Treven, Angelo Licata, Julia Markowitz, Aralynn Theurer, Esther Pearson, Max Dalyai, Lydia Hess, Emmalene Hauer, Isha Stalin, Addison Messinger, Isabel Medlin, Bently Diffenderfer, Jetta Speck, Cheyeanne Goldsborough, Aditi Singh, Chloe Thorpe, Kahlan Snyder, Kara Wohlfarth, Lilly Teach, Aurora Ziegler, Aubrey Lanza, Caden Slatt, Kathryn Weeter, Vaciona Petrovich, Adelaide Clouser, Nahomie Dunkleberger, Sai Harshitna Battula and Kaylee Swigert.