Shrek The Musical Dinner Theatre

  • Holton Community Theature Dinner Theatre

    401 New Jersey Avenue
    Holton, Kansas 66436
Ticket Price $35.00 This event is now over
Description

Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking 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 fairy tale 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.

Venue Details

Holton Community Theature Dinner Theatre

401 New Jersey Avenue
Holton, Kansas 66436 Holton Community Theature Dinner Theatre
Holton Community Theatre

How we got started

Holton Community Theatre was accidentally founded in 2014. One summer day, Shannon Wittmer and Carolyn McKee felt that the community was missing something. They decided to offer a dinner theatre experience in October of 2014 on the evening after the yearly Holton Fall Fest.  

That first play was Cafe’ Murder. It was a horribly written play that was “tweaked” profusely before auditions took place. Originally, this event was created as a one time event, however, the success was so spectacular that another show was scheduled for summer 2015. HCT held their first summer drama camp and produced the all kid musical, The Big Bad Musical. Nunsense followed close behind and soon a theatre Facebook page and website were created out of necessity.  

Since that time, Holton Community Theatre has produced six musicals, 13 plays and has held six drama camps. We were able to purchase the empty Central school building in October of 2020 for one dollar thanks to the generosity of the USD 336-Holton School Board. HCT is committed to providing and teaching theatre to Jackson County and surrounding areas.  

So whatever happened to Shannon and Carolyn? Well, Shannon directed that first play Cafe’ Murder and became the Creative Director for HCT and Carolyn is a member of the Holton Community Theatre’s Board of Directors. It is impossible to see what the future holds without dreams. 


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