Shrek The Musical

Shrek The Musical - February 27 - March 01, 2014

Rye Neck High School

Who's Who

Elena Ruigomez

as Dragon/Sugar Plum Fairy

Elena is a senior who played Urleen in "Footloose," Belle in "Beauty and the Beast," and Kathy Seldon in "Singin' in the Rain." She is in the International Thespian Society (President), National Honor Society (Secretary), and Glee Club (Vice President). She trained at CAP21 Musical Theatre and recently performed in the off-Broadway musical "Towards the Moon." She plans to attend NYU in the Fall.
Jacob Hagensen

as Pinocchio

Jacob is junior at Rye Neck HS who moved here from Norway this past year. In Norway, he participated in the school-written play "Periplaneta." Jacob is also in the Strategy Club.
Benjamin Banker

as Pig 1

Benjamin is a freshman at Rye Neck. He played Captain von Trapp in "the Sound of Music", Kenickie in "Grease" and Riff in "West Side Story" at The Amadeus Conservatory of Music. Benjamin is a member of the WeRNTune A Capella Club and Academic Challenge team. He also plays golf and tennis.
Jack Lynch

as Pig 2/Papa Ogre/Thelonius/Knight

This is Jack's first year on stage at Rye Neck, having previously worked on video crew for "Beauty & the Beast" and "Singin' in the Rain." He works as an actor and director on the YouTube channel TVMaxwell, which boasts 95,000 subscribers. He's also active in sports, serving as cross country co-captain, and running winter and spring track.
Bram Wollowitz

as Pig 3/Bishop/Knight

Bram is a junior at Rye Neck who was previously in the ensemble for "Beauty and the Beast" and was the Diction Coach in "Singin' in the Rain." He is a member of the National Honor Society, the International Thespian Society (Clerk) and participated in middle school plays. Bram is a member of the Recipe Exchange Club & the Strategy Club. He also participates in cross country, winter & spring track.