Amelia English (Director) is grateful to be directing Shrek Jr. with Peacock Players. She has loved the Shrek franchise since she was a young girl, especially since he is voiced by Mike Myers, one of her childhood crushes. Previous directing credits with Peacock Players include Alice in Wonderland Jr., Into the Woods Jr., James and the Giant Peach Jr., and Once Upon A Mattress Youth Edition! She has been involved with theatre since high school and has stage managed seven shows (Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlett, A Christmas Carol, The Beauty Queen of Lennanne, Stupid F*cking Bird, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem, Waiting for Godot, and Circle, Mirror, Transformation) and directed one (The Great Gatsby) with Balefire Productions in Lowell, MA. She has been the tech advisor for the drama club at Pelham High School for ten shows (The Velveteen Rabbit, Peter Pan, It’s a Wonderful Life, Frankenstein, A Seussified Christmas Carol, The Wizard of Oz, The Nutcracker, Ghost House, Death by Dessert, and Arsenic and Old Lace). She is currently an Instructional Assistant at Pelham High School and the Office Coordinator at Peacock Players. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a concentration in Mental Health in hopes to become a therapist. In her free time, she makes and sells dreamcatchers and art with her mother, plays guitar, and plays with her cats, Gimli and Ollie.

Shrek has always been a story about acceptance – both from others and within yourself.