All women cast to perform 'Shrek: An Ogre's Tale'

Aurora Junior Woman's Club, together with Aurora Children's Dental Service, present "Shrek: An Ogre's Tale" at 7 p.m. Friday, March 13, and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, in the West Aurora High School auditorium at 1201 W. New York St., Aurora.

Tickets are $7 with proceeds benefiting local charities. To purchase tickets online, visit sd129.thundertix.com. Advanced ticket purchase is recommended. Limited seating will be available at the door.

This spring, director Ann Marie Decker of North Aurora leads the all-women cast with grace as she collaborates with club members to bring the show to life.

"This year's Aurora Junior Woman's Club production will take the audience to the magical land of Duloc with the wonderfully crass, but lovable Shrek," says Decker, also a fifth-grade teacher at the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School at Aurora University. "This William Steig story takes on a twist when the AJWC women update it with modern songs, lines and a smoking dragon!"

For more than 55 years, the Aurora Junior Woman's Club and Aurora Children's Dental Service have pledged their service to the Fox Valley community. By scripting, directing and performing their own shows, the Aurora Junior Woman's Club and Aurora Children's Dental Service have been able to raise funds for local charitable endeavors and provide urgent dental care for children in need. In providing these life changing services, they have successfully lead children down a path to pursue a lifetime of good oral health.