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20-foot dragon created by art student dominates Gainesville theater stage
Creation for 'Shrek: the Musical" took 2 months to make
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The dragon is modeled after the dragon is the original animated film “Shrek.” - photo by Kristen Oliver
She may not breathe fire, but the dragon in Gainesville High School’s theater production of “Shrek: the Musical” does just about everything else. Her wings flap, her tongue moves and her head rises up, reaching 7 feet in height, thanks to 17-year-old art student Grace Williams, who built the dragon with the help of her father, Bill. Gainesville’s drama director Pam Ware approached Williams last summer about building a dragon for the production.