As one can imagine, the costuming and set was a large undertaking for Shrek the Musical, but Tim Hatley was up for the challenge. According to a youtube video done by Shrek the Musical, one of the biggest challenges he had to face was making smooth transitions between scenes because in a movie it’s a lot easier to change sets than compared to a theatrical production. Another aspect Hatley had to consider was that he needed to embrace the world that was created by the movie, but be able to bring that world into a theatre production. Then there were all of the difficulties when creating the otherworldly costumes. Some examples include putting Farquaad on his knees to make him short, making sure Shrek’s facial expressions and gestures could get
