LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Family, friends and other young children helped a 13-year-old Lincoln boy with a passion for musical theater pull off a production of “Shrek: The Musical” this weekend on a backyard stage.

Last summer, around 70 people attended a play that Dylan Lawrence and several friends put together at his home. Friends of Dylan’s parents attended the show and decided to offer up their backyard to Dylan as a place for him to direct larger productions. That space in Lincoln is now called The Backyard Theatre.

Dylan said he spent around 10 months working on his latest show. Although he had help with building the sets for the musical, the creativity and all major decisions were his.