Joe McDonald was offered the roles of King Harold and the Pied Piper for Community Players Theatre's production of Shrek The Musical on Wednesday night.
Harold, father of Princess Fiona and eventual father-in-law of Shrek, appears in Act 1, Scene 1 in a flashback along with Queen Lillian, as the two songfully escort Fiona to live in a tower.
The Piper appears in Act 2, Scene 1 as a grossly underachieving musician who Fiona merrily tutors to competence in less time than it takes for her to sing a song.
McDonald last appeared at Players as Vice Principal Douglas Panch in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
"I'm excited to be back in the mix. The talent at the auditions was spectacular and energetic, and the script is funnier live than it is on Netflix. You know a musical directed by Alan Wilson is going to be top-quality, and this will be a big cast with plenty of new faces. I'm looking forward to meeting and playing with them all."
The tandem of Wilson and choreographer Wendy Baugh reprises their successful dynamic from previous musicals Hairspray and Aida.
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