The Beverly Theatre Guild will close its 63rd season with "Shrek: The Musical," a play based on the Disney film, set to take place April 24-26 at the Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy. The musical will be directed by Columbia College alum Ashley Keys (Maywood), with assistant direction by Katie Duffy Regalado (Beverly), and music by Sharon Mason (Ashburn) and Michael Barr-Schinzel. Ben Walker leads the production as Shrek, with Ki-Jana Moore playing Donkey, and Alexandra Overland playing Princess Fiona. The production is being produced by Barb Lenihan (Chicago), John Gronkowski (East Beverly), and Mac Gillespie (beverly). The cast includes an ensemble of fairy tale creatures, including Elena Mora (Oak Lawn) as Young Shrek/Rip Van Winkle, Rheya Lewis as Gingy (Woodridge), Joanna Ziarko as Pinocchio (Garfield Ridge), and Wayne Wendell as both the Big Bad Wolf and Magic Mirror. Tickets are available for all performances at the theater.