By Alec Kerr, Special to The Conway Daily Sun
HARRISON, Maine — Before entering the building for Deertrees Theatre‘s entertaining, often hilarious production of “Shrek: The Musical,” you’re pulled into the “Shrek” universe, with a “Beware of Ogre” sign, among other signs pointing to locations like the kingdoms of Duloc and Far Far Away.
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