Dr. Nirav Shah, right, mingles with actors following rehearsal for "Covid Still Sux: The Musical, Part 2” Friday at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Shah is the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Danny Gay, center, of Monmouth portrays Dr. Nirav Shah, Friday during rehearsal for "Covid Still Sux: The Musical, Part 2” at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Shah, the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, watches the rehearsal in the foreground.

Danny Gay of Monmouth portrays Dr. Nirav Shah, Friday as he attacks the original strain of COVID-19 (Glenn Atkins of Lewiston) during rehearsal for "Covid Still Sux: The Musical, Part 2” at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston.

Artistic director Chris Henry, right, explains to Dr. Nirav Shah, what he is about to see prior to the start of rehearsal for "Covid Still Sux: The Musical, Part 2” Friday at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Shah is the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

An actor's arm cast spells COVID during rehearsal for "Covid Still Sux: The Musical, Part 2” Friday at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston.

Danny Gay of Monmouth portrays Dr. Nirav Shah, Friday while holding a bottle of Diet Coke during rehearsal for "Covid Still Sux: The Musical, Part 2” at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Shah, the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is known to drink a lot of Diet Coke.

Danny Gay, center, of Monmouth walks to the stage Friday while portraying Dr. Nirav Shah during rehearsal for "Covid Still Sux: The Musical, Part 2” at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Shah, third from right, is known to drink Diet Coke often.

Danny Gay of Monmouth portrays Dr. Nirav Shah, Friday during rehearsal for "Covid Still Sux: The Musical, Part 2” at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Shah, the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, watches the rehearsal in the foreground.

Dr. Nirav Shah, foreground, watches rehearsal for "Covid Still Sux: The Musical, Part 2” Friday at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Shah is the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Nirav Shah, center, mingles with actors following rehearsal for "Covid Still Sux: The Musical, Part 2” Friday at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Shah is the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.