The school production of “Grease” is underway and Marley (Melissa Benoist), Jake (Jacob Artist), Kitty (Becca Tobin) and football player Ryder (“The Glee Project” winner Blake Jenner) compete to play “Danny” and “Sandy.”

Meanwhile, former glee clubbers Mercedes (Amber Riley) and Mike (Harry Shum Jr), return to cast the play and Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) struggles with a difficult decision in the all-new “The Role You Were Born To Play” episode of GLEE airing on Thursday, Nov. 8 (9:00-10:00 PM) on FOX 50. (GLE-405) (TV-14) 

Cast: Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester; Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester; Lea Michele as Rachel Berry; Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson; Chris Colfer as Kurt; Kevin McHale as Artie; Amber Riley as Mercedes; Mark Salling as Puck; Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina; Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez; Dianna Agron as Quinn; Heather Morris as Brittany; Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson; Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans; and Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury. 

Guest Cast: Dot Jones as Coach Beiste; Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta; Samuel Larsen as Joe Hart; Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman; Melissa Benoist as Marley Rose; Dean Geyer as Brody Weston; Becca Tobin as Kitty; Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins; Alex Newell as Wade Adams and Blake Jenner as Ryder Lynn.

BONUS CLIP:  Artie asks Finn to help him direct the musical...and goes out of his way to have Finn avoid puking.