?Jungle Book? set for June 24-25

P.A.C.T. Director Coleen Saunders said, “What a first week! These kids are tireless. We have auditioned, learned music and choreographed and blocked the show. I have never seen such energy and enthusiasm. We have had a great week and show director Warren Gore has worked long and hard to make this workshop and production a success.”

“The Jungle Book” is adapted for the stage from the classic tale by Rudyard Kipling. It is a fun-filled musical production of friendship and adventure set in the lush tropical jungle. Friends Bagheera, Baloo and Mowgli help each other as they travel through the jungle to the “man-village” to find a safer home for Mowgli

Warren Gore, director, announces the following parts: Bagheera the Panther, Courtney Warren; Baloo the Bear, Ben Ayers; Mowgli, Caren Brumfield; Louie, King of the Apes, Matthew Anderson; Col. Hathi, Alex Czwal; Kaa the Snake is Lauren Beale, Caitlin Woodfin, Kaitlyn Burnett, and Martha Brooke Powers; Shere Khan the Tiger, Andrew Guinn; Singing Coconut Tree, Kelly Carter; and Shanti, Sarah Mathis. The Jungle Company is Jonathan Woodfin, Tianna DiNatale, Nicole Fitzgerald, Lucas Waller, Julia McClaugherty, Joy Daugherty, Nathaniel Nichols, Stephanie Fraley, Mary Grace Shuttleworth, Lucy Shuttleworth, Noah Beale, Allen Guinn, and Samantha Webb. Assistant to the director and technical support is Jonathan Gregory.

Join us on Saturday, June 24 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 25 at 2:30 p.m. and follow the adventures of the friends as they travel through the jungle and encounter all types of talking and singing animals and plants. All tickets are general admission and are $5. Children 5 and under are free. Reservations can be made by calling the Civic Center at 455-5321 or online at www.southjackson.org, “reservations”.