Jungle Book comes alive Friday

Mical Whitaker production at Averitt Center

Director Mical Whitaker's seventh annual production of "The Jungle Book" will take to the Emma Kelly Theater stage on Friday at 7 p.m. The show is open to the public and tickets are $5. The characters of Mowgli, Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther are shown in the Herald file photo from July 2013.

Jungle Book Web — Director Mical Whitaker's seventh annual production of "The Jungle Book" will take to the Emma Kelly Theater stage on Friday at 7 p.m. The show is open to the public and tickets are $5. The characters of Mowgli, Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther are shown in the Herald file photo from July 2013.

While walking in downtown Statesboro Friday, you might see characters from your favorite childhood book walking around as “The Jungle Book” is brought to life by local youth. Mical Whitaker’s seventh annual production of The Jungle Book is the culmination of a weeklong camp at the Averitt Center for the Arts. The camp gives young actors and actresses a hard-working introduction into the world of theater while also learning more about the popular children’s story.

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