The Jungle Book returns to Averitt

Performance set for 7 p.m. Friday

Director Mical Whitaker gives his young "wolves" the perspective from the audience while teaching about blocking and stage presence during the annual Averitt Center for the Arts Jungle Book Camp Wednesday. The camp will culminate in a final performance on Friday, July 15, at the Emma Kelly Theater at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.

W 071316 JUNGLE BOOK 01 — Director Mical Whitaker gives his young "wolves" the perspective from the audience while teaching about blocking and stage presence during the annual Averitt Center for the Arts Jungle Book Camp Wednesday. The camp will culminate in a final performance on Friday, July 15, at the Emma Kelly Theater at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.

Each summer since 2009, retired Georgia Southern University theater professor Mical Whitaker holds his Jungle Book Camp and the 2016 version is going on this week inside the Averitt Center. In five days, youngsters build props, make costumes, learn lines and then stage a complete play – “The Jungle Book” – under Whitaker’s direction. Campers not only are introduced to the world of theatre, they also have the chance to learn about the popular children’s story, which includes many life lessons and the importance of solid morals.

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