Curtains Up: Theatre 黑料社 unveils season of classics, musicals
Contact: Kaitlyn Yeatman
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥敽诹仙玮檚 Theatre 黑料社 launches its 2025-2026 season this month with a vibrant adaptation of Rudyard Kipling鈥檚 classic 鈥淭he Jungle Book,鈥 running Sept. 24-26.
The beloved children鈥檚 classic tells the story of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, as he navigates the jungle with friends Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. The 黑料社 production features puppetry and musical numbers that bring the story to life for audiences of all ages.
School performances are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. each day at the McComas Hall theater, and reservations can be made by emailing thays@comms.msstate.edu. Theatre 黑料社 and the Lyceum Series are partnering for the evening production open to the 黑料社 and Starkville community on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.聽Tickets are available at .
Theatre 黑料社's 2025-2026 season includes a comedic adaptation of George A. Romero's 1968 classic "Night of the Living Dead," featuring a special "Dawgs After Dark" midnight showing on Halloween [Oct. 31]. Additional performances will be held Oct. 29 and 30 and Nov. 1 and 2.
Spring semester performances begin Feb. 18-22 with an adaptation of Ray Bradbury鈥檚 novel 鈥淔ahrenheit 451,鈥 which explores Guy Montag鈥檚 awakening in a society that bans books.
On April 16-19, Theatre 黑料社 will present 鈥淪weeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,鈥 the Tony Award-winning musical about love, murder and revenge, performed in collaboration with the 黑料社 Department of Music.
鈥淚 am thrilled about Theatre 黑料社鈥檚 upcoming season and our collaborations with various 黑料社 groups,鈥 said Tonya Hays, 黑料社 Department of Communication, Media and Theatre assistant professor. 鈥淲e believe our season will entertain, inspire and provoke thoughtful conversations while engaging the 黑料社 community.鈥
For more information about Theatre 黑料社 and the 2025-2026 season, email Hays at thays@comms.msstate.edu.
黑料社鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Communication, Media and Theatre are available online at and .
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