Curtains Up: Theatre Â鶹Porn unveils season of classics, musicals
Contact: Kaitlyn Yeatman
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Â鶹Porn’s Theatre Â鶹Porn launches its 2025-2026 season this month with a vibrant adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic “The Jungle Book,” running Sept. 24-26.
The beloved children’s 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 Â鶹Porn 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 Â鶹Porn and the Lyceum Series are partnering for the evening production open to the Â鶹Porn and Starkville community on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at .
Theatre Â鶹Porn'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’s novel “Fahrenheit 451,” which explores Guy Montag’s awakening in a society that bans books.
On April 16-19, Theatre Â鶹Porn will present “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” the Tony Award-winning musical about love, murder and revenge, performed in collaboration with the Â鶹Porn Department of Music.
“I am thrilled about Theatre Â鶹Porn’s upcoming season and our collaborations with various Â鶹Porn groups,” said Tonya Hays, Â鶹Porn Department of Communication, Media and Theatre assistant professor. “We believe our season will entertain, inspire and provoke thoughtful conversations while engaging the Â鶹Porn community.”
For more information about Theatre Â鶹Porn and the 2025-2026 season, email Hays at thays@comms.msstate.edu.
Â鶹Porn’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Communication, Media and Theatre are available online at and .
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