STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University’s Theatre MSU launches its 2025-26 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 MSU 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 [email protected]. Theatre MSU and the Lyceum Series are partnering for the evening production open to the MSU and Starkville community at 7 p.m. Sept. 26. Tickets are available at events.msstate.edu.
Theatre MSU’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 Halloween showing on 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 MSU 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 MSU Department of Music.
“I am thrilled about Theatre MSU’s upcoming season and our collaborations with various MSU groups,” said Tonya Hays, MSU Department of Communication, Media and Theatre assistant professor. “We believe our season will entertain, inspire and provoke thoughtful conversations while engaging the MSU community.”
For more information about Theatre MSU and the 2025-26 season, email Hays at [email protected].
MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Communication, Media and Theatre are available online at cas.msstate.edu and comm.msstate.edu.
You can help your community
Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 34 articles to cdispatch.com. Please consider subscribing to our website for only $2.30 per week to help support local journalism and our community.
You can help your community
Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 34 articles to cdispatch.com. Please consider subscribing to our website for only $2.30 per week to help support local journalism and our community.
