The SunmerStage Festival at Stephen F. Austin State University runs June 23 through July 8 and features the children’s musical favorite “The Jungle Book KIDS” and “Women Who Weave,” a comedy for young audiences, presented by the School of Theatre.<br/><br/>The Jungle Book KIDS” is based on the novel “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling and the beloved Disney film by the same name. In the children’s stage version, audiences will enjoy watching Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through madcap adventures, singing along with favorite tunes, including “The Bare Necessities” and “I Wan’na Be Like You.”<br/><br/>In J.S. Puller’s “Women Who Weave,” 12-year-old Atalanta is convinced that being female means giving up any chance at being heroic. Her mother comforts her with the stories of the Fates, three goddesses who weave the destiny of all human beings. A dream carries Atalanta to the loom of the Fates, whe
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On this episode, KCII’s Mark Pitz talks with Michael Swartzendruber, Director of the Hillcrest Academy spring drama production of “Women Who Weave,” with performances at 3 and 7 p,m, Saturday, April 10th, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 11th.