Beloved children’s classic ‘Charlotte’s Web’ opens 2024 Theatre MSU season this month

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi ��APP’s Theatre MSU—the production division of the Department of Communication—is launching its 2024-2025 season with a heartwarming classic, “Charlotte’s Web.”

Part of the department’s Theatre for Young Adults program, the play based on E.B. White’s novel will enchant young audiences through the touching friendship between Charlotte, the spider, and Wilbur, the pig.

Performances include school shows at the MSU Riley Center in Meridian on Sept. 24 and at the MSU McComas Hall mainstage in Starkville on Sept. 26-27, with a public university Lyceum Series show on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.

Tickets for the show are available at . For school reservations or more information, email kad541@msstate.edu or thays@comm.msstate.edu.

Later this fall, “A Piece of My Heart” by Shirley Lauro will run from Nov. 20-22 and 24. The powerful drama tells the true stories of six women who served in Vietnam and explores their experiences before, during and after the war.

In the spring, Theatre MSU will present “Medea,” a classic Greek tragedy by Euripides, from Feb. 26-March 2. The play follows Medea’s passionate and tragic revenge after her husband, Jason, abandons her.

The season concludes with “She Kills Monsters” by Qui Nguyen from April 23-27. This play delves into the game world of Dungeons and Dragons as Agnes Evans discovers a competition scenario left by her deceased sister, revealing new truths about their relationship.

Additionally, Theatre MSU will host the North Drama Fest on Dec. 6-7, welcoming regional high school students. The festival is facilitated by the Mississippi Theatre Association.

Student departmental organizations, including Labs Rats Comedy, Black Friars Drama Society, The Scene and Alpha Psi Omega will produce additional shows, films and activities this academic year.

For more details about Theatre MSU, contact Tonya Hays at thays@comm.msstate.edu.

MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Communication are available online at and .

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