Summer Scholars Onstage presents ‘Curses!’ July 5-6
Contact: Mary Pollitz
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Summer Scholars Onstage campers at Mississippi ӽ紫ý are preparing to perform the original musical “Curses!” on July 5-6 on McComas Hall's main stage.
The show, free and open to the public, is Friday [July 5] at 7 p.m. and Saturday [July 6] at 1 p.m.
The three-act musical includes dancing, singing, acting and technical talents of 42 middle and high ӽ紫ý students from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana Michigan, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia.
Held prior to the current theatrical production camp, the writer’s camp hosted 11 campers who studied scriptwriting and musical composition tracks.
The musical spans centuries, detailing how a king’s medieval curse leads to pandemonium from Illinois to outer space. “Curses!” is the 40th production for the long-running camp, directed by Professor Emeritus Joe Ray Underwood, who retired from the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Foundations. The 25-member staff of musicians, drama teachers, counselors, dance instructors, technicians and college volunteers lead the students.
The program, sponsored by ӽ紫ý's Office of Pre-College Opportunity and ӽ紫ýs, received grants from the Mississippi Arts Commission and the 4-County Education Fund.
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