Twenty area youths between the ages of five and 15 will own the stage at the Chilkat Center Friday and Saturday for the Summer Youth Theater Conservatory’s performances of “The Jungle Book.”
Shows start at 7:30 p.m.
Director Elise Lammers, a drama teacher from a private school in Chicago, was walking young actors through their lines and cues Tuesday, although it was clear some would rather squirm, gesture and play.

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