Fear and loathing. Threats and intimidation. Betrayal and revenge. Trickery and kidnapping. Danger and intrigue. It is indeed a jungle out there. And I should know. I’m from New York.

The cast and crew of Halifax County Little Theatre’s production of The Jungle Book have been in rehearsal since early January to bring the timeless story of family, community, and self-worth to theatre patrons.

Halifax County Little Theatre will be holding auditions for Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs, Jan. 10 and 11, with callbacks on Jan. 12 if needed. Auditions will be held at The Prizery, in South Boston.

The Prizery’s next production brings back the nostalgia of past Christmases—those wonderful moments of holiday spirit that may never be recaptured.

Halifax County Little Theater invites you to try out for a role in The Jungle Book, a musical. This show will be a swinging adventure with your favorite characters Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera and Sheer Khan.

Charles Dickens’ may have never envisioned “A Christmas Carol” like it is being directed on the stage at The Prizery. There is some singing, some decision-making, some reminiscing, and some magnificent dancing. Bringing the stage to life through dance steps are eight talented young ladies.

It takes a lot of people to put on a play. Long before the lights come up and the actors begin to recite their lines, dozens of people have already been laboring for weeks in the background.

Impossible as it may seem, there may be a reader or two out there who has been hiding under a rock since 1843, when Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was first published, so a brief synopsis is in order for the uninitiated. Our story centers around one Ebenezer Scrooge, whose name, down through the years, has become synonymous with such unflattering adjectives as sour, stingy, heartless, mean-spirited, miserly and several other words inappropriate for a family newspaper such as this, but you get the idea. And lest you newcomers underestimate him, his favorite response to just about everything, “Bah, Humbug!” is still in use as a shorthand response for all things sickeningly sentimental such as charity, kindness, love and hope.

When the curtain rises on Halifax County Little Theatre’s production of Alan Menken’s “A Christmas Carol”, audiences will be delighted by the show’s foot-tapping music, the eye-catching set, and the memorable roles being created by local actors. Most enchanting of all may be the performances of the youngest members of the cast. Featuring over twenty children in a variety of roles, this holiday classic charms with a blend of seasoned veterans and newcomers to the stage, many of whom will be sharing the stage with their parents, rendering this a true family show.

Signs of the holidays are everywhere: costume parties, trips to the mountains to gaze, comfort food cravings and emerging shopping lists. Time flies; how did we get to Halloween already?