JSU Drama Presents Summer Children’s Show
By Shawn Ryan
Star Entertainment Editor
05-31-2007

Reprinted here in its entirety.

Talkin’ Turkey and Solvin’ Mysteries

Andy Cayse plays the lead character of Tiny Turkey at JSU. Photo: Special to the Star .

Harry Potter has his magic powers. Captain Underpants has his Extra-Strength Super Power Juice. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have their martial arts and pizza.

Tiny Turkey has ... well ... average intelligence and absolutely no super powers whatsoever.

But that doesn’t mean he can’t be a superhero, a fact he proves in The Adventures of Tiny Turkey: Get a Clue. The production, put together by the Jacksonville State University Drama Department, follows Tiny Turkey as he helps solve The Case of Not Enough Slop.

Running through Saturday, the 55-minute play invites members of the audience to help Tiny Turkey solve the mystery for other barnyard animals. The play is aimed at young children, but is suitable for everyone.

The cast, Andy Cayse (Tiny Turkey), Heather Norton, Kaitie Shell and Scott VanPatten, Jr., has spent the last few weeks touring Tiny Turkey in Alabama and northern Florida.

Tiny Turkey was written by JSU professor Eric Traynor, who debuted the character in 1995 at the Storybook Theatre in Greensboro, N.C.

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The Adventures of Tiny Turkey: Get a Clue

What: JSU Drama presents summer children’s show.
When: 2 p.m. today-Saturday.
Where: JSU’s Ernest Stone Performing Arts Center, corner of Church and Eleventh.
How much: $5.
Contact: 782-5623.

About Shawn Ryan

Shawn Ryan is the travel editor and entertainment editor for The Star.
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