Photo courtesy of Joseph City High SchoolJoseph City High School will be presenting James and the Giant Peach at the BG Bennett Auditorium as part of the town’s Founders Day celebration.
Photo courtesy of Joseph City High SchoolJoseph City High School will be presenting James and the Giant Peach at the BG Bennett Auditorium as part of the town’s Founders Day celebration.

Joseph City High School will present the play, James and the Giant Peach at 7 p.m. this Friday, March 23, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 and 7 p.m. on Friday, March 30 at Joseph City High School’s BG Bennett Auditorium.

When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.

Tickets are $5 for students and adults. Contact Andy Foree (andrewf@jcusd.org) for information on how to reserve your seat(s) online.