INA, Ill. (November 9, 2026) — Rend Lake College Theatre recently brought a dual-layered classic to the stage with its production of Joseph Robinette’s The Jungle Book, directed by RLC Theatre Professor Tracey Webb.
Front row (L-R): Adalynn Sendelbach (Mt. Vernon), Torrence Moore (Benton), Robbie Edwards (Mt. Vernon), Cayson Oliver (Mt. Vernon), Staley Alvis (Mt. Vernon), Alana Drenckpohl (McLeansboro), Megan Wilkins (Benton), Valerie Miller (Benton), Mandolin Mooney (Wayne City)
Middle Row (L-R): Riley Young (Mt. Vernon), Lizzie Thompson (Pinckneyville), Austin Vandekerkhove (Benton), Malcom Hall (Benton), Jonas Jerrell (Benton), Jinx Craddock (Mt. Vernon), Calee Brugger (Benton), Caleb Qualls (Sesser), Billy Craddock (Mt. Vernon)
Back row (L-R): Victoria Jackson (Mt. Vernon), Grace Sullivan (Benton), Delaney Sloan (Dahlgran), Lucas Sloan (Benton), Jack Robison (Mt. Vernon), Oscar Craddock (Mt. Vernon), Ava Tolley (Bella RIve), Jewailady Patterson (Bonnie)
Not pictured: Honey Harvill, Jocelyn Benjamin
The play cleverly intertwined the iconic tale of Mowgli and his jungle companions with the story of author Rudyard Kipling — a Bombay native sent to an English boarding school, facing a whole new kind of jungle. Filled with excitement and humor, the production highlighted the struggle of good versus evil, the worth of friendship and the importance of loyalty and values required for surviving the "law of the jungle."
The Jungle Book
By Joseph Robinette. Based on the book by Rudyard Kipling.
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.
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Monday, December 1, 2026; 7 pm
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