Audience members can travel to India in Gainesville Theatre Alliance’s latest production of “The Jungle Book.” The WonderQuest performances run Sept. 29 through Oct. 7 at Brenau University’s Pearce Auditorium, 500 Washington St., Gainesville. The Jungle Book, a tale by author Rudyard Kipling, is well-known for the animated and live-action films by Disney. Kipling wrote a variety of stories for children; his “Just-So Stories” were full of tales about how animals got to be the way they are. It is this poetry and language that Director Gay H. Hammond decided to bring to life in an adaptation rooted more deeply in Kipling’s original literature.

When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29-30, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6-7

Where: Brenau University’s Pearce Auditorium, 500 Washington St., Gainesville

Tickets: $8-$15; www.gainesvilleTHEATREalliance.org, 678-717-3624.

Get your ducks in a row and waddle down to see WonderQuests The Ugly Duckling this September! In this original play, a misfit duckling leaves the nest in search of adventure, family, and their own identity. This show is the world premiere of a brand-new script written by award-winning playwright and WonderQuest Director, Gay H. Hammond. The Ugly Duckling features a diverse flock of feathered, fuzzy, and fun characters.The show performs in Brenau Universitys Historic Pearce Auditorium, 200 Boulevard, Gainesville, at 7:30pm Sep 27 and Oct 4-5, 4:30pm on Sep 28 and 2:30pm on Sep 29. A free Meet-the-Actors reception follows the Sep 27 opening night performance and a free Ice Cream Social follows the Sep 29 performance. Get a peek behind-the-scenes with a free stage tour on Sep 17 at 6:00pm. Tickets are $10-12 for adults and seniors and $7-8 for students and children, depending on seat location. Select your seats online at gainesvilleTHEATREalliance.org or by calling the box office at 678-717-3624, Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm.WonderQuest is the theatre for young audiences division of the Gainesville Theatre Alliance, and a recipient of the Southeastern Theatre Conferences Sara Spencer Award for Excellence in Child Drama. The Gainesville Theatre Alliance is a nationally acclaimed collaboration of the University of North Georgia, Brenau University, theatre professionals and the North Georgia community.

Gainesville Theatre Alliance presents The Bra & Panty Club, Feb 14-22 at UNG-Gainesville’s Ed Cabell Theatre. Addy has worked for three years in the Lingerie Department of the best department store in the second-best mall in town... and it was supposed to be a temporary after-graduation job! The Bra & Panty Club follows Addy as she copes with ridiculous characters, office politics, an unexpected Prince Charming—and discovers that really, Sleeping Beauty should just wake up. A world premiere of a Gay H. Hammond script. Rated PG.

Tickets are $18-20 for adults, $16-18 for seniors, and $12-14 for students, and are available at GainesvilleTheatreAlliance.org or by calling the box office at 678-717-3624.

Gainesville Theatre Alliance is a nationally-acclaimed collaboration of the University of North Georgia, Brenau University, theatre professionals, and the Northeast Georgia community.