Sea Turtle Saga

Sea Turtle Saga

Student wearing mask uses scraping tool to shape blue form board into shape of dolphin tail.
Photo by Megan Bean

November 3, 2021

Students like Duncan Stanley, a sophomore communication/ theatre major from Belden, are busily working on preparations for “Banner—A Sea Turtle Saga.” The original musical production will be presented to the public Nov. 14 at 2:30 p.m. and Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the McComas Hall Mainstage Theater. Tickets are $5 and available at . Sponsored by the university's Northern Gulf Institute, Department of Communication and Theatre ֱ, the play tells the story of a green sea turtle named Banner and his sea-creature friends. It also educates about environmental hazards impacting marine environments like plastic pollution, oil spills and climate change. To see more behind-the-scenes photos, .