Towamensing Elementary School is going deep into the jungle this weekend. "The Jungle Book KIDS," that is, as students bring Disney's version of Rudyard Kipling's novel "The Jungle Book" to the stage in song and dance at 7 p.m., Thursday and Friday.

The musical includes all the favorite Disney tunes like "The Bare Necessities," and "I Wan'na Be Like You."Mowgli, played by Molly Campbell, is on the run from Shere Khan, a ferocious tiger (Bailey Moyer) who has banished her from the jungle. Mowgli is aided by an agile panther named Bagheera (Chloe Oldt). Along the way, the two meet a sinister snake named Kaa (Gianna Crispo), a herd of elephants, and a giant bear named Baloo (Mitchell Hourt), who teaches them the swingin' musical rhythms of the jungle. After surviving a dangerous encounter with a band of monkeys led by King Louie (Grace Costenbader), Mowgli and Bagheera are forced to run for their lives. Shere Khan returns, leading the protagonists to rally their fellow jungle creatures into battle and restore peace to the jungle.Natalie Madeira, Towamensing's music teacher, directs with the assistance of Krista Campbell and Joseph Plechavy as technical director.