Perhaps the biggest key to a successful junior theater show is to make sure no one is bored, and the restlessness is kept to a minimum. The Liberty Center Junior Theatre’s production of “The Anansi Stories” seems to understand that.
Although the cast and crew numbers more than 40, everyone has something to do in this sixth annual summer show, which will be staged Friday through Sunday.
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