'Jungle Fantasy' opens Thursday in the Stranahan Theater.

From: Blade (Toledo, OH) | Date: September 30, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Nanciann Cherry

Sep. 30--Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy has been called a "safari of the imagination."

Marco Balestracci calls it magical.

Balestracci, 23, of Williamsburg, Va., is in the cast of the show, which opens Thursday in the Stranahan Theater as the initial presentation in the Theater League's 2007-08 season.

"I play a couple different roles, but my main role is Jungle Boy," Balestracci said in a telephone interview from W...

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