This article was originally published in the summer 2013 Harker Quarterly.

The middle school production of the punk-sci-fi musical “Starmites” took audiences on a wildly colorful romp through a young teenager’s imagination on May 10-11 at the Blackford Theater. This energetic, rock music-driven story centers on a teenager who retreats into a world of comic book characters who then set out on a journey to find a powerful musical instrument.