The 11th annual summer road show will hit the road this evening at the Clocktower building in Dockyard.

Written by Patricia Pogson and directed by 21-year-old university student Laurel Burns, the play "Caught Hangin' Out'' looks at Bermudian entertainment as it has developed over the years.

Mrs. Pogson said the plot of the show centred around a young girl named Shimika who has a singing group and wants to be famous.

"Her father was an entertainer who had to quit the business because of financial trouble and does not want Shimika to sing,'' Mrs. Pogson explained.

"When Shimika is given a social studies project to explore some expect of Bermudian culture she chooses music.'' The play becomes a play within a play and highlights different aspects of Bermudian entertainment, including calypso groups, the Bermuda Regiment band, music from the fifties and sixties, a Jackson Five piece, rap, and reggae.

Sixty eight cast and crew members will be involved in the 90-minute show which will begin at 7.30 p.m.

In addition to tonight's performance, the show will also be performed at PHC stadium in Warwick next Thursday, the softball diamond in Bernard Park on July 18, and at the Town Square in St. George's on July 25.

Mrs. Pogson said the road show was only a beginning for the young people and she hoped they would continue training in the arts.

"This is an introduction to theatre,'' she said. "Many of them have not performed before and have not had any dance or singing classes.'' She also said she hoped to find talented young people to eventually take over the road show and be writers, choreographers, and directors.

Mrs. Pogson said the road show was also looking for a production place.

"For the past four years the road show has used the Black Box Performance facilities, but the building we were using had been demolished,'' she explained. "We now need a space of our own to work out of.'' Mrs. Pogson said they had to use the Youth, Sport and Recreation Ministry's boardroom because they had nowhere else to go.

"We need a place that is not too expensive that we could work out of 24 hours a day if necessary,'' she added.