'Flyin' West' follows characters in midst of 'black exodus'

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 | 4:25 p.m. CST; updated 4:46 p.m. CST, Wednesday, February 25, 2009

COLUMBIA — “Zinggamama zinggamama zing zing zing, zinggamama zinggamama zing zing zing.” It is 6:30 on a recent Monday evening in MU's Rhynsburger Theatre, and the six-member cast of “Flyin’ West” is practicing vocal warm-ups to improve enunciation before its first full run-through.

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