CLT’s newest play, “Importance of Being Earnest”, starts February 3

Four performances scheduled for the play, which promises to be another success for the small town’s theater by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info

The Cherryville Little Theatre’s upcoming play –“The Importance of Being Earnest” – scheduled has its first performances on Friday, Feb. 3 and Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. The theater is located at 301 W. Academy St., Cherryville.

The plays start at 7 p.m., said play producer, Lutricia Bennett, who added, “The play will also be performed Feb. 5 at 3 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10, and 11, at 7 p.m., and Feb. 12, at 3 p.m.”

She continued, “Instead of the show being set in the 1890’s in England, the director, Erika Shelton, is taking liberties and changing the setting to America in the 1960’s.”

The Cherryville Main Street Program is once again taking orders for “Hometown Hero” banners to be displayed on Main Street during patriotic holidays. Orders will be accepted through March 10, 2023.

The popular program has grown each year and the idea has been copied by some nearby communities.

David Day, Downtown Director, said the cost is $130 per banner.

Application forms can be picked up at the Main Street/Chamber of Commerce office at 220 Main Street or downloaded from the city’s website at https:// www.cityofcherryville. com/main-street-program.

Day cautioned that the quality of the photo of the veteran is important.

For those who may not know about the play, Bennett noted, it is a… “Trivial Comedy for Serious People, and is a comedy where two friends use the same pseudonym (Earnest) for their ‘on-thesly’ activities.”

“This show has brilliant acting and promises to be an entertaining show full of punch-lines,” said Mrs. Bennett, who is no stranger to the Little Theater’s artistic community, having had a See EARNEST, Page 6