All right, who doesn't have tickets? You need to get them quick, because this show, despite the three-weekend run, is selling out fast.

For the uninitiated, this is the third in the trilogy of slice of life stories about the Sanders family. In the first one, it is 1938. We learn that Burl and Vera are the heads of this family of gospel singers. Their oldest daughter June signs for the deaf with signs she has made up herself. Their twins, Denise and Dennis, are a bit of a handful, especially with Denise running off to Charlotte to audition for "Gone With the Wind". The black sheep, Uncle Stanley, has just returned to the family after five years of hard labor. They have descended upon Mount Pleasant Baptist and the preacher there, Pastor Oglethorpe, is trying to keep them from offending Miss Maude and Miss Myrtle, his largest benefactors.

That's the first show. The second one takes place a couple years later at Christmas. Pastor Mervin Oglethorpe is trying to work up the nerve to ask June to marry him, and Dennis is getting ready to head off to war. Stanley is hanging out with Gene Autry, having made it big in show biz.

Now here we are at the third one. Dennis is home from the war. Denise has had a set of twins. June is getting ready to have her own baby, and she and Mervin are getting ready to move to Texas.

The only cast members remaining from the first go-rounds are Mark and Patty, who play Vera and Stanley. I'll leave you to work out which is which. Oh, and cousin Laura is playing herself. The newcomers have filled the roles with their own particular flair, so come on out and support them. It's a funny yet touching show. You'll probably want to see it twice - once to watch June and her signs, and once to watch the rest of the show.

The show opens tomorrow, July 31st, and runs till August 17, with the usual Thursday-Friday-Saturday eight o'clock shows and Sunday 2:30 matinees. Call the box office at 704-788-2405 to get your reservations taken care of.

Also of interest: Village Fudge will be setting up shop in the lobby. You'll still be able to buy the usual fare of SunDrop and M and Ms from Liz, but Mr Village Fudge is going to have other candies and things, should your interest swing that way.

--The Deacon