By CAROLINE CARMICHAEL / Staff Writer

Zion Ridge Church of God welcomes the public to a production of “Return to Cricket County” by Eddie McPherson, scheduled for Dec. 10, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Admission is free, and the public is welcome to attend the “comedy with a message about forgiveness,” according to Ministries Coordinator and Co-director Crystal Russell.

All actors are church members.

“There is a series of Cricket County plays, and this is the third one that we are doing,” Russell said. “We began those last Christmas, and then during the summer, we did a dinner theatre with ‘Summer in Cricket County.’”

Russell said that after two big-hit productions of the series, “it just made sense to do the follow-up play for this Christmas.”

“It’s set a year later, of course, from the original play,” Russell said of this Christmas’ production. “Basically, it’s based on a group of country cousins, and their city cousins come to visit. So, they have returned to visit the country cousins once again… It’s kind of a ‘let’s see what the city cousins have up their sleeves.’”

Russell said, “I think that it will be fun for all ages. I think it will be a great time of laughter, as well a as a message that rings true that we can all learn from the need to forgive.”

Zion Ridge Church of God is located at 3258 County Road 49 in Clanton.

For more information, call (205) 755-1937.