Each year,

Fayette Players and Community Theatre gives a graduating senior interested

in drama an opportunity to direct a children's show to be performed in

the local libraries during their summer reading program. This year, the

opportunity went to a rising senior, Craig Delorenzo of Starr's Mill High

School.

The play that

DeLorenzo is directing is called "Little Red and The Hoods."

It is about a troup of actors who are set to perform "Little Red

Riding Hood." The play features all of the good morals from the original

story: respect your elders and don't talk to strangers, but also gives

the story a bit of a twist and a playful sense of humor.

The cast of

the show includes Amy White, Phillip Davis, Amanda Kulaga and Rebecca

Kling. DeLorenzo has worked with all of the cast before in other productions,

though this is his first time at the helm of the show.

"The main

challenge so far has been getting everybody together at the same time,"

said Delorenzo. "I am very impressed with the cast's spirit though

and they are really coming together and playing off of each other well."

The set is

very limited as it will have to make the trip to each of the libraries

over the next few weeks. The costumes are also not very elaborate but

each character has a piece of clothing and a signature color.

"We just

want the kids to enjoy it and have a good time, said DeLorenzo, who is

using his considerable amount of theater background to help steer his

cast.

In the past

year, DeLorenzo has performed with Starr's Mill in "The Diviners,"

"You Can't Take It With You," and "South Pacific."

For his role in "The Diviners" he won Best Actor in the Region

and State. He has also worked with House Red Theatre Company in their

production of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and was recently the

stage manager for Fayette Players and Community Theatre's "The Sound

of Music."

"Little

Red and The Hoods" will be performed at the Peachtree City Library

on Tuesday, July 23 at 7 p.m., the Tyrone Library on Wednesday, July 31

at 10 a.m. and the Fayette County Library at 2 p.m.

Members of

the summer reading groups are asked to get tickets at the library prior

to the show.

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