“The Little Prince” will play this Friday, April 30 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 1 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Sunrise Theater (250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines). Tickets, at $5 for ACMC members and $8 for nonmembers, are available in advance at the Campbell House (482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines) or at the door.

Directed by Dustin Mosko, the play is presented by the Arts Council of Moore County and sponsored by Bank of America. For a month, the cast and crew have been working hard to learn their lines, paint the sets, hang the lights, and do everything needed to bring the show to life.

Based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, this wonderful story tells of a world-weary aviator who is stranded in the middle of the Sahara Desert after his plane crashes. Then a mysterious, regal little boy appears and asks him to draw a sheep. The aviator is annoyed and distracted from his crisis — unaware that he is about to have a transforming experience.

By learning that “what is essential is invisible to the eye,” the aviator comes to a new understanding of how to laugh, cry, and love again.

Starring some of Moore County’s finest actors in grades 3 through 8, “The Little Prince” features Miranda Allen, Sarah Conely, Alicia Cook, Brandon Cook, Maggie Cowan, Kristina Cox, Shannon Fino,

Madison Fry, Bradley Gibson, Jake Hamilton, Zoe Harrison, Carina Houseman, Mykal Johnson, Corie McInnis, Madonna Messana, Megan Middleton, Henry Miller, Bonnie Patton, Azariah Ratliff, Haley Ray, Celeste Reeb,

Chris Riggs, Elizabeth Sanders, Ian Shearer, Stephen Sherman, Andrew Sobiero, Jordan Thomp-son and Jessica Vest.

“Please come and support the fantastic efforts of these young aspiring actors,” said a spokesman.

“The Little Prince” is sponsored by Bank of America and supported in part by a Grassroots Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts.