“Please, sir, I want some more!” says Oliver as the chorus of orphans finish singing “Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard…Food, glorious food! Don’t care what it looks like…food, magical food, wonderful food, marvelous food, fabulous food!”

Can’t you just hear them? They’re rehearsing one of the best-known songs from “Oliver,” and the cast is gearing up for the show. But this is only a show, and life can sometimes be harsher than fiction.

The cast of “Oliver” has asked the community to help those who are hungry by joining in a food drive to benefit the Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry and Landrum United Methodist Church Food Pantry. Donations of canned goods will be accepted at the Tryon Little Theater workshop at 516 S. Trade St. (Hwy 176) in Tryon from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday, from Jan. 28 – Feb. 20.

Your donations will help hungry families in the area, and maybe, just maybe, when someone says “Please, I want some more,” there’ll be enough for seconds.

“Oliver” opens Feb. 11 at the Tryon Fine Arts Center, with tickets on sale at the TLT workshop beginning Jan. 28. Call 828-859-2466 for more information, or visit www.tltinfo.org.