Auditions set for Elgin Summer Theatre s Nunsense show
Posted5/13/2021 5:39 PM
The Hemmens Cultural Center and Up and Coming Theatre Company are happy to announce that Elgin Summer Theatre will present an outdoor version of the hit comedy, Nunsense, this summer. Performances will take place July 9-11 and 16-18 at the Wing Park Band Shell in Elgin.
The EST production of In the Heights has been rescheduled to summer 2022.
Nunsense is an audience interactive show that EST is excited to bring to an outdoor setting. The fresh air and ample space of Wing Park will be home to the Little Sisters of Hoboken this summer. Join the Sisters as they put on a variety show! Come meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices; a street-wise nun from Brooklyn named Sister Robert Anne; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory
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The Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show. Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices; a streetwise nun from Brooklyn named Sister Robert Anne; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head. Featuring star turns, tap and ballet dancing, an audience quiz, and comic surprises, this show has become an international phenomenon. With more than 5000 productions worldwide, it has been translated into 21 languages.
On the Town: Warning – ‘Nunsense’ may be habit-forming By: Lillie-Beth Brinkman The Journal Record April 22, 2021
Lillie-Beth Brinkman
The “Nunsense” title alone lends itself to the description that Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma used to promote its latest production that opened Wednesday night at the Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown Oklahoma City.
“‘Nunsense’ is habit-forming,” the news release stated, and the production lived up to that with lots of nun and light-hearted Catholic jokes, a zany storyline and, of course, in Lyric’s usual style, a very talented cast, all women.
Directed by Lyric’s Ashley Wells, the high-energy musical made good use of the round water stage in the Myriad Gardens Wednesday night, and being outdoors with the ducks and passersby again gave the production a wonderfully unique feel. I can’t urge people enough to support our outstanding cultural institutions like Lyric that continue to innovate and entertain in a m