Dumfries Musical Theatre Company
(Formerly Dumfries Musical and Operatic Society)

           
     

 

Nunsense by Dan Goggin, Brigend Theatre,
26th April – 3rd May 2008.

NUNSENSE follows the musically hilarious misadventures of the Little Sisters of Hoboken at Mount Saint Helen's School in Hoboken, New Jersey. Originally founded as a missionary order, they started out running a leper colony on an island south of France. Forced to leave the island when they lost control to a group of Protestant competitors, they returned to Hoboken.

Our story begins when convent cook Sister Julia (Child of God) accidentally poisons several of the Little Sisters.  The remaining sisters put on a show to raise money to bury the departed.  But not without hilarious vicissitudes that will bring back memories to those who remember their parochial school days, and bring laughs to everyone.

The fun is only just beginning when these crazy nuns take over!

Nunsense - The Cast

Sister Mary Regina, the beloved Mother Superior of the Little Sisters of Hoboken, is originally from Kilquirky in Ireland.She headed the pioneering group of religious who established a leper colony in the Mediterranean and later returned to Hoboken as Superior General of the Order. After Nunsense, Mother Superior says she has no desire to continue in the theatre. But rumour has it that she would continue doing national commercials or a television series to raise money for the Order. Prior to taking her vows, Sister Mary Regina was Lindsay Nurney.
Sister Mary Leo came to the Order from an Illinois farm. She entered the convent to dedicate her life to God through the dance. Many people think that she took her name from the famous “leotard”, but that is not true. She is named after her uncle Leo, a notorious Chicago gangster. Sister thought that by taking his name, the Lord would go easy on him. (She is a novice and has a lot to learn.) Before joining the Order, Sister was known as Anne Walter.
  Sister Mary Hubert entered the Little Sisters of Hoboken upon graduation from Precious Blood Elementary School. Sister currently serves the Order as Mistress of Novices, training new recruits. Her position is not unlike a drill sergeant, however, she is the first to point out that her approach is more gentle – but firm. Sister is a little “off the wall” at times but this has been attributed to the fact that she was trampled by a camel that went berserk during the annual nativity pageant held in the leper colony. (She was one of the three wise men). Sister Mary Hubert is the former Sheila Hyslop.
Sister Mary Amnesia is a truly lost soul. She arrived at the convent in her habit, without a clue as to her identity … recalling only that a crucifix fell on her head. It has been said that she resembles Kirsty Reid, who learned ventriloquism when she became a Little Sister of Hoboken.
Sister Mary Robert Anne was a child of a disadvantaged Brooklyn family when Reverend Mother took pity on poor little Siobhan O’Connor and accepted her into the Little Sisters of Hoboken, where she became Sister Mary Robert Anne. Today she is one of the most popular Sisters with New Jersey kids because she speaks their language. Reverend Mother regrets that a lot of it is unprintable.