The musical comedy “Nunsense” takes place in Hoboken, New Jersey. The five nuns in the story are forced to raise money to put away their deceased.
The deceased, 52 of them to be exact, died after the tasting of tainted vichyssoise soup. In order to raise enough money for the burials, they start a greeting card company.
Eventually they find out they can only bury 48 of the nuns with the money from the company. So they hold a talent show to raise the rest of the dues for the burials.
The play consists of five actresses, each actress having to sing, dance, and act. Also one of the actresses will be performing a ventriloquist act.
The five women acting will be Aubrey Bettencourt, who will play Sister Mary Leo, Lindsey Eisemann who will play Reverend Mother, Elissa Strassman, who will play Sister Mary Amnesia, Vanessa Mangione, who will play Sister Hubert, and Jessica Provenzano, who will play Sister Robert Ann.
Performances of the play have been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on November 16 and 8:00 p.m. on November 17, and 18.
Tickets are $4.00 for students and seniors on November 16 and $6.00 on November 17 and 18. Adult tickets will be $5.00 on November 16 and $7.00 on November 17 and 18. The tickets can be purchased at the high school or at Hegedorn’s.

To the chagrin of the small community of Maycomb, lawyer and father Atticus Finch took up the gauntlet against the seemingly impossible task. With a fervent passion for justice and a sense of unmovable faith, he stood ready to put on the defense of his life. With truth as his only weapon, Atticus is determined to face a hurricane of ignorance with an incredible amount of courage.
Students and others will soon be able to see this drama. “To Kill a Mockingbird” directed by Ms. Hamm, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 30; 8 p.m. Friday, December 1; 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. The cost of tickets will be $4 for students and senior citizens and $5 for adults on Thursday and at the matinee. For the Friday and Saturday evening performances, the cost will be $6 for students and senior citizens and $7 for adults. The tickets will be available in the Main Office and in the 12th grade office.
The practices started on September 19 and continue until November 29. The cast has a total of 27 members. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is primarily a senior production but does have students from other grades participating as well. The seniors staring in this production include: Dan Kneezel (Atticus Finch), Branden Daniels (Tom Robinson), Angela Miner (Mayella Ewell), and Shelly Haefele (Calpurnia). Beth Overlan, a sophomore, and Jamie Tracy, a junior, also have leads; they are portraying Jean Louise. Also, Emily Putnam from Plank South will be performing the role of Scout.
A few surprises have been planned by Ms. Hamm. At least a few administrators have been scheduled to make their theater debut in this play. One such surprise will involve the role of the mysterious Boo Radley.
The play has many different meanings and values to many different people, says Ms. Hamm, who says she sees this play as a story about growing up. It is also a play of an important issue with a solution. When asked what she found valuable about the play Ms. Hamm said, “The play has its poignant moments as well as its humorous moments.” She went on to say that the play shows that love can be more powerful than hate, and that empathy or love can triumph over prejudice and hate.

Imagine vibrant colors of hot pink and pastel purple in combination on stage as two gangs of high schoolers play out their rivalries through dance.
The principal has tried to get the two gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, together. Instead, they compete, and it is this scene that is represented through dance.
In this year’s spring musical “West Side Story,” to be performed here on May 3, 4, and 5, the “Dance at the Gym” is one of many interesting and colorful scenes. The leads for“West Side Story,” which was performed here in 1987 as well, will be Elizabeth “Bizzy” Coy as Maria, Evan McCormack as Tony, Jessica Provenzano as Anita, and Marco Pietropaolo as Bernardo.
The play was created in 1949 by Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein. One of the first original titles of the musical was “East Side Story,” a love story between a Jewish girl and a Catholic boy on New York City’s East Side. Later, when news broke of a migration of Puerto Ricans to New York, the play was changed to reflect the immigration trend. The title was changed to “West Side Story” because many of these immigrants settled in the extreme west side of New York City.
There are still people needed for stage crew, costumes and props. Anyone interested should stop by Room W-5 and talk with Mrs. Hofstetter.