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Sister Amnesia has made her first album and is on a tour promoting her new recording. She is touring with Sister Robert Anne, Sister Mary Leo, and two new friends: Father Virgil Trott (Sister Mary Leo's brother-a Franciscan priest with his own country radio show), and Sister Mary Wilhelm, the Superintendent of Nursing. (Reverend Mother and Sister Mary Hubert are back at the convent.) The show takes place in real time in whatever venue it happens to be booked.
Music By Dan Goggin
Lyrics By Dan Goggin
Book/Libretto by: Dan Goggin
Type of Musical: Off Broadway
Opened: December 1, 1995
Theatre: Chanhassen Theatre, (Minneapolis)
Licensing Agent: Tams-Witmark
Synopsis
ACT ONE
The rousing title song Nunsense Jamboree introduces the performers and presents a quick background of each, so that those not familiar with NUNSENSE stories will be "up-to-speed." Following some introductory remarks and acknowledgement of the evening's sponsors, Sister Amnesia sings the title song of her new album I Could've Gone to Nashville. After some fast paced one-liners, Sister Amnesia goes out into the audience to give some tokens of appreciation to her fans. Sister Mary Wilhelm realizes things are getting out of hand and so retrieves Sr. Amnesia, as Sister Robert Anne and Father Virgil sing Ascension Air touting their first sponsor. Father Virgil then proudly presents his sister, Sister Mary Leo, who sings A Technicolor Woman. Sister Wilhelm is duly impressed and informs the audience that in one week Sister Leo will be getting her black veil and ring. This brings out some fears that have been haunting Sister Mary Leo and in a beautiful ballad, Seven A.M. in Phoenix, Sister Wilhelm tries to put her at ease.
Sister Robert Anne interrupts the proceedings with the announcement that she has been working on a new song and wants to present it. It is called Play a Country Enut and Sister explains that a country 'enut' is a country tune played backwards. It seems to amuse everyone but Sister Wilhelm. Father Virgil, preparing to sing about another sponsor is taken by surprise as Sister Mary Annette (the nun puppet) appears and coaxes him into singing a duet, The Story of Ida Lee. Things get back on track as Sister Amnesia reminisces about her home life culminating in the production number, Everyday of the Week is a Saturday. After a few more one-liners, Father Virgil and Sister Leo perform A Good Book which to everyone's amusement turns out to be a salute to TV Guide. Then...great news...Sister Amnesia's album is on the Billboard charts! The cast gives thanks with Praise to the Lord. Amnesia is so happy she says she would marry the record producer, but the others inform her that's impossible in You're a Nun. Act One ends with a hilarious finale...a salute to the patron Saint of Nursing, Saint Catherine Laboure.
ACT TWO
Reprising the title song, cast members go into the audience, trading jokes. A call on Sister Robert Anne's cell phone informs them that Sister Amnesia is up for an award. Sister Wilhelm says she will handle it as Sister Amnesia presents another song from her new album, Dial 411. Sister Robert Anne sings of her childhood in Growing Up in Brooklyn, after which Sr. Wilhelm returns to explain that Sister Amnesia has been asked to come to Nashville for a big ceremony but she must pay for it. Sister Robert Anne thinks she has the answer as she convinces the cast to join her in A Perfect Plot. Sister Wilhelm is appalled at Robert Anne's suggestion. Meanwhile Father Virgil and Sr. Leo talk of their life in the Mississippi Delta and Father Virgil performs The Delta Queen. It's time for another word from a sponsor as Sister Leo and Sister Robert Anne sing of Franciscan Fodder. This is followed by a salute to a Grand Ole Opry favorite in Mini-Pearls of Wisdom. Still not knowing if Sister Amnesia can afford a trip, Sister Wilhelm announces the first Catholic Country Auction in which all the audience participates in bidding on items from the Santa Lucia-Pet to an authentic Bible Belt. When Sister Wilhelm is summoned to take a phone call from Reverend Mother, Sister Robert Anne entertains the audience with her rendition of A Cowgirl from Canarsie. In a special tribute, the entire audience joins in the chorus of We Miss You, Patsy Cline. This is followed by the announcement that Reverend Mother has secured funds for Sister Amnesia to go to the ceremony, where it is now known that she will be chosen the most promising new country artist. The cast cheers her and tells her that she will be a star, but in a touching prayer, Everytime You Smiled at Me, vows that she will never leave the convent. In a foot-stomping, hand-clapping finale the cast closes the show with Do Unto Others.
-Dan Goggin
Song List
- The Nunsense Jamboree
- I Could've Gone To Nashville
- Ascension Air
- A Technicolor Woman
- Seven A.M. In Phoenix
- Play a Country Enut
- The Story of Ida Lee
- Every Day Of The Week Is A Saturday
- A Good Book
- Give Praise to the Lord
- You're a Nun
- The Manger Inn
- A Tribute to St. Catherine Laboure
- Growing Up In Brooklyn
- The Perfect Plot
- The Delta Queen
- Franciscan Fodder
- Mini-Pearls of Wisdom
- A CowFirl from Canarsie
- We Miss You, Patsy Cline
- Every Time You Smiled At Me
- Do Unto Others
Cast List
Richard Long, Susan Goeppinger, Deborah Del Mastro,Tinia Moulder, Angela Timberman
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