Nunsense Jamboree
A Musical Comedy
13 performances:
Friday, Nov 26 to Sunday, Nov 28
Wednesday, Dec 1 to Sunday, Dec 5
& Wednesday, Dec 8 to Sunday, Dec 12
Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30pm
Saturdays at 3:00pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
In Nunsense, Sister Mary Amnesia (so-called because a crucifix had fallen on her head and she couldn’t remember who she was) finally realized that she was Sister Mary Paul, a nun who had always wanted to be a country singer. In Nunsense II – The Second Coming, Reverend Mother secured a recording contract for her. And now, in Nunsense Jamboree (officially titled Sister Amnesia’s Country Western Nunsense Jamboree) Sister Amnesia is on a tour, promoting her new album. She is joined by 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. Dust off your cowboy boots and join the fun, because you’ll be in the audience to catch her show live and in real time, right here at Kettle Moraine Playhouse.
Directed by Alan Jordan
Driving Miss Daisy
A Drama
7 performances:
Friday, Feb 11 to Sunday, Feb 13 & Thursday, Feb 17 to Sunday, Feb 20
Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30pm
Saturdays at 3:00pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
At age 72, Daisy Werthan has crashed her car for the last time. Her son hires her a driver, and for the next 25 years, Hoke drives Miss Daisy. Daisy is a wealthy Jewish southerner with a sharp tongue, while Hoke is a thoughtful, employed Black man, whom Daisy regards with disdain and who, in turn, is not impressed with his employer’s patronizing tone and, he believes, her latent prejudice. Driving Miss Daisy is the warm-hearted, humorous, and affecting sorry of the development of their unlikely friendship. The 1989 movie featured Jessica Tandy, Dan Akroyd and Morgan Freeman, who also played the driver on Broadway in 1987. The play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, three Outer Circle Critics Awards and an Obie award. The movie was nominated for nine Oscars, including for the three principal actors, and won for Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Writing.
Directed by William Hitt
The Odd Couple, Female Version
A Comedy
7 performances:
Friday, March 25 to Sunday, March 27 & Thursday, March 31 to Sunday, April 3
Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30pm
Saturdays at 3:00pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
Unger and Madison are at it again! Neil Simon’s revision of his hugely successful play, The Odd Couple, sees the lead characters transformed into Olive Madison and Florence Unger. Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment. As the game continues, Florence arrives, fresh from being dumped by her husband. Olive invites her to move in as her roommate. However, Olive and Florence discover they have very different personalities. Olive’s easy-going outlook on life soon clashes with Florence’s highly-strung neurotic tendencies, testing their friendship to the limit. When Olive organizes a double date with the Costazuela brothers, their differences come to a head and sparks fly. This updated version of this classic comedy is even funnier than the original!
Directed by Robb Bessey
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
A Comedy
7 performances:
Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15 & Thursday, May 19 to Sunday, May 22
Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30pm
Saturdays at 3:00pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
During an ostentatious wedding reception, five reluctant bridesmaids have their own reasons for hiding out in an upstairs bedroom. Frances is a painfully sweet but sheltered fundamentalist. Mindy is the cheerful, wise-cracking lesbian sister of the groom. Georgeanne is coping badly with the heartbreak of her own failed marriage. Meredith, the bride’s younger sister, has a dark secret. And Trisha may have to reconsider her die-hard cynicism about men when she meets Tripp, a charming bad-boy usher. As the afternoon wears on, these five very different women discover a common bond, in this wickedly funny, irreverent and touching celebration of women’s spirit.
Directed by Naomi Tiefel
