Arts & Sciences

Nunsense
Book, Music & Lyrics by Dan Goggin
Directed by Sandra Forman

This musical phenomenon is back in full force this summer! Down on their luck, the Little Sisters of Hoboken set out to raise money to set things right.  Once it’s agreed that the best way to raise the necessary funds is to put on a variety show, the nuns get to the task of putting together the show.  As the acts and egos grow more out of control, hilarity ensues.  The Sister’s are sure success is assured with a Guiding Hand to help lead the way.  Let’s just hope the variety show can survive the all the backstage hijinks!

 June 5-23, 2013

Dinner: NKU Corbett Theatre Lobby – Show: NKU Robert & Rosemary Stauss Theatre

Church Girls
Story by Ken Jones, Lyrics by Christine Jones,  Music by Jamey Strawn
Additional Materials by Roderick Justice
Co-Directed by Ken Jones & Christine Jones

The Commonwealth Theatre Company is bringing back Church Girls, Umatilla USA, which premiered here three years ago breaking box office records and becoming the Commonwealth Theatre's top grossing show of its 30-year history.  The ladies of the Umatilla Second Christian Church Women’s Auxiliary League are getting together to produce their annual Mother’s Day Pageant, and after the chaos and calamity it brings out less than ‘saintly’ behavior.  The result is Heaven sent hilarity!

“It’s hoot. Actually, that is too mild a word.  At its heart, this is a showcase for six journeymen actors (and one musician) to strut their prodigious talents…The result is like the funnyman’s version of an ESPN highlight reel – nonstop humor from first-rate pros.  When they turn their attention to the serious business of humor – to primping and eyelash-batting, to hip-wiggling, to catty banter, to the deliciously clever maze of men playing women who are mocking men – it’s a ball.”—Review by David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2010—

 July 10-28, 2013

Dinner: NKU Corbett Theatre Lobby – Show: NKU Robert & Rosemary Stauss Theatre