Sponsored by Woodforest National Bank, Hard Road Theatre Productions in association with the Highland Arts Council invites you to join them for an evening of hilarious hijinks with the nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing in the family-friendly comedy Drinking Habits.
Set in the present day outside the small town of Shady Glenn, USA, Drinking Habits revolves around a couple of nuns who, unknown to their Mother Superior, have been secretly making wine and selling it to the village locals in order to keep their convent open. Problems begin when the threat of a possible early frost could ruin their harvest. Meanwhile, Mother Superior is in a tizzy when she believes a spy from Rome is coming to shut her convent down. Throw in a couple of nosy reporters, a new member to the convent, a local “magical” priest, and a simple groundskeeper and you end up with several mistaken identities, some tender romances, and tons of laughs.
Directed by Tom Varner, the cast includes Breanna Noe as Sister Augusta, Linda Collman as Sister Philamena, David Harnetiaux as George, Mary Knebel as Mother Superior, Evan Fifer as Paul Billings, Gentry Nessel as Sally Andrews, Mary McCoy as Sister Mary Catherine, and Rob Bowman as Father Chenille. “I’m so proud of this cast. It’s been such a joy working with them.” Varner said. “Audiences are going to love this show and I can’t wait to see how they react; how can you go wrong when the premise of the show revolves around a couple of bootlegging nuns trying to save their convent.”
Drinking Habits is acceptable for families as it contains no foul language or adult situations. Performance dates are Jan. 23, 24, 30, & 31 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 25 at 2:00 p.m. Performances will be held in the Highland High School Kennel, 12760 Troxler Ave., Highland, IL 62249. Ticket prices purchased online at www.hardroad.org are $9 and tickets at the door are $10. $1 of every ticket sold will be donated to the Highland Food Pantry. Seating is limited so it is recommended that you purchase tickets online before the show.
Hard Road Theatre Productions is a non-profit theatre organization committed to providing Highland and the surrounding area with high-quality, affordable, live theatre productions.