It’s the last call for DRINKING HABITS: the hilarious, delightful, charming, and family-appropriate comedy smash with a cast of characters that includes a couple of bootlegging nuns, two nosy reporters, a simple groundskeeper, a frenzied Mother Superior, a sweet Sister with a secret, and a priest who used to do magic tricks. If you didn’t get to see the show last weekend, there are only two chances left: tonight (Friday, January 30th) and tomorrow night (Saturday, January 31st). And if you’ve seen the show already, please, come back again. Several others already have and you’re always welcome at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing. They won’t turn you away.
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.
Thank you to all the children and their parents who came out to the audition last night. We appreciate your support. Please keep in mind that there were only two roles for this production. We have several other opportunities for children in our upcoming 15th season. The casting for the two children’s roles for SOUTH PACIFIC – IN CONCERT is as follows:
Jermone: Spencer Powers
Ngana: Julia English
The read-through/1st rehearsal for the lead and supporting roles (including the children) of SOUTH PACIFIC – IN CONCERT will be held on Wednesday, February 4th at 7:00 p.m. at Highland Machine. For more information, please contact the director, Evan Fifer at (217) 556-6399 or via email at evan@hardroad.org. Thank you again to everyone who auditioned!
Sponsored by TheBANK of Edwardsville, Hard Road Theatre Productions and the Highland Community Chorus will present a special one-night only Event Presentation of South Pacific-In Concert on Thursday, March 19, 2015 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Highland KC Hall. This event will include catered hors d’oeuvres and special recognition of our military and veterans. Most of the roles for this show have already been cast. However, the director is looking for two children, one boy and one girl ages 8-12, to play the roles of Jerome and Ngana.
There will be a special children’s audition for these roles THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 16th from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Highland Elementary School, 1800 Lindenthal Ave., Highland, IL. Auditions will consist of an a cappella singing of the song “Dites Moi” and a possible interview with the director. Links to the sheet music for “Dites Moi” can be found below. Also, please listen to the YouTube video at the bottom of this post to hear the song. Please note, there will be NO accompaniment provided or allowed: children will be expected to sing the song a cappella.
If you have any questions about this special audition or have children who are interested in auditioning, but will be unable to attend the audition this Friday, please contact the director, Evan Fifer, at 217-556-6399 or via email at evan@hardroad.org.
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