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Nunsense II

The Little Sisters of Hoboken return... and they're funnier, zanier, and more lovable than ever! A bit slicker after having been "bitten by the theater bug," the singing nuns dance and croon their way into your hearts.

  • Full Length Musical
  • Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Orchestra Size: Small/Combo

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student, Senior Theatre
The Little Sisters of Hoboken, those humble nuns with a touch of show biz flair, return in style with Nunsense II: The Secomd Coming. Presenting a high-spirited and zany "Thank You Program" for their many supporters, the sisters sing and dance their way across the Mount St. Helen's stage, which is already dressed for the Hoboken Music Society's upcoming production of The Mikado.

Musical numbers include "Winning Is Just the Beginning," "There's Only One Way To End Your Prayers," "What Would Elvis Do?," "The Padre Polka," and "A Hat and Cane Song."

Nunsense II can also be performed in a Large Cast Edition.

REVIEWS:

"An excellent evening of theater... Nunsense II is fine family entertainment with lots of laughs!"

Terry T. Brown, The Oakland Press

"This could be the second coming we've all been waiting for...the sisters are back and armed with zany songs, stories and, of course, more habit humor."

Shirley Lemon, The Muskegon Chronicle

"You can't keep a good nun, let alone an entire stagestruck convent, down...delicious humor."

Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Reader

"A whole lot of lighthearted nonsense...boisterous and fun."

Patricia McAlpine, The Sun Chronicle

"Snappy and silly...pacing is one of the things that makes Nunsense the crowd-pleaser it is. If a particular joke or tune doesn't just grab you, hold on for a split second and the sisters will be off in another direction."

Janine Dallas Steffan, The Seattle Times

"An evening of guffaws and irreverent but playful humor...a hoot and well worth seeing!"

Laura Voeth, The Tolucan Times

"This high-energy show, which is a sequel to Nunsense, will have you roaring with laughter...hilarious...you won't stop laughing all night long."

Tony Annicone, The Theater Mirror 



Premiere Production:

Nunsense II is the second in Dan Goggin’s series of Nunsense musicals.

  • Casting: 1M, 5F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
  • Chorus Size: No Chorus

  • SISTER MARY REGINA - Mother Superior (Reverend Mother)
    SISTER MARY HUBERT - Mistress of Novices
    SISTER ROBERT ANNE - a streetwise, tough character from Brooklyn
    SISTER MARY PAUL - also known as Amnesia; puppeteer for Sister Mary Annette
    SISTER MARY LEO - novice who wants to be the first nun ballerina

    OTHERS
    SISTER MARY ANNETTE - a hand puppet
    STAGE MANAGER - appearing as him/herself
    SPOTLIGHT OPERATOR - electrician, male offstage voice
    STAGEHAND - non-speaking
  • Name Price
    Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

    1 x Piano-Conductor's Score
    1 x Prompt Book

    $24.00
    Rehearsal Material Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

    5 x Prompt Books for Dialogue Parts
    5 x Vocal Parts
    1 x Piano-Conductor's Score
    1 x Vocal Parts

    $250.00 +$75.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    Piano (Piano-Conductor's Score sent with rehearsal material)
    1 x Synthesizer

    One Player, Two Keyboards:
    (Upper Keyboard) COLOR REGISTRATIONS
    (Lower Keyboard) BASS
    1 Percussion

    One Player, Trap Drum Set & Mallet Instruments:
    Drum Set: Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Small Tom-Tom, Floor Tom-Tom, Hi-Hat Cymbals, Ride Cymbal, Crash Cymbal, Splash Cymbal

    Mallet Instruments: Timpani - 26" and 19", Xylophone, Bells, Chimes - G, F sharp, E and D, Cow Bell, Wood Block, Sandpaper Blocks, Pop Gun, Siren Whistle, Crotale - E (or Bells), Mark Tree, Peking Opera Gong (Small 10" gong that bends in pitch), Alpine Cowbell (Or similar medium cowbell with clapper), Triangle, Temple Blocks, Wind Chime, Police Whistle

    $100.00 +$75.00/pm