Summer 2011 RASA Community

They're back!! They have a 'habit' of making us laugh -- who?? You say -- well, it's those crazy Sisters of Hoboken back with song and dance, and convent humor. They figured that their first benefit performance of "Nunsense" was such a hit, that they'd do it again.

"The Second Coming" takes place at the Mount St. Helens school gymnasium six weeks after the benefit performance. This time the school is concurrently presenting The Mikado, but the sister don't let the rickshaw and paper lanterns get in their way.

You needn't have seen the first production to enjoy II. The show opens with a recap of the important events and introduces the characters. There's Sister Robert Anne (Emily Frick) a tough street girl turned nun; Sister Mary Leo (Stephanie Wick) the first nun ballerina; and Sister Mary Amnesia (Jana Petersen)a former country singer who won the Publishers Clearinghouse sweepstakes at the end of Nunsense. Sister Mary Hubert (Kristen Eckern) is a second in command to Sister Mary Cardelias' Mother Superior (P.J. Thompson).

Essentially it is a revue of 20-odd song-and-dance numbers, there's a little plot thrown in to keep things moving. Having tasted the thrill of the stage, the the sisters thirst for stardom with a frenzy that peaks with a rumor of a "Star Search" talent scout in the audience. Meanwhile, trouble looms large as the convent is threatened by a health inspector and a visiting order of Franciscan nuns who come to claim Mary Amnesia and her sweepstakes millions.

Highlights include Stephanie Wick dancing on roller skates, Emily Frick doing impressions known as "Habit Humor" and Jana Petersen with puppet Sister Mary Annette in "the Country Nun."

The one-liners and comic bits come at a frantic pace. The audience-participation bingo game and the home-shopping-takeoff called "The Catholic Guide to Gift-Giving" add to making Nunsense II, The Second Coming a hilarious time for everyone.

Performances will be held July 13, 14, and 15 at 7:30pm and July 16 and 17 at 2:00pm. Performances will take place in the air-conditioned Rushford-Peterson High School Theater on Hwy 43 in Rushford, MN.

Advance sale tickets are available at Rushford Foods in Rushford, MN for $9.00. They will be available there until 2 hours before performance times. If they are still available, tickets may be purchased at the R-P High School Theater, 1 hour before the performance time for $12.00.

You may reserve tickets by phone by calling 507-864-7525 and leaving your name, performance date and time, and number of tickets needed, You may pick these tickets up at the theater up until 5 minutes before the performance time. There is ONLY GENERAL SEATING. These tickets are $12 at the door.

If you live out of town, and would like advance sales tickets mailed to you, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to RASA c/o Brenda, 28300 Aspen Rd., Rushford, MN 55971. Please include your preferred performance date and time and number of tickets you need along with a check made out to "RASA" for the amount of $9 per ticket. These requests must be received before July 8, 2011 to have enough time to mail your tickets to you, Checks received after this time will be sent back to you.