Longtime Broadway Play 'Nunsense' Comes To Ocean City Next Weekend

Ocean City, NJ -- The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company presents the international musical comedy sensation “Nunsense” next weekend. Showtimes are Oct. 7 and 8, 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 9, 2 p.m.

Acclaimed regional theatre director Dann Dunn is the director, and Andrew Hink is the musical director. Dunn also directed the theater company’s productions of “West Side Story” and “Damn Yankees.”

With 3,672 performances, “Nunsense” is the second-longest-running Off-Broadway show in history. It was first performed in 1985 at the Off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre before moving to the Douglas Fairbanks Theater for the majority of its 10-year run.

By the time it closed, it had become an international phenomenon translated into at least 26 languages with more than 8,000 productions worldwide, according to the theater company.

It features five professional actresses and one puppet as the wacky Little Sisters of Hoboken.

“Nunsense” is Playwright/Composer/Lyricist Dan Goggin's story of five desperate nuns trying to raise enough cash to bury four sisters who died of food poisoning and are being kept on ice.

There are some poignant issues at the core of this wonderful and wacky musical, according to the description provided by the theater company.

Each nun reveals, to the audience - not to their Sisters - long held aspirations or personal stories they've kept to themselves.

Goggin said that each of these characters is based on a nun he knew growing up Catholic.

The cast for this show is as follows (images attached to this post in the order in which they appear in the story):

Shannon Agnew (Sister Mary Regina, Mother Superior) is elated to return to the OCTC. She is a writer, director, and actor for: Sundog Theatre Co.; Millbrook Playhouse; Duplex (NYC); Beautiful Soup (NYC); Favorite roles include Ursula The Little Mermaid, Performer Forbidden Broadway, Myrtle Mae Simmons Harvey feat. Elinor Donahue, Betty Jean The Marvelous Wonderettes, Judith Boeing Boeing, Mud Donahue My Vaudeville Man (regional premiere), Emma Goldman Ragtime, Charlotte I Am My Own Wife, Stepmother/Fairy Godmother Cinderella, Judy Garland Bad Blood (David Simpatico).

Ebony Delaney (Sister Mary Hubert, Mistress of Novices) is thrilled to be making her OCTC debut as Sister Mary Hubert. Born and raised in Indianapolis, IN, Ebony graduated from AMDA NY (American Musical and Dramatic Academy) in 2010 and had the amazing opportunity performing with The Walt Disney Company for over five years. Her Regional roles includeLorraine, All Shook Up; Daisy Dog, The Ohmies; Tina Turner/Ens, The Wedding Singer to name a few.

Jen Morris (Sister Mary Amnesia) is thrilled to be returning to OCTC where she was last seen in Shrek. In addition, she is forever grateful for this opportunity to rejoin the Little Sisters of Hoboken having last worked with Sister Mary Annette inNunsensations! at Cohoes Music Hall. Other past favorite roles include: Shout! (Red Girl) at Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre; Little Women (Amy March) at Nebraska Theatre Caravan; Winter Wonderland (Samantha) at Thin Air Theatre Company; Kiss Me Kate (Ensemble/US Lois Lane) at Arizona Broadway Theatre; Pinkalicious (Dr. Wink/Alison) at Vital Theatre Company; Grease(Frenchy) at Millbrook Playhouse. A proud NYU/Tisch graduate with her BFA in Drama/Musical Theatre.

Erika Wasko (Sister Mary Leo) is so happy to be back home at OCTC this fall after a short break from the summer season filled with flying, dancing, choreographing, directing, and lots of fun. When not performing with OCTC, Erika enjoys cirque training in lyra and hammock, and writing music with her guitar.

Elizabeth Worley (Sister Robert Anne) is so excited to return to Ocean City for this hilarious show. Having just spent the summer here performing in West Side Story, The Little Mermaid and Frog & Toad. You may have also seen her in the past two Christmas shows as well as The 2016 Valentine's Day Cabaret and The Sounds of Hollywood for 2016 First Night Celebration. She is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, but now calls NYC home.

Tickets range from $15-$20, and can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 609-399-6111 or visiting ocnj.us/boxoffice.