The Divine Sister at Waterville Opera House

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The Divine Sister is an outrageous comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns. Evoking such films as The Song of Bernadette, The Bells of St. Mary's, The Singing Nun, and Agnes of God, The Divine Sister tells the story of St. Veronica's indomitable Mother Superior who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. Along the way, she has to deal with a young postulant who is experiencing "visions," sexual hysteria among her nuns, a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from the Mother House in Berlin, and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows. This madcap trip through Hollywood religiosity evokes the wildly comic but affectionately observed theatrical style of the creator of Die, Mommie, Die! and Psycho Beach Party. This play contains profanity.

Authors

• Charles Busch

The Divine Sister opens Thursday, September 5th at the Waterville Opera House!

Sister Mary Michelle (aka Waterville Opera House assistant executive director Michelle Sweet) changes the marquis outside the historic Waterville Opera House in preparation for opening night on Thursday, September 5, 2019!

Singing nuns! From left to right, Sandra Tomasco as Agnes, and Erik Hyatt as Mother Superior!

From left to right: Juli Brooks as Sister Walburga and Paul Herard as Jeremy/Monk

Timothy (played by Jeralyn Shattuck) needs some sage advice from Mother Superior (Erik Hyatt) to set him on the straight and narrow path!

Mother Superior (aka Erik Hyatt) has large heels to fill as she tries to save her convent and school from going under!

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