Costumes set tone  in musical comedy

‘Nunsense’ will open at The Dayton Playhouse on Feb. 3.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Tina McPhearson is cast as Mother Superior in The Dayton Playhouse's "Nunsense."

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By Terry Morris, Staff Writer 12:24 PM Saturday, January 28, 2012

Most nuns don’t choose to wear habits anymore. One place they’re required to is in the 1985 musical comedy “Nunsense,” which would definitely not be the same in business casual.

The Dayton Playhouse, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave., is bringing back the show that launched a series that went so far as to put males in habits (“Nunsense A-Men”).

Greg Smith is staging the production, which also boasts Nancy Perrin as musical director and Kristin Sutter as choreographer.

The cast of notables includes Tina McPhearson (former Victoria Theatre Association vice president for programming) as Mother Superior, Sherri Sutter as Sister Mary Amnesia, Ellen Finch as Sister Mary Hubert, Amy Askins as Sister Robert Ann and Kelli Locker as Sister Mary Leo.

They are the last surviving members of the Little Sisters of Hoboken. They may not convert you, but they should amuse you.

More than 25,000 women in the world have played these roles, a measure of the show’s popularity and, perhaps, of the public’s fondness for habits.

Times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 3-19. Tickets are $10-$15. Call (937) 424-8477 or www.daytonplayhouse.com.

Bit parts

• Today is the last chance to catch Wright State University Theatre’s production of the musical “Rent.” Time is 2 p.m. in the Creative Arts Center. Tickets are $18-$20. Call (937) 775-2500.

Role call

• The Dayton Playhouse, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave., will have tryouts for the William Inge play “Bus Stop” at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 30 and 31. Matthew Smith is director. Performances will be on weekends March 16-25.

• Springfield Stage Works will have auditions for William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the State Theatre, Springfield. Lisa Howard Welch is director.

Performances will be April 12-21 and again in July, as part of The Springfield Arts Festival. For more information, visit www.springfieldstageworks.org.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2377 or tmorris @DaytonDailyNews.com.

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