Leigh Sanchez with Marathon Community Theater joined Good Morning Keys on KeysTalk 96.9/102.5FM this morning to talk about Nunsense, the latest production at the theater.
How was opening night?
Sanchez said, “Opening Night was great. Everybody had a lot of energy, and there was a lot of feedback from the crowd, so it was an amazing first night.”
What is the storyline?
Sanchez said, “It’s a musical comedy, and it’s about a nun, she is a cook, and she serves some vichyssoise soup, and almost all the sisters die instantly of botulism. So we’re getting together a fundraiser to raise money to bury some of the sisters that we didn’t have enough money to bury so and right now they are stored in a freezer, so it’s pretty funny. There’s comedy throughout and there’s a lot of interactions with the audience. So it’s not only us that are having a great time on stage, but it’s also the audience that we’re bringing in.”
The harmonies of the cast are unbelievable.
Sanchez said, “We have five part harmonies. I play the Mother Superior, Mary Regina. There is also amnesia. She had had a crucifix ball on her head. She doesn’t remember her name. There’s also sister, Mary Leo, and she’s the novice in the group. Then we have Sister Hubert, who is like my right hand person, and keeps all the nuns in line. Then there’s Robert Anne, which is the troublemaker. It’s something that is great for the audience, because there’s a lot of participation, and we expect them to answer back to us when we talk to them and it’s just a lot of fun. It’s a good evening out.”
There’s a cast member who’s new to the stage of Marathon Community Theater.
Sanchez said, “She is also a director at the high school for the musical they’re putting on there and then there’s Sister Mary Leo, this is a first musical that she’s done. It’s great, because the sisters all get along really well and there’s just kind of like a banter back and forth between us. I think one of them mentioned the other night that there’s not really one show that’s exactly like the next, and that goes to the whole time that we rehearsing, because there’s a lot of improv in there also. We had some rehearsals in December, and then it was solid, like four to five days a week since the beginning of January.”
You can see Nunsense at Marathon Community Theater the next five weekends.
Marathon Theater is still raising money to restore the roof of the building. The theater needs $250,000 to complete the project. They have raised $107,000 to date.
Sanchez said, “It’s such a great cause. This is the second oldest theater in the state. It was dynamite last night and really exciting to perform in front of the audience and looking forward to the next five weeks.”
For more information, click here: https://marathontheater.org/