Break out
the pie servers. The Piccadilly Players are bringing the musical comedy "Church
Basement Ladies" to Grand Island in July with the proceeds benefiting the
Stuhr Museum Foundation. Performances of this crowd pleasing show will be July
13, 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 at the Grand Island Senior High little theater.
"Church
Basement Ladies" focuses on a dedicated group of four women who manage to run
the kitchen of a Lutheran church in "small town" Minnesota in the 1960s. The
women work with their pastor to prepare the food for the annual Lutefisk
Dinner, the funeral dinner of a faithful church volunteer, an Easter Fund
Raiser and a wedding of one of the women. Laughs are served as the women battle
disasters, change routines and plans, discuss small town stories and, of
course, cater to the audience while singing and laughing.
The cast
includes Linda Adler, Jeanette Benson, Wendy Carlson, Hannah Benson and Dave
Hulinsky and is directed by Mark Gloor and Norbert "Skeeter" Wenzl. Suzanne
Philippi is Music Director, Marti Sanchez serves as Choreographer and the show
is produced by Jeannee Mueller Fossberg.
All
proceeds will benefit the living history, education and preservation programs
of Stuhr Museum through the Stuhr Museum Foundation, which is very grateful for
the support.
The shows
will run at 7:30 p.m. July 13, 14, 20 and 21 and at 2 p.m. July 15 and 22.
Seating for "Church Basement Ladies" will be limited so advanced ticket
sales are encouraged. Tickets are $10 and are available at Skagway North,
Skagway South and Ace Hardware and Garden Center. For more information, contact
Fossberg at (308) 379-2015.
