‘Nuncrackers’ at the Center for the Arts
The Center for the Arts will present the Nunsense Christmas musical “Nuncrackers,” directed by Jeff Stateler and Tim Smith, at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with an additional showing Dec. 8 and 2 p.m. Sunday matinees, from Dec. 2 through Dec.18.
In the “Nuncrackers,” the nuns from Mount Saint Helen’s will be singing, dancing and celebrating this Christmas season. This warm and humorous musical comedy is sure to make attendees holiday merry and bright.
The “Nuncrackers” is the first television special taped in the Cable Access Studio built by Reverend Mother in the convent basement. Complete with a fabulous cast of singing and dancing nuns, plus Father Virgil, and six of Mount Saint Helen’s most talented students, this show is sure to make audiences feel the heartfelt joy of the holiday season.
Performances will feature all new carols including “Twelve Days Prior to Christmas,” “Santa Ain’t Comin’ to Our House” and “We Three Kings of Orient Are Us.”
“Nuncrackers” is filled with a bunch of humor, including a hilarious rendition of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”
Tickets start at $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, students and military, and $10 for children. Group rates vary, and anyone interested in purchasing for a group should call ahead of time. Tickets for all performances may be purchased online at www.boroarts.org, by phone at 615-904-2787, or in person at The Center for the Arts, 110 W. College St., in Murfreesboro.
‘Nunsense’ at the Arts Center of Cannon County
There’s holiday fun the whole family can enjoy in December when The Arts Center of Cannon County presents “Nunsense.”
This play is a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of the Little Sisters of Hoboken, five nuns who discover their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters and the order is in dire need of burial funds.
The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show, so they take over the school auditorium, which is currently set up for the eighth grade production of “Grease.”
Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the mistress of novices; Sister Robert Anne, a streetwise nun from Brooklyn; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head.
Performances will be held from the first through third weekends of December.
Tickets are $25 per person and include dinner, drink, dessert and the show. The Arts Center is located on 1424 John Bragg Highway, just west of Woodbury. For reservations or ticket information, call 615-563-(ARTS) 2787 or 1-800-235-9073 or visit artscenterofcc.com.
‘A Christmas Carol’ at Lamplighters’ Theatre
It’s unusual for a director of a show to cast a musical instrument as a main character, but Lamplighters’ Ronnie Meek has done just that.
In this classic adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” a musical instrument, called a Theremin, has filled the Spirit of Christmas Future. Although many people won’t recognize what this instrument is, musicians will recognize the Theremin as the first synthesizer. Very difficult to play, and very rare, this Theremin will be played live during the performance.
The Theremin has been used to provide sound effects for both science fiction and horror movies. Perhaps the most easily recognized example is the high-pitched wail that begins the Beach Boys song “Good Vibrations.”
Lamplighters’ staging of “A Christmas Carol,” based on the classic novel set in Victorian England, also utilizes live violin music performed onstage by Melodie Williamson.
The futuristic sounds of the Theremin and the memory-heavy sounds of the violin playing an old Irish jig help to emphasize the timeless quality of this popular Christmas story.
Russian physicist Leon Theremin invented the Theremin in the 1930s, and it was the first electronic instrument created.
This Etherwave Pro Theremin was the finest and last instrument created by the late Robert Moog, who before inventing the synthesizer, was and remained a Theremin enthusiast.
“A Christmas Carol” will run from Dec. 9 through Dec. 11, as well as Dec.16 through Dec. 18 at the Lamplighters’ Theatre in Smyrna.
For more information, call 615-852-8499 or visit lamplighterstheatre.com.
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