'Nunsense' cooks up laughs for Grebel audiences

March 25, 2020 | News | Volume 24 Issue 7
Elizabeth Robertson | Conrad Grebel University College
Waterloo, Ont.
Heather Agnew, left, Tracy Weber, Vicci Taylor, Sarrah Scott and Alison Enns perform in the ‘Little Sisters of Hoboken’ talent show during a performance of Nunsense, a fundraiser for Grebel’s kitchen and dining room expansion. (Photos by Margaret Gissing)

Conrad Grebel University College presented Nunsense, an off-Broadway hit musical comedy, over four days in late February. This comical tale was mounted as a fundraiser for Grebel’s Fill the Table campaign for the college’s kitchen and dining room expansion.

Lisa Hagen, director and musical director of the show, took music courses at Grebel and returned to provide the imaginative leadership for this musical comedy.

The cast included Grebel staff, parents and friends.

Alison Enns co-produced the show and played Sister Amnesia in the production. She was joined by Sarrah Scott, Tracy Weber, Vicci Taylor and Heather Agnew.

The staff-initiated event raised more than $8,500 for the campaign.

Heather Agnew, left, Tracy Weber, Vicci Taylor, Sarrah Scott and Alison Enns perform in the ‘Little Sisters of Hoboken’ talent show during a performance of Nunsense, a fundraiser for Grebel’s kitchen and dining room expansion. (Photos by Margaret Gissing)

Vicci Taylor, who played Reverend Mother, teaches the audience how to be a proper nun in a performance of Nunsense. (Photos by Margaret Gissing)

Alison Enns, co-producer of Nunsense, plays Sister Mary Amnesia as she shows off her ventriloquism skills. (Photos by Margaret Gissing)

Alison Enns, left, Vicci Taylor and Tracy Weber cook up laughs in the convent kitchen during a performance of Nunsense. (Photos by Margaret Gissing)

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