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Nuns conquer ‘Drinking Habits’ at Oak Street Playhouse

A cast of eight has developed "Drinking Habits," a two-act farce that opens Friday at Oak Street Playhouse. Pictured on first row, from left, are Cindy Procious and Karley Moon. Second row, from left, are Emily Dixon, Shaqualm McCoy, Mike Pala, Jenny Bacon, Levi Witt and Jessica Altemose.
A cast of eight has developed "Drinking Habits," a two-act farce that opens Friday at Oak Street Playhouse. Pictured on first row, from left, are Cindy Procious and Karley Moon. Second row, from left, are Emily Dixon, Shaqualm McCoy, Mike Pala, Jenny Bacon, Levi Witt and Jessica Altemose. A cast of eight has developed "Drinking Habits," a two-act farce that opens Friday at Oak Street Playhouse. Pictured on first row, from left, are Cindy Procious and Karley Moon. Second row, from left, are Emily Dixon, Shaqualm McCoy, Mike Pala, Jenny Bacon, Levi Witt and Jessica Altemose.

By Staff Report 2 min read

If you go

› What: “Drinking Habits”› Where: Flo Summitt Theatre, Oak Street Playhouse inside of First-Centenary United Methodist Church, corner of Oak and Lindsay streets› When: 7:30 p.m. April 27-28 and May 3-5; 2 p.m. May 6› Admission: $15 adults, $12 seniors and groups, $10 students› For more information: 423-653-0440

The local convent these days isn’t what it used to be, but the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing are doing their best to keep things together.

So, behind the scenes, the sisters have been well making wine to keep the doors open. Nothing wrong with a little nip of the grapes, of course, but the teetotaling Mother Superior – who refers to wine as “Satan’s hair tonic,” among other things – wouldn’t understand, and her higher-ups might not approve. So, it’s a secret.

This scenario is the setting for “Drinking Habits,” a two-act comedy that will be presented in the Flo Summitt Theatre at the Oak Street Playhouse in First-Centenary United Methodist Church for six performances beginning Friday, April 27.

The traditional farce, written by Tom Smith, features slamming doors, mistaken identities and even romance in the attempt to preserve the small convent.