The Church Basement Ladies (in the Last Potlcuk Supper)

This evening Joan and I attended our fifth play of the 2014 season, The Church Basement Ladies (in the Last Potlcuk Supper). Waiting to enter the theater a woman approached me and asked, "Where was I from?" I told her Auburn. It seems a bus of senior citizens from Wisconsin were in the audience tonight.

Inspired by the books of Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson, including the best seller “Growing Up Lutheran.” Written by Greta Grosch. Music and lyrics by Drew Jansen.

Those lovable Church Basement Ladies are back, one last time, for the last (potluck) supper.

One of the highlights were the three 1897 flashbacks featuring Grandma Nokleby.

While the play provided a nice conclusion to this series, hopefully the gals will produce a sequel or prequel.

David Wilcox's preview in The Citizen.

Len Fonte's review in The Post-Standard.

David Wilcox's review in The Citizen.

Facts:

This is the Regional Premiere of the Church Basement Ladies: The Last Potluck Supper.

All five installments of Church Basement Ladies have originated at the Plymouth Playhouse in Minnesota.

This show was inspired by the Emmy winning documentary Delafield, which was produced by Mark Bolin and follows the disintegration of his rural church that was once a "source of continuity" togenerations of farm families.

Other shows of this season:
Mary Poppins
Menopause - The Musical
Damn Yankees
On the Town
The Will Rogers Follies