by Chris Buccino, Hagerty High School
What does a convent full of irreverent nuns do to spread Christmas cheer? Perform a Christmas Television Special, which is exactly what Ocoee High School did in their production of the musical, Nuncrackers.
Nuncrackers the musical is the fourth in a series of seven that is written about nuns living in a convent. In Nuncrackers, the nuns of the convent are putting on their annual Christmas TV Special. Everything goes awry when Sister Mary Leo, who is to star as the Sugar Plum Fairy, gets injured and has to be replaced. On top of that, the nuns find out that their presents have been stolen. But will the Christmas special still go on without Sister Mary Leo? Will the nuns find out what happened to their gifts?
Ocoee High School's upbeat production was well cast, with the energy level never lacking. The setup of the stage portrayed the image of a real TV studio. The audience interaction also added to the TV studio theme.
Daniel Boisrond as Father Virgil was very humorous, and always seemed to do everything with extra pizzazz. Every time Daniel was on stage he was doing something funny, and not once did he break character.
Drianna Ambrose, who played Sister Mary Paul, did a wonderful job of portraying a nun with amnesia. She was very convincing and made her lines comical without going over the top.
The stage was very well designed and looked like a real TV studio. The lighting was good, except for a few times when the actor in focus was not in the spotlight. The actors were able to overcome a few moments during which the microphones were making static noises.
On the whole, Ocoee High School's production of Nuncrackers was second to "nun."
Originally published by The Backstage Noise, Winter, 2006
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