DRINKING HABITS--A devine nun-sensical comedy by Tom Smith. The nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly making wine to keep the convent out of the red when two reporters fresh from a broken marriage engagement, go undercover as a nun and a priest to expose these partners in wine. Their presence spurs paranoid fears that spies from Rome have come to shut down the convent. Wine and secrets are inevitably spilled as the plot twists to a blessed end.

Directed by Nan Murat, produced by Art Kilmer, with an outstanding cast representing most of Chittenden County, the show runs Friday, February 28 through Sunday, March 15, with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:00 in Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Road in Essex—at the intersection of Routes 15 and 128 and Towers Road.

Tickets are available online at www.essexplayers.com (no service charge). The Memorial Hall Box Office will be open two hours prior to each performance. Tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for children (12 and under and seniors (55 and over). Groups of 10 or more receive a discounted rate of $14 per ticket. All seats are reserved. For additional information, please visit our website (www.essexplayers.com), email tickets@essexplayers.com, or leave a message for the box office at 802/878-9109.

As part of the "Essex Community Players Give Back" initiative, all proceeds from the sale of refreshments at intermission will be donated to AALV.

Jan 28, 2025, 7 to 8 PM

Jan 29, 2025, 7:30 to 9:30 PM

Jan 30, 2025, 7 to 8:30 PM