{"product_id":"9780573698866","title":"Divine Sister, The","description":"Comedy\u003cp\u003eCharacters: 1 male, 5 female\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple Sets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Divine Sister\u003c\/em\u003e is an outrageous comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns. Evoking such films as \u003cem\u003eThe Song of Bernadette\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e The Bells of St. Mary's\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e The Singing Nun\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAgnes of God\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Divine Sister\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of St. Veronica's indomitable Mother Superior who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. Along the way, she has to deal with a young postulant who is experiencing \"visions,\" sexual hysteria among her nuns, a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from the Mother House in Berlin, and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis madcap trip through Hollywood religiosity evokes the wildly comic but affectionately observed theatrical style of the creator of \u003cem\u003eDie, Mommie, Die!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePsycho Beach Party\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cue the \"Hallelujah\" chorus! Charles Busch has put on a nun's habit and is talking to God, from whom he has evidently received blessed counsel. \u003cem\u003eThe Divine Sister,\u003c\/em\u003e his new comedy at the SoHo Playhouse, finds Mr. Busch at peak form. This gleefully twisted tale of the secret lives of nuns - in which the playwright doubles as leading lady - is Mr. Busch's freshest, funniest work in years, perhaps decades.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel French, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50089689317616,"sku":"9780573698866","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780573698866","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}